Case No. IA-2014-314662-1 [Application included]

Date issued: Jun. 15 2015

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TURBOFAC Commentary (350 words)

Consolidated comment on Case No. IA-2014-314662-1 and Case No. IA-2014-314663-1

Case No. IA-2014-314662-1 and Case No. IA-2014-314663-1 are similar guidance letters, with similar applications, that were issued and applied for on the same day.

OFAC’s conclusions are notable in light of the associated applications. One application specifies that the Iranian at issue, who appears to be attempting to come to U of A on a visa category J visa, works for an Iranian university, but is also employed by an entity in Iran, and that entity in Iran will be paying all “travel and living expenses”. The other application notes that the Iranian at issue “received a six month fellowship from the “Ministry of Science of Technology” in Iran.

In both cases, OFAC finds that the proposed activities can fall within the scope of 560.505 as the