Hello Carrie,
Thank you very much for training dated confirmation which fall in September. I have a few questions for my team and may be good information for the other colleagues too;
In term of air ticket booking and purchasing, Do we have to arrange and pay from our end? If yes, we will start to look and reserve flights to UMN.
Per diem, how to process per diem (from my end or at UMN)?
For visa application, at US consulate in Chiangmai, may take times to grant the visa. If we can have invitation letter and other supporting documents in (enough) time, The US consulate can granted visa to us (depend on high demand for visas during peak travel season could mean that an appointment will not be available immediately. Also, the need for administrative processing might delay visa issuance).
Your advice would be much appreciated.