Somebody outside the US participating in a US conference

[Rocio0010 5,579]

Hi there,

I have a very specific question and can’t seem to find an answer . Hopefully somebody can chime in.

I work at a school in the US. My parents are in my home country. My dad is a specialist in a topic that my students are studying. If I ask him to participate in a virtual conference with my students in the US, would he be breaking any immigration laws? 
FYI: this is not about me, I’m a permanent resident. I just want to know if my dad or my employer would be breaking any laws by hosting this conference. Thanks!

[AffableAndy 107]

I work as a researcher and we regularly (especially in the zoom age!) have research seminars and conferences where people from all around the world present. We don't do any paperwork for these, they are just calls.

 

If you are paying him an honorarium then your institution needs to withhold tax etc, but otherwise you will have zero issues. Even for in-person conferences, people presenting research usually only have B1/B2 visas.