A Visiting Researcher comes to Imperial, to observe projects undertaken by Imperial that are relevant to their field of study or research. They are not employees of Imperial and are not afforded the same rights and privileges as employees or other visiting academics. A Visiting Researcher should never receive any form of remuneration. A Visiting Researcher association can be granted for up to 12 months. Any further extension requests or requests for a longer period than 12 months should be considered under the Honorary and Visiting Association procedures.