What brings you to Fermilab?
Fermilab welcomes all visitors to our site. Visitors who need access to nonpublic areas must submit an access request form. Please refer to the section below to identify your visit type based on the reason for your visit and follow the instructions on how to request access.
For guidance on how to complete the access form, please contact your point of contact or your affiliation-assigned site access coordinator.
Steps to take to begin the access process
Fermilab points of contact can start the access process for visitors by submitting the initial invitation request access form. Before starting the access process, read the invitation access process instructions carefully. The invitation request access form can be found on the ServiceNow website (login required).
Alternatively, visitors may begin the access request process themselves. Select your visitor type below to begin.
I am coming to the Fermilab site as a(n)…
User
I need to access Fermilab’s DOE-approved user facilities (Fermilab Accelerator Complex) and/or computing resources for the purpose of advancing the scientific mission of the laboratory and I require unescorted access when onsite.
Affiliate
I need access to Fermilab’s user facilities and/or computing resources to conduct research in support of the lab’s scientific mission and I require unescorted access when onsite. I am not involved in an experiment that is part of the Fermilab Accelerator Complex.
This includes DOE employees.
Subcontractor
I am here to complete construction activities, or may need access to Fermilab computing resources, to complete other activities via a Procurement-managed subcontract with Fermi Forward Discovery Group.
Urgent short-term worker
I am coming to the Fermilab site to work for one day or less via a Procurement-managed subcontract with Fermi Forward Discovery Group. I do not need a Fermilab ID badge.
Business / Event visitor
I am not a current Fermilab user/affiliate, I will be onsite less than one week, and do not need a Fermilab ID badge or Fermilab computing resources. I am coming to the Fermilab site to attend an event, meeting, or review.
Authorized guest
I am not working or conducting research but I may need a Fermilab ID badge to access facilities such as the day care or on-site housing.
Personal visitor
I am visiting someone in the Fermilab Village and am not staying overnight.
Employee
I am a new or an existing employee of Fermilab and need to complete the badging process.
Public visitor
I would like to attend a guided tour or access the bike paths and walking trails through the prairie.
Fermilab South Dakota site
South Dakota access
For (1) users, affiliates and subcontractors, (2) business visitors, or (3) employees seeking access to the Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota, here’s everything you may need to know prior to your visit.
Where we are
Fermilab Welcome and Access Center
Open Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Wilson Hall
Rd a-1, Batavia, IL 60510 (Global Services Office on 1 West)
Open Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
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