answer: #Person1# asks #Person2#'s purpose of visiting and the details of the trip. #Person1# says it shouldn't be difficult for the passport to be ready by mid January.
documents: #Person1#: Why don't you sit down? Now there are several questions I must ask you if you don't mind.
  #Person2#: Not at all, go ahead.
  #Person1#: What is the purpose of your visit to the state?
  #Person2#: I'm going to attend a conference on air pollution.
  #Person1#: When and where is this conference being held?
  #Person2#: It's being held in the first two weeks of February at Stanford University in California.
  #Person1#: Who will pay your expenses?
  #Person2#: Stanford University. Here is the official letter of invitation.
  #Person1#: I see, fine. When do you want to go?
  #Person2#: I'd like to leave in mid January of my passport is ready by then.
  #Person1#: That shouldn't be difficult. Why don't you found me about January tenth? I should be able to give you an answer then.
  #Person2#: Thank you.