At 07:04 p.m. 18/11/2008, Nicholas Weaver wrote:
I would bet (but have no evidence) that the visa problem is almost
specifically a chinese issue.
It is NOT a chinese issue. I have got my USA visa, but it IS an issue
to get it.
Fernando Gont (from Argentina)
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On Nov 18, 2008, at 3:56 PM, Livingood, Jason wrote:
Is the visa issue for visitors from all countries coming to the
U.S., or is this specific to Chinese citizens coming to the U.S.
My understanding, which others should corroborate, is that it relates
to specific countries. China is the
On Nov 18, 2008, at 3:56 PM, Livingood, Jason wrote:
I recall stats from IETF 71 (which may be out of date). I believe at
that time, 48% of attendees were from the U.S. Next was Japan with
9%,
then China with 5.7%. If I recall correctly, this was a good number
of
attendees from China,
That of course goes both ways; going to China is never trivial for me,
and last summer it was a real issue.
I think YMMV.
Over the summer my wife got a Chinese visa in 24 hour turn-around from a
Visa office 190 miles from our home without having to visit.
But then we live in the UK.
Adrian
:28 PM
To: ext Joel Jaeggli; Yi Zhao
Cc: 'David Quigley'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Nicholas Weaver';
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Subject: Re: [73attendees] Is USA
qualifiedfor2.3ofdraft-palet-ietf-meeting-venue-selection-criteria?
Hi everybody,
In the IAOC, we have followed the visa situation
To: ext Joel Jaeggli; Yi Zhao
Cc: 'David Quigley'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Nicholas Weaver';
ietf@ietf.org
Subject: Re: [73attendees] Is USA
qualifiedfor2.3ofdraft-palet-ietf-meeting-venue-selection-criteria?
Hi everybody,
In the IAOC, we have followed the visa situation for
different nations closely
