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Re: [102attendees] Visa problems - need a different invitation letter

Cj Aronson <cja@daydream.com> Thu, 06 September 2018 14:07 UTC

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Subject: Re: [102attendees] Visa problems - need a different invitation letter
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I found this site that specifically says conferences are not considered
business..

https://www.businesseventsthailand.com/plan-your-events/general-travel-information/visa-requirements/

-----Cathy


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On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 4:30 AM, Artyom Gavrichenkov <ximaera@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Is IETF a real business?..
>
> Probably the only place where you're going to trade something for
> something is actually the whisky BoF.
>
> вт, 4 сент. 2018 г., 18:14 Balazs Lengyel <balazs.lengyel@ericsson.com>:
>
>> At least for us Hungarians there is. For tourists we do not need a visa,
>> but for ANY business we do need a non-immigrant visa.
>> You might get away with visiting as a tourist, but I tried to do the
>> correct thing.
>>
>> regards Balazs
>> On 9/4/2018 11:33 AM, Ori Finkelman wrote:
>>
>> Is there a requirement to get a non tourist visa ?
>> For tourism you don't need a visa.
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 11:29 AM, Balazs Lengyel <
>> balazs.lengyel@ericsson.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> This morning the Embassy of Thailand rejected my visa application as
>>> they found the invitation letter lacking. They sent me a 23 page template
>>> in Thai language that the invitation letter should follow.
>>>
>>> Have you had similar problems?
>>>
>>> regards Balazs
>>>
>>> --
>>> Balazs Lengyel                       Ericsson Hungary Ltd.
>>> Senior Specialist
>>> Mobile: +36-70-330-7909              email: Balazs.Lengyel@ericsson.com
>>
>>
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>> --
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>> *Ori Finkelman *Qwilt | Work: +972-72-2221647 | Mobile: +972-52-3832189
>> | orif@qwilt.com
>>
>> --
>> Balazs Lengyel                       Ericsson Hungary Ltd.
>> Senior Specialist
>> Mobile: +36-70-330-7909              email: Balazs.Lengyel@ericsson.com
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