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

Artyom Gavrichenkov <ximaera@gmail.com> Thu, 06 September 2018 15:27 UTC

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From: Artyom Gavrichenkov <ximaera@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2018 23:27:08 +0800
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"Further discussion on this topic/thread is just pointless noise"

Sorry, it's not. There's already a lot of valuable information in this
thread regarding actual visa processing cases, and more is to come.

чт, 6 сент. 2018 г., 23:15 Jim Reid <jim@rfc1035.com>:

> On 6 Sep 2018, at 16:01, Artyom Gavrichenkov <ximaera@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Is it an overly optimistic idea to bring someone from the host to the
> thread and ask them for advice?
>
> Yes. It’s utterly impractical to expect anyone to provide advice on visa
> issues which will or won’t apply to everyone going to an IETF meeting. See
> the earlier comments by Andrew Sullivan and John Klensin. Everybody has to
> make their own decisions about this and get definitive advice specific to
> their individual circumstances from the relevant embassy/consulate. It’s
> that simple.
>
> Further discussion on this topic/thread is just pointless noise. It’s time
> to shut it down.
>
>