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Re: [102attendees] [103attendees] Visa problems - need a different invitation letter

Artyom Gavrichenkov <ximaera@gmail.com> Tue, 04 September 2018 18:18 UTC

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From: Artyom Gavrichenkov <ximaera@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2018 02:18:32 +0800
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Subject: Re: [102attendees] [103attendees] Visa problems - need a different invitation letter
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On Wed, Sep 5, 2018 at 2:08 AM John C Klensin <john-ietf@jck.com> wrote:
> [..] can I encourage
> everyone who is speculating on what type of visa is needed to
> find the note that Andrew Sullivan posted on the subject a few
> weeks ago

Sure. Which mailing list was it?

> WIth a very small number of exceptions, the final decision about
> what category of visa is, or is not, required belongs to the
> authorities at the border when you try to enter the country.  If
> you appear with a tourist visa or waiver and they ask questions
> and conclude that category is inappropriate, you are either
> headed home or in for a long conversation (and maybe an exercise
> in filling out forms) while your status is sorted out.

Unfortunately, that (small) number of exceptions includes a case when
you occasionally don't get any questions at the border and then after
a couple of days simply go to jail for several years for violating the
visa regulations. And, the government of Thailand is famous for its
strict policies on working without a permit.

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