Re: [ericas] Stuck getting visas for IETF meetings

[S Moonesamy <[e-mail]>]

Hi Vinayak,
At 17:37 29-04-2013, Vinayak Hegde wrote:
>That is true whether you are from university or not. The "emerging 
>nations" is also 3rd world and the first world doesn't want us. 
>Unfortunately Most IETF meetings are held in
>  1st world countries. Sad but true. Nothing that the IETF can do 
> about it. Everytime I
>  have to come to the IETF I have to spend about > $300 from my 
> pocket to apply for Visa and almost 200 pages of documentation (I 
> need to show that I am fiscally solvent so is the company where I 
> work. I have a job/property/married and will not try to emigrate). 
> I need my hotel reservations and airline tickets several months in 
> advance. Got to live with it - no point complaining. So many people 
> make it to the meeting despite it.

I have been through that too.  It's less of a hassle now.  This is 
likely due to complaints outside an IETF context.  I don't think that 
it is less of a problem though.  The first world might be 
reconsidering its approach due to some recent events.

By the way, if anyone from emerging regions receives any comments you 
consider as unpleasant please send me a message off-list.

Regards,
S. Moonesamy