Re: Korean visa problems

[Nathaniel Borenstein <nborenst@xxxxxxxxxx>]

One more thing:  I called back again, armed with the information Gene 
Gaines posted from the Korean Consulate in DC.  The woman at the 
consulate in Chicago got very angry at me, and told her that it doesn't 
matter what the other consulates say, I have to follow the rules of the 
Chicago consulate because I live in Michigan.  (If I went to another 
consulate, she says, they'd tell me I had to go to the Chicago one.)  
And she did her very best to make it absolutely clear to me that:

1.  If I'm attending a conference, a visa *is* required.

2.  I need a *notarized* letter from the IETF for them to give me a 
visa.

This is absurd, but I'm beginning to wonder if I'll actually be able to 
attend....  -- Nathaniel

On Thursday, January 29, 2004, at 04:38  PM, Nathaniel Borenstein wrote:

> OK, after reading this list for long enough I decided to play it safe 
> and send away for a Korean visa.  However, they are telling me that 
> they require a NOTARIZED letter from the IETF confirming my 
> attendance.  I went to the IETF page and ordered a "letter of 
> invitation" but I'm not really expecting it to be notarized.  Now, not 
> only do I not have a visa, but my US passport is currently on a desk 
> in the Korean consulate in Chicago.  (Yes, you have to send the 
> original passport away to get the visa.)  Anybody else have a problem 
> like this?  Any suggestions on how to get a notarized letter from the 
> IETF?  -- Nathaniel
> ---
> Nathaniel S. Borenstein, Ph.D.  <nborenst@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Distinguished Engineer, IBM, Lotus CTO Office
> Phone:  +1 (734) 395-9828 or +1 (989) 739-8243