On 15-Feb-2008, at 09:54, Bert Wijnen - IETF wrote: > I am somewhat surprised about this: > > LETTERS OF INVITATION: > > After you complete the registration process, you will be given the > option of requesting a Letter of Invitation for IETF 71 in > Philadelphia > and for IETF 73 in Minneapolis. You can request the Letter of > Invitation > as soon as you finish registration, or at a later time by > following the > link provided in the confirmation email. > > Why does anyone need to REGISTER first before getting an invitation > letter > which may help with getting a VISA ??? Most invitation letters I have seen specify the event to which the visa applicant has registered to attend. In that context it seems reasonable to request that registration is completed before providing the visitor with the letter. I'll note that there seems to be no requirement to pay the attendance fee before the visa decision has been indicated, nor that the attendance fee must be paid if a visa is denied (presumably in such a situation an applicant could just un-register and pay nothing). Joe _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx http://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf