Except if you have a tourist visa. Ole Ole J. Jacobsen Editor and Publisher, The Internet Protocol Journal Cisco Systems Tel: +1 408-527-8972 Mobile: +1 415-370-4628 E-mail: ole@xxxxxxxxx URL: http://www.cisco.com/ipj On Tue, 24 Aug 2010, Joel M. Halpern wrote: > I would note that the Chinese entry from (that you have to hand over to > Immigration along with your visa and passport) specifically has a single > box labelled "business/conference", which is clearly the applicable box > for attending the IETF. > > Yours, > Joel > > On Tue, August 24, 2010 7:09 pm, Edward Lewis wrote: > > > For US passport holders again, the instructions for applying: > > > > > > Tourist Visa (L Visa) > > > > > > http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/hzqz/zgqz/t84246.htm > > > > > > > > Business (F) Visa > > > > > > http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/hzqz/zgqz/t84247.htm > > > > > > > > At 17:56 -0500 8/24/10, Mary Barnes wrote: > > My understanding is that the only difference in paperwork is the > > letter of invitation. Is there any other additional paperwork that is > > necessary? I would have thought that letters of invitation would be > > something the host had anticipated would be needed by the attendees - at > > least a subset. The wording on the meeting FAQ is somewhat nebulous as it > > notes that the secretariat won't provide the letters and that one is > > needed from the host, but there's no information on the process to request > > one. Do we just send an email to the individual listed as the contact for > > our visit? > > > > -- > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > - > > Edward Lewis > > NeuStar You can leave a voice message at > > +1-571-434-5468 > > > > > > Spouses, like Internet protocols, lack necessary troubleshooting tools. > > Sigh._______________________________________________ > > Ietf mailing list > > Ietf@xxxxxxxx > > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > > > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@xxxxxxxx > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf