> > Hosnieh Rafiee <ietf@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I have a suggestion for IETF meetings in the US and > > Canada. Unfortunately sometimes a visa processing (to Canada and the > > US) might take 2 to 3 months. Since invitation letters are usually > > necessary components to apply for a visa, sometimes the time for visa > > processing is not enough for planning for this trip (reservation, > > buying a ticket, etc.) Each IETF is usually every 6 months. I do not > > know whether there is any possibility to change the start of > > registration date that at least there is minimum 3 complete months > > before the IETF meeting (also after considering possibility delay in > > opening registration, etc.) > > So, you are saying that you need registration to open earlier so that one can > get the invitation letter earlier, so that the visa process can start earlier? > Yes