On 12/16/2015 03:22 PM, Jared Mauch wrote: > >> On Dec 16, 2015, at 1:16 PM, Toerless Eckert <eckert@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Jusst checking visa situation and it seems for german passport holders >> you've got to get a visa if you travel on business, but none if you >> travel as a tourist. >> >> IETF is a tourist attraction of Buenos Aires, right ? Go visit the >> geeks, celebrate the Internet, that kinda stuff, write philosophical >> draft papers on the beach, right... ? >> >> Seriously: i've never tried to figure out at which point in time >> i'd need a business visa, i just did, but after the crazy paperwork >> for india, i am all for avoiding having to deal with yet another >> crazy visa if i can avoid it. > > My understanding is these are mostly to “Work someplace”. In the past > some countries people have gotten caught up around this. Namely > Canada can be a bit quirky about this for americans. You want to > say you’re there for a conference not fork “WORK” in most cases with > customs. > > There is the issue of the Argentina “fee” which is like a visa, but > mostly just a tax. Having applied and gone through the hassle of getting visas for a number of countries I'd note that this is just a fee. :-) -- Fernando Gont e-mail: fernando@xxxxxxxxxxx || fgont@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx PGP Fingerprint: 7809 84F5 322E 45C7 F1C9 3945 96EE A9EF D076 FFF1