On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 05:22:40AM -0300, Fernando Gont wrote:
> On 12/18/2015 03:50 AM, Toerless Eckert wrote:
> > -1. I think the IETF/IAOC job for planning locations was and
> > should include these considerations. I would expect that Argentina
> > was also selected based on the expecation that everybody could
> > get a visa and mot folks don't even need one.
>
> :-)
>
> If this was the criteria, I guess we'd never meet in the US or Canada.
Well, i thought i had heard this being a criteria in the past. Maybe
i am mistaken.
> Rumour has it that in India, unless you plan to get employed, you apply
> for a tourist visa, not for a business visa. And you don't ever mention
> "security" in the application. -- Everyone I met that applied for a
> business visa to attend a conference was only allowed to stay for a
> couple of weeks (vs months for tourism), paid more, and the process was
> way more painful.
*sigh* I am happy to plan based on rumors as long as i find someone
stupid enough to take on the responsibility for the consequences.
Cheers
Toerless
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