> On 18 Dec 2015, at 10:50, Toerless Eckert <eckert@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I am all for minimizing the need for IETF/IAOC to be a "travel agency", but > getting clear legal statements about what Visa is needed to attend IETF > is clearly something that seems to be quite difficult as an individual. > As an organizer of a prestigious conference that surely any new counry we go > to will boast about, its a lot more likely you can get even get a written > statement from the responsible ministry. I think there’s two aspects here. One is the IETF not selecting a venue with onerous visa requirements for a large number of attendees. The other is then ensuring you as an individual meet the requirements. But presumably to determine that the requirements aren’t onerous, an understanding of the requirements for the most common visiting nationalities is required. And that could be shared. But I wouldn’t expect the IETF organisers to check for every possible country (200+ these days?). Tim