Andrew Sullivan <ajs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks for the comments.
> On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 06:23:54PM +0530, Dhruv Dhody wrote:
>> I hope the Invitation Letters for the Visa can be offered before Registration/
>> Payment in this case, so that one can make the payment when the visa comes
>> through.
> The plan is that those who have previously attended (in person) an
> IETF meeting (going back some time -- I _believe_ the records are
> since IETF 72, but it's 'round about there anyway) will be eligible
> for a Letter of Invitation (LOI) without registering for the meeting.
> A new attendee, however, will need to register (and therefore pay)
> when requesting the LOI. This is to combat the potential to give LOIs
> to people who do not intend to come to the meeting but who want to
> commit visa/immigration fraud.
Which is apparently not a theoretical thing -- it has occured.
And when it occurs, it puts all our LOIs into question.
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Michael Richardson <mcr+IETF@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Sandelman Software Works
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