On Fri, 27 Apr 2018, Vinayak Hegde wrote:
No, but if your visa is refused, you can get a full refund of the registration fee. This has been our policy all along.Thank you. This helps immensely. It would be great if you can mention this prominently for first-time registrants as well as for people who have to apply for visas (but have been to the IETF before) .
It's on the page where you register, CANCELLATION/REFUND POLICY, item 1. R's, John