<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Thanks Rudi for sharing,<br><br></div>Still the usual situation, no matter how ICANN tries, the honest truth visa applications in all countries are assessed on an individual basis, no matter the entity inviting you, so to all NPOC community members planning to attend ICANN meetings, the best advice I will say is get started early for visa processes if you require one not wait till a week or two before your scheduled an appointment a head start always helps combat some missing documentations that consular officers always require to process stuff, based on their on little bureaucracies that we can't help because of the current global world situation be it security checks or whatever the consular officer might want to cross check etc. <br><br>So I will will advice a good head start of 45 days for such ICANN travel when you require a visa, at least we get ICANN meeting dates months ahead so that helps, I think this is the best way to easy all these small bottle necks because then you know where you stand earlier or what you require to bring up, either extra documentation from you as the individual or your supporting organization based on the country the ICANN meeting is taken place especial if you have to travel out for Visa or send a passport to another country for a visa etc.<br><br></div>Just my 0.0001% contribution.<br><br></div>Kind Regards<br><br></div>Poncelet<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 9 June 2015 at 12:07, Rudi Vansnick <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rudi.vansnick@isoc.be" target="_blank">rudi.vansnick@isoc.be</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">For your information <div><br><div>
<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Euphemia UCAS';font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;word-wrap:break-word"><span style="border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;border-spacing:0px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Euphemia UCAS';font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:13px">Rudi Vansnick</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Euphemia UCAS';font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:13px">Chair Non-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency (NPOC)</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Euphemia UCAS';font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><a href="http://www.npoc.org" target="_blank">www.npoc.org</a></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Euphemia UCAS';font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Euphemia UCAS';font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><br></div></div></span></div><br>
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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Begin doorgestuurd bericht:</div><br><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Van: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif">David Olive <<a href="mailto:david.olive@icann.org" target="_blank">david.olive@icann.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Onderwerp: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b>ICANN53 - Update on the Current Visa Situation</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Datum: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif">9 juni 2015 13:57:12 CEST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><br></div><div><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-size:14px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">Dear Community Leaders:</span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:9pt"><br></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">As we all prepare for ICANN53, we wanted to provide you with an update on the current visa situation.</span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:9pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">Obtaining visas for ICANN meeting participants </span><span style="font-size:9pt">remains a </span><span style="font-size:9pt">challenge. The</span><span style="font-size:9pt">r</span><span style="font-size:9pt">e are government requirements imposed on us all and these are ever changing.</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">Many are involved in efforts to resolve the issues - </span><span style="font-size:9pt">t</span><span style="font-size:9pt">he meetings team in suggesting locations, the local host in accepting to host an ICANN meeting, the GAC representative from the country where the meeting is taking place, and Constituency Travel in preparing information. And each time we learn more and prepare as best we can in advance of the ICANN meeting. </span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:9pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">For Buenos Aires, we have been experiencing a greater than usual number of delays. ICANN staff in the region as well as</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">community </span><span style="font-size:9pt">travel staff continue to work daily with those Community members who have not yet received their visas. We have reconfirmed recently that communications have been sent to the embassies</span><span style="font-size:9pt">/consulates </span><span style="font-size:9pt">regarding their questions. Many individuals have interviews scheduled this week so we hope that we will see most visas issued that have been requested to attend ICANN53. Of the 244 </span><span style="font-size:9pt">ICANN-</span><span style="font-size:9pt">funded </span><span style="font-size:9pt"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">Community </span><span style="font-size:9pt">travelers, nine will not be able to obtain a visa, mainly due to embassies</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">in certain countries </span><span style="font-size:9pt">imposing </span><span style="font-size:9pt">very stringent visa application</span><span style="font-size:9pt"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt">processes. Many other Community members -- about 26 -- have confirmed that they are having their interviews with the embassies</span><span style="font-size:9pt">/consulates </span><span style="font-size:9pt">this week, so we are waiting for them to confirm soon whether they </span><span style="font-size:9pt">will be able </span><span style="font-size:9pt">to attend ICANN53. </span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:9pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">While we would like to make sure that all Community members wishing to attend the ICANN meeting in person are able to do so, the visa challenges will remain. We are committed to continue our best efforts in cooperation with our local hosts and government representatives to ensure timely visa application processes with as few delays as possible. </span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:9pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">Finally, we also note that ICANN continues to make sure that remote participation is available for those who are unable for whatever reason to make an ICANN meeting (See ICANN 53 <a href="http://meetings.icann.org/remote-participation" target="_blank">http://meetings.icann.org/remote-participation</a>). </span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:9pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">Best regards,</span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:9pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:9pt">David </span></div></div><div><div><br></div><div><div><font style="font-size:10px" face="Arial">David A. 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