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Helsinki - Visa Applications<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"EuphemiaUCAS",serif'><img border=0 width=750 height=144 id="_x0031_6994C93-F9DF-4BC8-BF2B-F840ADFD497F" src="cid:image002.png@01D18862.2B7A8F80"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"EuphemiaUCAS",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"EuphemiaUCAS",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"EuphemiaUCAS",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-family:"EuphemiaUCAS",serif'>Objet:</span></b><span style='font-family:"EuphemiaUCAS",serif'> <b>PLEASE READ: ICANN 56 Meeting - Helsinki - Visa Applications</b><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Dear All,</span><span style='font-family:"EuphemiaUCAS",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"EuphemiaUCAS",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Our invitation letter for ICANN 56 Helsinki Meeting is now open. Individuals that will need a visa to enter Finland and/or any Schengen country to attend the meeting can go to our website: </span><span style='font-family:"EuphemiaUCAS",serif'><a href="https://invitationletters.icann.org/" target="_blank">https://invitationletters.icann.org/</a>, to apply for the letter. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"EuphemiaUCAS",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"EuphemiaUCAS",serif'>Our local host will be supplying the local host letter to those who apply on our invitation letter website. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"EuphemiaUCAS",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>We highly urge individuals who do not have a valid Schengen visa to apply as early as possible as the visa process is time consuming. All participants who apply for a visa will have to book an appointment to have their fingerprints taken and etc. In some locations, Finland is represented by another government, in these cases our local host will have no way to influence the application process. </span><span style='font-family:"EuphemiaUCAS",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Our local host confirmed that the deadline for visa application is <b>May 31, 2016.</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Please feel free to share this with your constituents so that they can plan accordingly. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"EuphemiaUCAS",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Euphemia UCAS",serif;color:black'>Rudi Vansnick</span><span style='font-family:"Euphemia UCAS",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Euphemia UCAS",serif;color:black'>Chair Non-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency (NPOC)</span><span style='font-family:"Euphemia UCAS",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Euphemia UCAS",serif;color:black'><a href="http://www.npoc.org">www.npoc.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Euphemia UCAS",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Euphemia UCAS",serif;color:black'><a href="mailto:rudi.vansnick@npoc.org">rudi.vansnick@npoc.org</a></span><span style='font-family:"Euphemia UCAS",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Euphemia UCAS",serif;color:black'>Tel : +32 (0)9 329 39 16</span><span style='font-family:"Euphemia UCAS",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Euphemia UCAS",serif;color:black'>Mobile : +32 (0)475 28 16 32</span><span style='font-family:"Euphemia UCAS",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>