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Subject: Re: DebConf10 to take place in New York City, USA
From: Jimmy Kaplowitz <jimmy () debian ! org>
Date: 2009-02-28 3:48:05
Message-ID: 20090228034805.GU19290 () kaplowitz ! org
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On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 07:26:10PM -0600, Gunnar Wolf wrote:
> One source of confusion in Mexico was that people said at the Mexican
> embassy they were travelling "for a conference". Stupid as it might
> sound, that meant they were coming "on business", and it was a PITA to
> convince the Foreign Relations people that we were _NOT_ for profit,
> and neither were any of you. Jimmy, I advise you to triple-check if
> that it is the best way to help the visa process, or whether we should
> all apply as "tourists-and-nothing-else". After all, quite a bit of
> people go as tourists to NY, so nothing fishy there.
The relevant US government websites also make it seem like a business visa is
correct in this case, and based on US university websites that seems also
applicable to academics visiting the US for academic conferences, not just
for-profit ones. Regardless, I agree about the triple-checking. We've already
received an offer of assistance from a properly licensed lawyer who lives in
NYC and has dealt with visa applications before. We're definitely going to pay
attention to getting these details right.
- Jimmy Kaplowitz
jimmy@debian.org
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