[governance] visas for india?

Fri Nov 7 04:42:20 EST 2008

Hello William Drake,

I did not notice that Dr Govind's name and contact info was listed in the
public web. Yes, it is more appropriate for any one to contact him directly.

Sivasubramanian Muthusamy

On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 2:44 PM, William Drake
<william.drake at graduateinstitute.ch> wrote:

> Hi Sivasubramanian,
> I don't know if the government monitors this list.  But when I wrote to Dr.
> Govind I described the sorts of problems people were experiencing around the
> world (reported here and elsewhere) and got the impression that only the MAG
> list discussion of problems was on the radar.  So I'm not sure I'd recommend
> people bringing their problems to this list in the hope the government will
> read it and take action.  Since he's listed on a public website as being
> available to help, I'd think it more efficient for anyone having trouble to
> reach out to him directly.
>
> Best,
>
> Bill
>
> On Nov 6, 2008, at 3:57 PM, Sivasubramanian Muthusamy wrote:
>
>
> Hello William Drake,
>
> On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 8:04 PM, William Drake <
> william.drake at graduateinstitute.ch> wrote:
>
>>  Hi,
>> Glad to know that he has publicly offered to help.  Markus gave me his
>> details but I didn't know he was open to any and all inquiries.  For most
>> people this really shouldn't be necessary, the IGF registration and invite
>> letter on the web is supposed to suffice, but it may be that people from
>> some particular countries or whatever need more targeted assistance.
>>
>
>
> This thread "Visas for India" is likely to be on the watch list of the
> Government of India as it has acted on the earlier issues raised in this
> thread. Anyone from any country in need of "more targeted assistance" could
> perhaps come to this thread and bring it up here for possible immediate
> attention by the Ministry of Information Technology and the Ministry of
> External Affairs (VISA issues are universal - every country's visa practices
> have some imperfection or another, so
> a discussion on India VISA issues might not be considered an
> embarrassment).
>
> Also, as could be inferred from Parminder's message on what to do if the
> registration form does not work, Dr Govind would be in a position to pay
> specific attention to these issues. Such cases that require "more targeted
> assistance" could also be brought to the notice of Dr Govind at drgovind at
> nic dot in .
>
> This is just a guess that I am making with not much a direct connection to
> have authentic information about how it all works.
>
> Sivasubramanian Muthusamy
>
>
>
>> Best,
>>
>> Bill
>>
>> On Nov 6, 2008, at 1:09 PM, Parminder wrote:
>>
>> As per MAG discussions and also IGF website FAQs (new addition) if the IGF
>> registration does not work, one has to write to Dr Govind at drgovind[at]
>> nic.in. To quote 'you will need to provide your full name, nationality,
>> profession and passport number'.
>>
>>
>> Parminder
>>
>>   ------------------------------
>>
>> *From:* karen banks [mailto:karenb at gn.apc.org <karenb at gn.apc.org>]
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 04, 2008 3:39 PM
>> *To:* governance at lists.cpsr.org; William Drake; governance at lists.cpsr.org;
>> Parminder
>> *Subject:* Re: [governance] visas for india?
>>
>>
>> hi bill
>>
>> Who did the letter for you?
>>
>> karen
>>
>> At 19:51 03/11/2008, William Drake wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I went today and was told all is in order and I can pick up
>> tomorrow.  The interventions from Markus, Shanker/MAG, and folks here
>> seem to have made a difference. However, I was still asked to bring
>> an invite letter from the government, which I had, but shouldn't have
>> needed.  I hope more consulates will read the fax correctly, that
>> registration alone is sufficient.
>>
>> Bill
>>
>> On Nov 3, 2008, at 11:24 AM, Parminder wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> The enclosed Govt of India's fax to all its missions abroad requesting
>> gratis visa to be granted to all registered IGF participants is now
>> posted
>> at http://igf2008.in/Travel.aspx.
>>
>> Parminder
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Roland Perry [ mailto:roland at internetpolicyagency.com<roland at internetpolicyagency.com>
>> ]
>> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 1:02 PM
>> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org
>> Subject: Re: [governance] visas for india?
>>
>> In message
>> <fecfce260810311534v6c0f2380vef650e448b5014f8 at mail.gmail.com>, at
>> 04:04:48 on Sat, 1 Nov 2008, Sivasubramanian Muthusamy
>> <isolatedn at gmail.com> writes
>>
>> As a person living in India, I sent a note to the Government of
>> India
>> to take note of this discussion four days ago and the Ministry of
>> Information Technology was prompt to send a reply to say "I think
>> the
>> Visa issue stands resolved."
>>
>> The Government of India might already have taken steps to ensure
>> that
>> participants do not have problems with VISAs to visit India to
>> attend
>> the IGF. Perhaps it takes just a little more time for the steps
>> taken
>> by GOI on this issue to take effe
>>
>>
>> Thank you for your efforts, and those of the organisers and Indian
>> Government, in this regard. I understand that a copy of the
>> "instructions to Indian Missions Abroad" will be available on the
>> host
>> country website soon, which will confirm the gratis-Visa arrangements
>> including the status of the registration confirmation as an
>> invitation.
>> --
>> Roland Perry
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