Civil Society Statement on Azerbaijan Re: [governance] Azeri visas
Shahzad Ahmad
shahzad at bytesforall.pk
Wed Jul 11 09:34:28 EDT 2012
Thanks Carlos,
At the last IGF in Nairobi, several CS orgs issued this statement at the
venue and part of it was also read in plenary, if I remember correctly.
Obligations of the next IGF host country Azerbaijan
http://content.bytesforall.pk/node/21
Several of us on this list were part of the process for drafting this.
Thought I should share again, as it is still relevant in the current
context.
Best wishes and regards
Shahzad
www.bytesforall.pk
On 7/11/12 6:04 PM, "Carlos A. Afonso" <ca at cafonso.ca> wrote:
>Important point, Shahzad.
>
>--c.a.
>
>On 07/11/2012 09:49 AM, Shahzad Ahmad wrote:
>> Dear Sala/Colleagues,
>>
>> Any special arrangements for on-arrival visa may still not solve all the
>> problems as airlines from our part of the world refuse to take
>> passengers without visa for destination country.
>>
>> Am not sure if note verbale or a special letter from Azeri government
>> will solve the problem? However, this issue needs to be expedited.
>>
>> At least, Azeri Foreign ministry should allow people to send in
>> passports via mail or there should be less bureaucratic procedures at
>> the embassies for registered IGF participants. Seemingly, it is going to
>> be tougher than acquiring Schengen visa ;)
>>
>> Best wishes
>>
>> Shahzad
>> www.bytesforall.pk
>>
>>
>> From: "Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro"
>> <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com
>> <mailto:salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com>>
>> Reply-To: <governance at lists.igcaucus.org
>> <mailto:governance at lists.igcaucus.org>>, "Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro"
>> <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com
>> <mailto:salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com>>
>> Date: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 5:20 PM
>> To: <governance at lists.igcaucus.org
>> <mailto:governance at lists.igcaucus.org>>, Robert Guerra
>> <rguerra at privaterra.org <mailto:rguerra at privaterra.org>>
>> Subject: Re: [governance] Azeri visas
>>
>> The MAG should also advise the IGF Secretariat that it should be a
>> precondition for anyone bidding to host an IGF to provide full visa
>> clearance or issuance upon arrival for registered person(s).
>>
>> Surely, there must be some sort of MoU between the Secretariat and the
>> bidding country and if there is one this should be woven in.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Sala
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 11:45 PM, Robert Guerra <rguerra at privaterra.org
>> <mailto:rguerra at privaterra.org>> wrote:
>>
>> Might i remind everyone that asked the issue of Azeri visas both at
>> the Feb and May IGF open consultations in Geneva.
>>
>>
>> >From my notes of the Feb consultation, it seems we'll get an
>>answer in August...
>>
>> ...
>>
>> Azerbaijan IGF Secretariat...
>>
>> - Visas: Arrangements with Azeri foreign ministry are being
>> negotiated.
>>
>> o An expedited process is likely to be arranged so as to make
>> ³process as easy as possible².
>>
>> o Normally can take up to 5-7 days for a visa to obtained. This
>> will be expedited for IGF participants.
>>
>> o Comment made that ³will try and see if Visas can be obtained
>> upon arrival² by IGF participants.
>>
>> o Information about visas will be announced no later then 3 months
>> before event (Aug 2012)
>>
>>
>> regards
>>
>> Robert
>>
>> On 2012-07-11, at 2:54 AM, Izumi AIZU wrote:
>>
>> > Hi, I have just sent the following request to the MAG list.
>> >
>> > When I got the reply, will post it here (and hope that is
>>acceptable to us).
>> >
>> > izumi
>> >
>> > -----------------
>> > Dear IGF Secretariat,
>> >
>> > Civil society members have been wondering about the uncertainty of
>> > the visa issue process for Azerbaijan IGF. Especially for those
>>where
>> > there is no Azeri
>> > Embassy or Consulate inside their country, or even there is, very
>>far from where
>> > they live (US, China etc.)
>> >
>> > There is not much information helpful at the current local host
>>website.
>> >
>> > Is "note verbal" enough to assure us to obtain the visa at the
>>entry airport?
>> >
>> > Your clarification at earliest possible is very much appreciated.
>> >
>> > best,
>> >
>> > izumi
>> >
>> > ----------
>> >
>> >
>> > 2012/7/11 Norbert Klein <nhklein at gmx.net
>><mailto:nhklein at gmx.net>>:
>> >> +1
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On 7/11/2012 1:57 AM, Faisal Hasan wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Dear all,
>> >> I am from Bangladesh. There is no Azerbaijan embassy here. I am
>>struggling
>> >> to find information about the visa procedure for Bangladeshi
>>Nationals. Visa
>> >> procedure for us for any country is already difficult and
>>Azerbaijan seems
>> >> to be a very difficult place to go.
>> >>
>> >> I am just wondering why was Azerbaijan chosen as a venue for IGF
>>as
>> >> travelling there would be a pain for most people.
>> >> If the IGF wants to be much more inclusive and effective, the
>>venue should
>> >> be chosen in place where it is lot easier to travel. I hope next
>>time the
>> >> organizers will keep this in mind.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks
>> >> Faisal
>> >> Bangladesh
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Emphasis added by me,
>> >>
>> >> Norbert
>> >> --
>> >> Norbert Klein
>> >> Phnom Penh, Cambodia
>> >> nhklein at gmx.net <mailto:nhklein at gmx.net>
>> >> http://www.thinking21.org
>> >>
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