[governance] Azeri visas

[c.a.]

They have disabled the "visa information" link in the menu... :(

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On 22/06/2012, at 23:10, Milton L Mueller <mueller at syr.edu> wrote:

> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> 
>> There have been multiple assurances by the Azeri foreign ministry at the
>> consultations in Geneva that visas would be handled in an expedited way,
>> perhaps even upon arrival.
>> 
>> I suggest we get guidance from the igf secretariat if this been
>> arranged.
> 
> [Milton L Mueller] Yes, I suggest we do, and soon! We cannot deal with "perhaps's" when it comes to arrival at a foreign country without a visa. 
> I am trying to run an academic symposium the day before and I can't even tell the people whose papers we have accepted how to get into the country. 
> 
> With Oksana (hi!) egging me on, I will continue complaining....
> Do you know that the IGF website does not even contain a link to the official IGF2012 site run by the host? http://igf2012.com/ 
> (or if it does I did not find it after an hour of staring at its drab colors.)
> The official site has a visa section, but among the pages and thousands of words the only relevant information as of now is this: 
> 
> "This page will be updated with information regarding issuance of the visa upon arrival and visa fee waiver.
> For VISA assistant, please contact visainquiries at igf2012.az" 
> 
> I have sent an email to that address. 
> I will let you all know what the response is. 
> 
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