[governance] Visa for IGF Turkey

[Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro]

Thanks Bill, much appreciated


On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 8:09 PM, William Drake <wjdrake at gmail.com> wrote:

> of potential interest
>
> Begin forwarded message:
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> *From: *William Drake <wjdrake at gmail.com>
> *Subject: **Visa for IGF Turkey*
> *Date: *August 7, 2014 at 9:56:25 AM GMT+2
> *To: *NCUC-discuss <ncuc-discuss at lists.ncuc.org>
>
> Hi
>
> Anyway who is planning on going to the IGF in Istanbul and has yet to get
> a visa may want to hold off a bit.  I’ve asked about free courtesy visas
> and the government has said yes to that but the final options for
> collecting them are TBD.
>
> Bill
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
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> *From: *William Drake <william.drake at uzh.ch>
> *Subject: **Re: Visa for Turkey*
> *Date: *August 6, 2014 at 12:38:08 PM GMT+2
> *To: *Samet TUNCER <stuncer at btk.gov.tr>
> *Cc: *"igfmaglist-bounces at intgovforum.org" <
> igfmaglist-bounces at intgovforum.org>, Aysel KANDEMİR <akandemir at btk.gov.tr>,
> Meral ÖZTARHAN <moztarhan at btk.gov.tr>
>
> Hello Samet
>
> Thank you for this excellent news, I’m sure it will be greatly appreciated
> by participants!
>
> Just to be sure, are you saying that in order to receive a courtesy visa,
> one must go to an embassy or consulate?  While in my case there’s a Turkish
> consulate in Geneva, many other people won’t have this local option, and I
> assume it wouldn’t be possible to do with the online visa.  But could it be
> logistically possible to allow collection of a courtesy visa upon arrival
> at the airport with the IGF registration letter?
>
> Best
>
> Bill
>
> On Aug 6, 2014, at 12:18 PM, Samet TUNCER <stuncer at btk.gov.tr> wrote:
>
> Dear Sir/Madam,
>
> I would like to inform you that Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs have
> made an arrangement for visa for IGF participants. Accordingly, the “IGF
> Registration Confirmation Letter” sent by IGF Secretariat via e-mail  will
> be considered as valid proof for visa without fee in all Turkish
> Embassies/Consulates. So, you do not need to pay visa fee as IGF
> participants.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Samet Tuncer
> Junior ICT Expert
> Information and Communication Technologies Authority
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
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>
> *From: *William Drake <wjdrake at gmail.com>
> *Subject: **Re: [IGFmaglist] Visa for Turkey*
> *Date: *August 4, 2014 at 4:05:18 PM GMT+2
> *To: *Filiz Yilmaz <koalafil at gmail.com>
> *Cc: *MAG-public <Igfmaglist at intgovforum.org>, IGF <IGF at unog.ch>
>
> Hi
>
> Sorry, I couldn’t find an answer on the website or the list archive, so
> could someone please remind me: has there been an arrangement made for
> courtesy visas, as with previous IGFs?  Or do we just follow the normal
> application process and pay the full fee, as applicable?
>
> Thanks
>
> Bill
>
>
>
>
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