One more thing: I called back again, armed with the information Gene
Gaines posted from the Korean Consulate in DC. The woman at the
consulate in Chicago got very angry at me, and told her that it doesn't
matter what the other consulates say, I have to follow the rules of the
Chicago consulate because I live in Michigan. (If I went to another
consulate, she says, they'd tell me I had to go to the Chicago one.)
And she did her very best to make it absolutely clear to me that:
1. If I'm attending a conference, a visa *is* required.
2. I need a *notarized* letter from the IETF for them to give me a
visa.
This is absurd, but I'm beginning to wonder if I'll actually be able to
attend.... -- Nathaniel
On Thursday, January 29, 2004, at 04:38 PM, Nathaniel Borenstein wrote:
OK, after reading this list for long enough I decided to play it safe
and send away for a Korean visa. However, they are telling me that
they require a NOTARIZED letter from the IETF confirming my
attendance. I went to the IETF page and ordered a "letter of
invitation" but I'm not really expecting it to be notarized. Now, not
only do I not have a visa, but my US passport is currently on a desk
in the Korean consulate in Chicago. (Yes, you have to send the
original passport away to get the visa.) Anybody else have a problem
like this? Any suggestions on how to get a notarized letter from the
IETF? -- Nathaniel
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Nathaniel S. Borenstein, Ph.D. <nborenst(_at_)us(_dot_)ibm(_dot_)com>
Distinguished Engineer, IBM, Lotus CTO Office
Phone: +1 (734) 395-9828 or +1 (989) 739-8243