On 15-Feb-2008, at 09:54, Bert Wijnen - IETF wrote:
I am somewhat surprised about this:
LETTERS OF INVITATION:
After you complete the registration process, you will be given the
option of requesting a Letter of Invitation for IETF 71 in
Philadelphia
and for IETF 73 in Minneapolis. You can request the Letter of
Invitation
as soon as you finish registration, or at a later time by
following the
link provided in the confirmation email.
Why does anyone need to REGISTER first before getting an invitation
letter
which may help with getting a VISA ???
Most invitation letters I have seen specify the event to which the
visa applicant has registered to attend. In that context it seems
reasonable to request that registration is completed before providing
the visitor with the letter.
I'll note that there seems to be no requirement to pay the attendance
fee before the visa decision has been indicated, nor that the
attendance fee must be paid if a visa is denied (presumably in such a
situation an applicant could just un-register and pay nothing).
Joe
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