As someone who has entered China at least 13 times I can say that for at least
US citizens and US residents the visa period usually starts the day of your
intended entry into China not the day you apply.
Obviously applicants need to BE AWARE and make sure the visa is valid for the
meeting but for many of us it is essential that the invitation letters be
available a long while in advance so we can apply without impacting other trips
due to our passports being in cog nito
Andrew
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From: Alexa Morris [mailto:amorris(_at_)amsl(_dot_)com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 01:15 PM
To: jordi(_dot_)palet(_at_)consulintel(_dot_)es
<jordi(_dot_)palet(_at_)consulintel(_dot_)es>
Cc: ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org <ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org>
Subject: Re: China Visas
Information on the mechanics of the process has been online since IETF
77, Anaheim. However, we have not actually opened up the registration
system, or started to issue letters of invitation yet, because of
concerns that if a visa is granted too soon it would actually expire
before the meeting time. Visas are good for 1-3 months only.
We plan to open meeting registration the week of August 9. Letters of
invitation will be available then as well. We have been told that this
should provide plenty of time for people to obtain their visa.
Alexa
On Jul 28, 2010, at 10:12 AM, JORDI PALET MARTINEZ wrote:
Well ... I tried to find it there several weeks ago, and again
today, before
making the question thru the list, and guess what, I'm still unable
to find
the right link to obtain my invitation letter.
Regards,
Jordi
From: Jaap Akkerhuis <jaap(_at_)NLnetLabs(_dot_)nl>
Reply-To: <jaap(_at_)NLnetLabs(_dot_)nl>
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:55:58 +0200
To: Jordi Palet Martínez <jordi(_dot_)palet(_at_)consulintel(_dot_)es>
Cc: <ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org>
Subject: Re: China Visas
For some of us traveling a lot, the only available time to get
the VISA
for
next meeting will be vacations period in the next couple of weeks.
However, I still don't see this being available in the meeting
page.
Can we please make sure to provide this in the next couple of
days ?
Google? :-)
It is up here for weeks: <http://www.ietf.org/meeting/upcoming.html>
and also at <http://www.ietf.org/meeting/79/visa.html>
jaap
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