Re: Tourist or business visa from US?

The form requires contact info for your business contact if you are 
getting a business visa. Otherwise you can leave it blank.

I will let Alexa answer the other questions.

Ole


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On Tue, 24 Aug 2010, Mary Barnes wrote:

> My understanding is that the only difference in paperwork is the letter of
> invitation. Is there any other additional paperwork that is necessary?  I
> would have thought that letters of invitation would be something the host
> had anticipated would be needed by the attendees - at least a subset. The
> wording on the meeting FAQ is somewhat nebulous as it notes that the
> secretariat won't provide the letters and that one is needed from the host,
> but there's no information on the process to request one.  Do we just send
> an email to the individual listed as the contact for our visit?
>
> Mary.
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 5:49 PM, Ole Jacobsen <ole(_at_)cisco(_dot_)com> 
> wrote:
>
> > There is no visa waiver program for China, at least not for any of the
> > countries relevant to this discussion. You need a visa. Getting a
> > tourist one is "easier" in the sense that it requires less paperwork
> > and documentation. For a visit of duration ~ one week or so, there
> > should be no issues with getting a tourist visa.
> >
> > Ole
> >
> >
> > Ole J. Jacobsen
> > Editor and Publisher,  The Internet Protocol Journal
> > Cisco Systems
> > Tel: +1 408-527-8972   Mobile: +1 415-370-4628
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> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 24 Aug 2010, Mary Barnes wrote:
> >
> > > U.S. customs is the least of my worries in this situation.  In the 15
> > years
> > > that I've been attending these sorts of meetings, I've never needed a
> > visa
> > > of any sort ahead of time.
> > >
> > > Can you please point me to an official website that suggests that there
> > is a
> > > visa waiver program for us attending the IETF meeting in China?
> > >
> > > Mary.
> > >
> > > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 3:44 PM, Behcet Sarikaya
> > > <behcetsarikaya(_at_)yahoo(_dot_)com>wrote:
> > >
> > > > I agree with Fred.
> > > >
> > > > Many countries we go to attend IETF meetings would probably require
> > > > "business"
> > > > visa but we go there as tourists on a visa waiver program. On the way
> > back
> > > > as
> > > > far as US customs are concerned the purpose is business but US customs
> > > > never
> > > > asks why you did not get a business visa.
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > Behcet
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message ----
> > > > > From: todd glassey <tglassey(_at_)earthlink(_dot_)net>
> > > > > To: ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org
> > > > > Sent: Tue, August 24, 2010 12:38:00 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: Tourist or business visa from US?
> > > > >
> > > > > On 8/24/2010 8:24 AM, Fred Baker wrote:
> > > > > > In the many times I have visited  China, I have gotten a business
> > visa
> > > > once,
> > > > > and it was seriously not worth the  effort.
> > > > > > I plan to get a tourist visa.
> > > > > Except that now  the PRC is looking at the purpose of your trip and
> > that
> > > > > is to develop  intellectual properties so this is not a personal but
> > > > > specifically a business  trip.
> > > > >
> > > > > Does Cisco's legal department condone that Fred?
> > > > >
> > > > > Todd  Glassey
> > > > > > On Aug 24, 2010, at 7:43 AM, Andrew G. Malis  wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Is there a consensus that a tourist visa is  sufficient to attend
> > the
> > > > > > > IETF from the US?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >  Thanks,
> > > > > > > Andy
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