On Dec 16, 2015, at 1:16 PM, Toerless Eckert <eckert(_at_)cisco(_dot_)com>
wrote:
Jusst checking visa situation and it seems for german passport holders
you've got to get a visa if you travel on business, but none if you
travel as a tourist.
IETF is a tourist attraction of Buenos Aires, right ? Go visit the
geeks, celebrate the Internet, that kinda stuff, write philosophical
draft papers on the beach, right... ?
Seriously: i've never tried to figure out at which point in time
i'd need a business visa, i just did, but after the crazy paperwork
for india, i am all for avoiding having to deal with yet another
crazy visa if i can avoid it.
My understanding is these are mostly to “Work someplace”. In the past
some countries people have gotten caught up around this. Namely
Canada can be a bit quirky about this for americans. You want to
say you’re there for a conference not fork “WORK” in most cases with
customs.
There is the issue of the Argentina “fee” which is like a visa, but
mostly just a tax. This is common in various countries in the americas,
and is sometimes a nominal amount to be paid in only $cash USD.
My understanding is if you’ve got a passport (Eg: USA) that requires
it, you pay your money and print the page to show the customs agent
and you’re set.
I haven’t paid for that yet.
- jared