On 05/06/2016 10:19 AM, Ate Douma wrote: > On 2016-05-06 15:16, Rich Bowen wrote: >> Your registration confirmation suffices, as it contains the correct >> phrasing to serve also as an invitation letter. > > Thanks Rich! > > Would be good if LF adds this to the event sites. >
It's on the Hotel/Travel pages: http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/apache-big-data-north-america/attend/hotel-and-travel http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/apachecon-north-america/attend/hotel-and-travel >> On 05/06/2016 08:39 AM, Ate Douma wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Preparing for my trip to Vancouver tomorrow, I only now noticed the >>> following >>> on the event site [1]: >>> >>> "As of March 15, 2016, Canada requires all non-US citizens to have >>> either a >>> visa or Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) AND an Invitation >>> Letter from >>> the conference to enter the country." >>> >>> It then goes on with providing a link to request such an Invitation >>> Letter [2], >>> but that ends up with the following text: >>> >>> "Visa letter requests are not currently being accepted. Please >>> check back >>> soon." >>> >>> I'm puzzled what this is all about and if such Invitation Letter is >>> required >>> indeed. And if so, how about getting one on a short notice? >>> >>> Note, I already did apply for and receive the ETA. >>> >>> Regards, Ate >>> >>> [1] >>> http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/apachecon-north-america/attend/hotel-and-travel >>> >>> >>> [2] >>> http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/apachecon-north-america/attend/visa-request >>> >>> >> >> > -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@rcbowen.com - @rbowen http://apachecon.com/ - @apachecon
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