Otavio Salvador wrote: > Jimmy Kaplowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 08:06:42PM -0300, Margarita Manterola wrote: > >> I also very much oppose to having DebConf in the US. I refuse to pay > >> USD 100 so that PERHAPS they decide to give me a visa (I have no > >> property, no children, and I'm in the "easy to get a job" age, so the > >> chances that they'll refuse it are pretty high, even though I have no > >> desire of living there). > > > > I realize the visa fees are high, and we will look at the possibility of > > sponsoring visa fees for attendees (even if they get denied visas). I > > expect it will be possible. > > I just don't expect many foreign people being approved for the > visa. This worries me a lot.
Jimmy provided numbers from the US State Department about actual refusal rates. Many countries have issues with visas - I recall an incident where Overfiend was invited to speak at a conference in Brasil but was unable to do so since his visa was approved after the conference was over. -- ---------------------------- Michael Schultheiss E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Debconf-team mailing list [email protected] http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
