Calling the Spanish/UK embassy/ies in Peru will probably save you a lot of hassle and doubts. They only want to provide visas to citizens not cheating to them. A Spanish/British citizen organizing an event and telling them what's going on helps a lot.
The way it work in the successful cases last year was: - The participant needing the visa calls/visits the embassy in their own country asking for and providing details. Explaining the situation they usually get the specific information they need. - Normally the embassy wants an invitation letter faxed from the event organizers (there was a template available from last year). It looks to me that the more demanding documents (i.e. proof of income) can be surpassed or converted to a signed letter with a call from the organizers explaining the situation. - Time is an important issue, you better do these steps right away. But never forget: at the end is a matter of providing the trust needed to get a stamp. Good luck! Quim On 6/10/07, Diego Escalante Urrelo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 6/9/07, Sara Khalatbari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi again Diego > > > > As far as I know the invitation letter to visit the UK can be from a person > > or a company. I 'GUESS' that you would need to show bank statements/pay > > cheques/etc in case you are invited by a person & these would not be > > necessary in case you are invited by an organization. > > > No, sadly I have to proof the economic ways of the $whoever is > inviting me, no matter it's an organization or a person. > > > > > So I suggest that you email the embassy, tell them that you are going for a > > conference and ask if they require such a letter or just the invitation > > letter would be enough. > > > Yeah I thought about that some weeks ago when I read about the > requisites, they kindly pointed me to their web site. Basically they > doesn't care. > > > In case you are sure you would need one, hopefully the gnome-uk will be able > > to adjust you a letter soon. You can also try giving them a draft of the > > letter you think would be enough. > > > I put a request for an invitation letter on guadec.org. One like the > PDF you attached is more than enough for the invitation part. > The financial statements are a separate thing. > > > It would also be very effective in the visa procedure if some one from > > guadec committee in UK calls the embassy and talk to them about your case. > > > That's a great idea Sara, the phone number I have is one of those > "press 1 for info on..." phone centrals, no matter they say they take > calls from 2pm to 5pm, they never give another number or an option to > get a real person. > I'll try to get another number, I have the impression that they won't > give me a positive answer if I tell them about this. > However, I don't think calling anyway would be bad. > > I'll let you know. > > > See you in GUADEC, > > Sara > > > > > > On 6/8/07, Diego Escalante Urrelo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Hey Thomas > > > > > > On 6/8/07, Thomas Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi Diego, > > > > > > > > Your sponsorship to GUADEC is being paid for by GUADEC-UK, rather than > > > > the foundation. GUADEC-UK is oraganising Guadec 2007 on behalf of the > > > > GNOME Foundation. We have separate accounts to make the logistics > > > > easier and as such GUADEC-UK has not had a bank account for very long. > > > > > > > Hmmm, maybe we can show some kind of proof or receipt that shows that > > > GUADEC-UK is a "local branch" of the Foundation?. I mean, just to give > > > the existence of GUADEC-UK "support". A simple letter from the > > > Foundation acknowledging the existence and purpose of GUADEC-UK would > > > be fine I think. > > > > > > I think that if GUADEC-UK financial state has nice numbers (read: more > > > than two pennies), there shouldn't be a problem. > > > > > > > I'm fairly sure this is going to make things even more difficult for > > > > you, but perhaps you can suggest what we could arrange so that you are > > > > able to get a visa quickly and efficiently? > > > > > > > I'll double-check that this doesn't make things more complicated. But > > > I think it would only be needed to proof that GUADEC-UK is funded to > > > some extent by the Foundation. > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > Thomas > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 8 Jun 2007 08:26:22 -0500 > > > > "Diego Escalante Urrelo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hey Rodrigo, Sara, Jaime! > > > > > > > > > > I'm sad to say it but, I think you have never invited a peruvian to go > > > > > outside of his/her country :(. It's hell. > > > > > > > > > > But let's be rational. You can see (in spanish) requisites for visas > > > > > for UK and Spain: > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.mae.es/Consulados/Lima/es/MenuPpal/Visados/Visado+de+Turismo/ > > > > > > > http://www.britishembassy.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1136904295400 > > > > > > > > > > Note that Spain doesn't say it clearly but you can take my word that > > > > > it's a requisite. > > > > > In the case of UK you can read: > > > > > > > > > > "Si es otra persona quien cubre los gastos debe proporcionarle, además > > > > > de los estados de cuenta bancarios y boletas de pago de sueldo, una > > > > > carta de responsabilidad por sus gastos..." > > > > > > > > > > Which for our English speaking friends basically means something like: > > > > > > > > > > "If someone else is taking care of your expenses he/she should provide > > > > > bank account states, pay checks and a letter of responsibility for > > > > > your expenses" > > > > > > > > > > Rodrigo, sadly for naturals of my country it's not easy to be trusted > > > > > so easily. > > > > > > > > > > Sara, I'm moving the thread to guadec-list as you suggest. The PDF you > > > > > attached me is great! I was going to ask for one with almost exactly > > > > > those details. Still, as I just explained, I have to give the > > > > > financial info. > > > > > > > > > > Jaime, yes I'm going to GUADEC-es too!. arturogf on #gnome-hispano was > > > > > kind enough to offer me the same. I'll be contacting you soon. > > > > > > > > > > And to everyone, just to clarify what's the intention of the financial > > > > > thing. As Sara said, the thing is to convince the embassies that the > > > > > guests will not have financial problems while on UK/wherever. In that > > > > > context, I just need financial info that proofs that the GNOME > > > > > foundation is a wealthy organization, enough to _really_ pay for my > > > > > trip and that it's not just an invention of me and my UK friends. > > > > > Yes, yes, I also think it's silly but this is how things are for > > > > > me :(. > > > > > > > > > > So to resume, what I need is a trustful report that tells the embassy > > > > > (in numbers): > > > > > > > > > > 1. GNOME Foundation is wealthy enough to pay my expenses > > > > > 2. GNOME Foundation actually exists and $someone-not-me knows about it > > > > > > > > > > I was suggested that a printed report of the IRS (the "Internal > > > > > Revenue System" of the US) would be enough. I understand that the > > > > > Foundation is US based (?). > > > > > If not, a report from $country's-IRS-equivalent would be enough. I > > > > > repeat, I don't need to tell the embassy how much money is in > > > > > Foundation's bank account. I only need to proof that it moves money, > > > > > and the taxes and info reported to the $country state as a non-profit > > > > > would be enough. > > > > > > > > > > Maybe this time I was clearer?. > > > > > Just to _really_ stress this out: It's not easy for me to get out of > > > > > Perú, sadly naturals from my country are not well seen by other govs. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks everyone for your replies and will to help, I really > > > > > appreciate it. > > > > > > > > > > Hope to see you at GUADEC!, > > > > > > > > > > Diego > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > guadec-list mailing list > > > guadec-list@gnome.org > > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/guadec-list > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > guadec-list mailing list > guadec-list@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/guadec-list > -- Quim Gil /// http://desdeamericaconamor.org _______________________________________________ guadec-list mailing list guadec-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/guadec-list
