I would note that the Chinese entry from (that you have to hand over to Immigration along with your visa and passport) specifically has a single box labelled "business/conference", which is clearly the applicable box for attending the IETF.
Yours, Joel On Tue, August 24, 2010 7:09 pm, Edward Lewis wrote: > For US passport holders again, the instructions for applying: > > > Tourist Visa (L Visa) > > > http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/hzqz/zgqz/t84246.htm > > > > Business (F) Visa > > > http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/hzqz/zgqz/t84247.htm > > > > At 17:56 -0500 8/24/10, 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? > > -- > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > - > Edward Lewis > NeuStar You can leave a voice message at > +1-571-434-5468 > > > Spouses, like Internet protocols, lack necessary troubleshooting tools. > Sigh._______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@ietf.org > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
