Anirudh Bhati wrote: > As far as I know, the WMF is providing assistance to the attendees by > sending out a letter of invitation, which they can annex to their > applications to the respective Egyptian consulates / missions in their > country. This allows for smooth visa processing and clearance. Since > Egypt is a country that largely depends on tourism as a major source > of its revenues, there will hardly be any problems for the tourists at > the immigration counter, unless and until there are sound intelligence > or political grounds. > > In the unlikely event that a Wikimania attendee is restrained from > entering Egyptian territory, they would most likely be deported back > to their country, and there is hardly anything that a private > organisation like Wikimedia Foundation can do about it. The issue is > then more diplomatic or political, than just bureaucracy. > Also, the major airlines do a certain amount of pre-screening. When they bring an inadmissible person they are the ones stuck with the costs of getting that person back to where he came from.
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