Well, I'm not attending this year, but a lady from Ghana will. Perhaps arrangements for HK is quite OK .
Well, I'll relay those details to her. Thanks On May 24, 2013 5:16 PM, "Ellie Young" <[email protected]> wrote: > Rexford, > > I was also assured recently by the Hong Kong Tourist Board that they are > willing with enough notice to help troubleshoot any problems with > Immigration. Kevin's advice below is very accurate about the process. Do > let me know if you continue to have problems and perhaps we can get the > Board to help. But the process below has to be be accomplished first. > > Also if you need a letter, please contact me. > > Ellie > > > > Ellie Young > Conference Coordinator > Wikimedia Foundation > p. 415 839 6885 x6862 > c. 510 701 8649 > > On May 21, 2013, at 9:33 PM, Doraemon <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Rexford, > > I experienced many times of HK visa application. I suggest you to try > apply the visa from Hong Kong Immigration Department directly instead of > Chinese embassy. I think HK Immigration Department does not require such > documents. > > You have to mail (or let someone in Hong Kong to submit ) the > application form with necessary documents to the Immigration Department at > following: > > Receipt and Despatch Unit**** > > Hong Kong Immigration Department**** > > 2/F, Immigration Tower**** > > 7 Gloucester Road**** > > Wan Chai, Hong Kong**** > > Refer: > http://www.immd.gov.hk/en/services/hk-visas/visit-transit/guidebook.html > > The necessary documents are listed on Section VI. > > Note: > 1. If possible, I suggest to have someone who living in Hong Kong (must > actually living in HK now) to be your sponsor, let him/her to submit the > documents, pick up the visa and pay the fee at the counter in Wan Chai. > 2. If no one in Hong Kong can help you to submit and pay, a HK$160 cheque > from HK bank may be necessary for payment. You have to put the cheque into > the envilope with your documents. > 3. The application takes 4-6 weeks. If urgent, fax the document to +852 > 2824 1133 prior to you mail it. > > If you have any questions, you can ask me at [email protected] > > Kevin > > On 2013/05/22 0:27, Nkansah Rexford wrote: > > Hi, I'm from Ghana. I'm rexford. I'm sorry this comes off lengthy, but its > something i've faced before so wanna bring it up. > > *Bank Statements* > To enter many countries ( I don't know yet for Hong Kong), the embassy > requires the bank statement of the inviting organization or the > organization funding the scholarship awardee aside the awardee's personal > bank statement. > > The bank statement is basically required so the embassy knows that the > organization taking you out of your base country is worthy of caring for > you during the timespan of your stay in the new country of stay. > Irrespective of how big or small the inviting organization is, the bank > statement is really essential for the consulars > > Last year, I that wasn't available for me from WMDC for 2012 Wikimania. > > I want to learn if WMHK has any arrangement for releasing banks > statements - if not their global bank statement - at least with respect to > the awardee, indicating specifics (eg, allocated funds for the person with > respect to accommodation food, transport, sightseeing(if any) etc) > > Some countries are very critical about that (UK, US and other developed > countries (I presume Hong Kong is similar) - Though they won't tell you > directly that's why you were not accepted for Visa, in their eyes, it > counts a lot. > > *Invitation Letter* > I'm sure WMHK will send to the scholarship winners who wish for visa > application assistance some letter(s). Seriously, such letters in certain > parts of the globe, like my country, hardly counts. I will emphasize that, > consulars in certain parts of Africa, including Ghana don't take letters > seriously, after all, letters are today writable and signable by anyone > anytime from anywhere. To that effect, such types of letters sometimes > loose their weight and intent though they might be/or are legitimate. Its > is very critical because of the number of fraudulent cases reported at such > embassies. > > I ask, is there no other authoritative means whereby the WMF or WMHK can > directly correspond with the local embassy from where the awardee is coming > from other than just a sheet of white paper with black ink? Their > corresponding with the local embassy is NOT to decide for them as to > allowing their invitee to come around, but rather, to *re-emphasize the > fact that* its true the invitee is really invited by an organization for > blah blah blah. > > I believe that will rather be a practical visa assistance, if one will > wanna call it that. > > Many organizations intercede for their invitees when they lose > acquisition of a visa to travel. Their follow ups aren't meant to challenge > with the local embassy, rather to impress on them and try to explain in > clear and direct means what their inviting the person all has to do. > > It happened to me last year, thus my concerns. I couldn't attend WMDC > 2012 > > I wish to be enlightened more. > > Thanks. > > rexford > > > -- > +Rexford <https://plus.google.com/107174506890941499078> | +Blender > Academy<https://plus.google.com/b/103109918657638322478/103109918657638322478/posts> > | > +233 266 811 165 l > BFCT<http://www.blendernetwork.org/member/nkansah-rexford-nyarko/> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing > [email protected]https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >
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