On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 5:31 PM, Ellie Young <[email protected]> wrote:
> I will be sure to take this up when we are putting together instructions > this Spring. UK Immigation has agreed to > put together a "how to apply" guide for our event. I will be sure this > issue get put to them. > > I wouldn't wait until spring to bring this up with UK immigration. It's not too soon to start now. The process for folks in Iran can take quite a while (if similar to the process for Wikimania 2012 in the US) but I think can be successful. People in Iran will need to travel (at least once) to a UK consulate in Turkey or UAE to apply. http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/countries/iran/applying/?langname=UK%20English Cheers, Katie > Ellie > > WMF Conference Coordinator > > On Jan 12, 2014, at 2:08 PM, Muhammad Yahia <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I received this question about visas for Iranian citizens and am passing > it along: > > > > As it stands now, UK visa requirements for Iranian citizens is to have a > bank account with (on average) 10000 USD or equivalent in the last six > months, plus proof of ownership of a property in Iran, the documents have > to be translated and notarized. > > > > Most of the volunteers interested in getting scholarship for WM or > trying to arrange travel on their own are mostly young people who do not > satisfy either conditions, is there something that the UK team can do about > that? can they get confirmation that if they apply these requirements will > be waived or something similar? > > > > Thanks! > > -- > > Best Regards, > > Muhammad Yahia > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- @wikimediadc / @wikidata
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