10% is a large percentage to deny. I am starting to think that in the future a criteria for Wikimania selection should be the ease of obtaining visas, if that isn't already a consideration. Ironically, I think one of the reasons the UK was chosen to host was the supposed ease of obtaining visas for Commonwealth citizens. I'm not sure what the UK is thinking but denying 10% of visa applicants for Wikimania is not a good way to promote tourism or multiculturalism.
Pine On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 11:03 PM, Ellie Young <[email protected]> wrote: > We have that list going, believe me! I think a lot of the problems were > insurmountable no matter how hard we and > the recipients tried because of the Immigration policies. We have at > least 10 per my count that were denied. > > Ellie > > On Aug 5, 2014, at 5:32 PM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: > > Some of the issues I know about might have been prevented with better > communication. Ellie, can you ask people to have experienced visa problems > to contact you or someone else at WMF so that WMF can create a list of > problems and work on how to prevent these in future years? > > Pine > On Aug 5, 2014 5:22 PM, "Naureen" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Sorry you all faced issues with visa. As part of the core volunteer team, >> I was sad to hear of various visa issues. >> >> Night! >> >> On Wednesday, August 6, 2014, Amir Ladsgroup <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> It's not just two visa denials. I'm pretty sure about at least five >>> cases including mine. >>> >>> It was predictable for me so I talked to one of my friends two months >>> ago to take over my presentation in case of visa denial. For the next >>> events I suggest you to be prepared for issues like this. >>> >>> >>> Best >>> >>> On 8/6/14, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > Hi, >>> > >>> > This is the second report I have heard about last minute visa >>> surprises. >>> > This kind of problem is disruptive not just for those who were denied >>> entry >>> > but for others who were planning on the attendance of the person whose >>> visa >>> > was denied. >>> > >>> > In any case, can you give your presentation remotely? >>> > >>> > Pine >>> > >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Amir >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>> >> >> >> -- >> *Naureen Nayyar* >> Norabean.com >> +1.646.481.6672 >> @norabean >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> >
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