"The whole system seems to be a rude automation of some 19th century port pass system."
- As a Canadian, I can tell you the federal government is still living in the 19th century, or early 20th century at best. JP On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 2:56 AM, ViswaPrabha (വിശ്വപ്രഭ) < [email protected]> wrote: > Ha Ha! > Very tired and completely down with a viral fever + an unexpected denial > of an almost definitive temporary visa + realization of loss of money. > To that miserable scenario, Ranjith's wrongly worded mail brought me some > good laughter as I get to open the mailbox. > Thank you Ranjith. :-) > > Now few facts among the many: > 1. I have a long travel history since 1992 running through Europe, > Americas and Middle East. > 2. Well established reasons to show that I must / will get back to India > after this short visit. > 3. I hold a US B1/B2 visa valid as on date. > 4. There is a 'clickable' and identifiable hotel booking and travel > booking in my name. > 5. The interface to the visa application web site / office is like a black > hole. There is no way you can even ask why your application is not being > responded even after 60 days. No telephone, no mail ID that can reply to. > The whole system seems to be > a rude automation of some 19th century port pass system. > > Canada, for a whole lifetime, I always adored you! But now I feel sorry > for you! > > -Viswaprabha > > On 31 July 2017 at 10:39, Satdeep Gill <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Let me correct, Viswa only has an Indian passport. I think Ranjith wanted >> to say that Viswa's visa got rejected even though he had a Valid US visa. >> >> Regards >> Satdeep Gill >> >> Strategy Coordinator, Wikimedia Foundation >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Track_B#SGill_.28WMF.29> >> Co-founder, Punjabi Wikimedians >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Punjabi_Wikimedians> >> Treasurer, Affiliations Committee >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee> >> Member, Language Committee >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Language_committee> >> >> On 31-Jul-2017, at 8:41 AM, [email protected] >> wrote: >> >> Send Wikimania-l mailing list submissions to >> [email protected] >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> [email protected] >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> [email protected] >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of Wikimania-l digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: Visa rejections (Ranjith S) >> 2. Re: Visa rejections (Josh Lim) >> 3. Re: Visa rejections (Risker) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2017 08:21:06 +0530 >> From: Ranjith S <[email protected]> >> To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" >> <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Visa rejections >> Message-ID: >> <CAF9aKc+HHXVOo2g+BASG_0xT5FPofW4wufim80pQ+=5oum6...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> On a conversation with ViswaPrabha he confirmed that he got visa rejection >> from Canadian embessy so can't participate in this wikimania. >> >> He is holding a Canadian passport but got bad. >> >> Very sad to hear this. >> >> On 28-Jul-2017 3:50 AM, "Ellie Young" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> We have a waitlist from the original pool of people who made it into >> >> Phase 2 consideration by the Scholarship committee. Those people were >> >> notified that they might be offered a scholarship as late as mid-July. We >> >> have filled the people who couldn't attend for whatever reason after they >> >> accepted the scholarship offer with names from there. >> >> >> Ellie >> >> WMF Event Manager >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 3:48 AM, Rehman Abubakr < >> [email protected] >> >> wrote: >> >> >> Excuse me for the blunt question. But are there any shortlisted >> >> candidates this time? >> >> >> >> A fellow Wikimedian asked me this, and I though I might as well ask the >> >> same on this thread. >> >> >> >> I'm sure there would be a lot of genuinely interested Wikimedians who >> >> would like to attend the conference, in lieu of the sheer number of >> >> rejected applicants. (with respect to the successful applicants who would >> >> not be able to make it, of course) >> >> >> >> >> Thanks and regards, >> >> >> User:Rehman <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rehman> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/attachmen >> ts/20170731/3c90c204/attachment-0001.html> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2017 10:52:36 +0800 >> From: Josh Lim <[email protected]> >> To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" >> <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Visa rejections >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Hi Ranjith, >> >> Am I reading correctly that Viswa has a Canadian passport? If he has one, >> then he doesn’t need a visa to go to Montréal. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Josh >> >> On Jul 31, 2017, at 10:51 AM, Ranjith S <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> On a conversation with ViswaPrabha he confirmed that he got visa >> rejection from Canadian embessy so can't participate in this wikimania. >> >> >> He is holding a Canadian passport but got bad. >> >> >> Very sad to hear this. >> >> >> On 28-Jul-2017 3:50 AM, "Ellie Young" <[email protected] < >> mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>>> wrote: >> >> We have a waitlist from the original pool of people who made it into >> Phase 2 consideration by the Scholarship committee. Those people were >> notified that they might be offered a scholarship as late as mid-July. We >> have filled the people who couldn't attend for whatever reason after they >> accepted the scholarship offer with names from there. >> >> >> Ellie >> >> WMF Event Manager >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 3:48 AM, Rehman Abubakr < >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected] >> <[email protected]>>> wrote: >> >> Excuse me for the blunt question. But are there any shortlisted >> candidates this time? >> >> >> >> A fellow Wikimedian asked me this, and I though I might as well ask the >> same on this thread. >> >> >> >> >> I'm sure there would be a lot of genuinely interested Wikimedians who >> would like to attend the conference, in lieu of the sheer number of >> rejected applicants. (with respect to the successful applicants who would >> not be able to make it, of course) >> >> >> >> >> Thanks and regards, >> >> >> User:Rehman <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rehman> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected] >> <[email protected]>> >> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l < >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected] >> <[email protected]>> >> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l < >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> >> JAMES JOSHUA G. LIM >> Bachelor of Arts in Political Science >> Class of 2013, Ateneo de Manila University >> Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines >> >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected] >> <[email protected]>> | +63 (977) 831-7582 <+63%20977%20831%207582> >> Facebook/Twitter: akiestar | Wikimedia: Sky Harbor >> http://joshlim.me <http://joshlim.me/> >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/attachmen >> ts/20170731/67f5a7ec/attachment-0001.html> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 3 >> Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2017 23:11:31 -0400 >> From: Risker <[email protected]> >> To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" >> <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Visa rejections >> Message-ID: >> <capxs8yq3b+ulygnsi+hciuzg426jbpaubgcozao9nekc13i...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> I'm sorry...but this one is a red flag. >> >> Canadian passports are only issued to Canadian citizens, and Canadian >> citizens do not require a visa to come to Canada, regardless of where in >> the world they are when they start their trip. They must enter Canada >> using their Canadian passport for any related travel information (i.e., >> using the Canadian passport for airline information), at the time of >> boarding and at the time of arrival in Canada. If ViswaPrabha is a dual >> citizen, then both passports should be carried at all times. >> >> If he applied for a visa, he received horrible advice. If he is a >> Canadian >> citizen, he can probably still travel, and should contact the Ministry of >> Immigration and Citizenship directly. >> >> Risker/Anne >> >> >> >> On 30 July 2017 at 22:51, Ranjith S <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On a conversation with ViswaPrabha he confirmed that he got visa rejection >> >> from Canadian embessy so can't participate in this wikimania. >> >> >> He is holding a Canadian passport but got bad. >> >> >> Very sad to hear this. >> >> >> On 28-Jul-2017 3:50 AM, "Ellie Young" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> We have a waitlist from the original pool of people who made it into >> >> Phase 2 consideration by the Scholarship committee. Those people were >> >> notified that they might be offered a scholarship as late as mid-July. We >> >> have filled the people who couldn't attend for whatever reason after they >> >> accepted the scholarship offer with names from there. >> >> >> Ellie >> >> WMF Event Manager >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 3:48 AM, Rehman Abubakr < >> >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Excuse me for the blunt question. But are there any shortlisted >> >> candidates this time? >> >> >> >> A fellow Wikimedian asked me this, and I though I might as well ask the >> >> same on this thread. >> >> >> >> I'm sure there would be a lot of genuinely interested Wikimedians who >> >> would like to attend the conference, in lieu of the sheer number of >> >> rejected applicants. (with respect to the successful applicants who would >> >> not be able to make it, of course) >> >> >> >> >> Thanks and regards, >> >> >> User:Rehman <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rehman> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> >> >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/attachmen >> ts/20170730/d6668ccd/attachment.html> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Subject: Digest Footer >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> End of Wikimania-l Digest, Vol 135, Issue 45 >> ******************************************** >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > -- Jean-Philippe Béland [image: Wikimedia Canada] Vice-président — Wikimédia Canada <https://ca.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page?uselang=fr>, chapitre national soutenant Wikipédia Vice president — Wikimedia Canada <https://ca.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page?uselang=en>, national chapter supporting Wikipedia 535 avenue Viger Est, Montréal (Québec) H2L 2P3,[email protected]
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