Hi lets see if you can fix this, at least for attendees of DC11:
The regulations for a visa for Taiwanese people is quite offending and entirely not helpful for DebConf... Let me cite their webpage: --8<------------------------schnipp------------------------->8--- A decision passed by the Council of Ministers of BiH grants Taiwanese citizens who hold regular travel documents issued by Taiwan the possibility to be issued a BiH visa, on a separate sheet of paper, for entry and stay on territory of BiH not exceeding 5 days (Visa B). The diplomatic and consular Missions (DCMs) of BiH in Bejing - London - Budapest are responsible for issuing visas described in the previous paragraph. As an exception, in accordance with Article 3. Paragraph 2 of the Decision on Consular Covering („Official Gazette of BiH“ no. 28/08), visas may be issued by other DCMs of BiH with previous consent from the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of BiH. --8<------------------------schnapp------------------------->8--- This is bad in so many ways. First, as an extra mockery, citizens of Macao and HongKong can get in without anything. Then, having to send your stuff to Bejing (not much chance in getting it to London or Budapest when you are on the other side of the world) is already pretty offending to many Taiwanese people. And many times also impossible or near to it. And also only able to get a 5 day visa, while everyone else can get up to 90 days (and most of them just at airport arrival). As its said you have good government contacts, can you try to get something better with them? Even if it is just temporary or just for a list of names we provide? What would be best would be an extended stay in the country (DebConf and DebCamp are a little more than 5 days, especially if both together) and also the issuing of a visa at airport arrival time. -- bye, Joerg Some NM: "Essential: Yes" -- useful for a message when you do apt-get remove bash:
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