Hi Daniel (2022.06.27_15:57:52_+0000) > I think covering travel Visa fees makes a lot of sense.
+1 > Thus I suggest a maximum fee for any Visa related activities, e.g. a default > of USD 200, adjusted to inflation and (if necessary) relative Visa-cost > insanity of DebConf hosting countries*. Because sometimes travel is required > to just get a Visa, e.g. going to a larger city to apply in person. Of > course - as with all our reimbursement - only the actual cost can be claimed > with receipts. That sounds sensible. I'd go one step further and say that any visa-related travel costs shouldn't be automatically covered, but require the sign-off of the visa team (for debconf, or DPL otherwise). In the case of Indian visas this year, it took the local team a few weeks of effort to find a better solution than travel to Istanbul for the Indian attendees. I think we want the pressure to be on for visa team to try to make something like that happen. I'd also suggest that the bursaries team publish a clearer list of what is and isn't acceptable for travel reimbursement (e.g. taxis, travel hotels). SR -- Stefano Rivera http://tumbleweed.org.za/ +1 415 683 3272
