Hi Everyone!
The wiki has a bunch of travel experience, and this seems relevant to
me. Why is it a bad idea to include some opinions or info on this?
I have been given the same bs (conferences being equated to work) in
the UK. I personally recomend sticking to a "I'm on vacation" routine.
@Holge
On 05/06/2017 01:10 PM, Holger Levsen wrote:
> On Tue, May 02, 2017 at 09:37:41PM +0200, Daniel Pocock wrote:
>> [...] But what does a border guard say when their children ask what they
>> did today?
> "I protected our country."
>
>
Canada should just build a wall and make US pay for it, trust me
On Wed, May 03, 2017 at 02:03:42PM +0200, Daniel Pocock wrote:
> On 03/05/17 12:21, Adrian Bunk wrote:
>...
> > If I understand the story correctly, he was (ab)using a tourist visa for
> > living in the US.
>
> Did you see any source that states it was a tourist visa?
>...
The story at the money
On Tue, May 02, 2017 at 09:58:43AM +0200, Daniel Pocock wrote:
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> I couldn't believe it when I saw this[1] but it is appearing in the
> news,
It is one-sided information from someone asking for money,
repeated in the news.
> an Australian, no evidence of a criminal record or anything,
> unable
at bottom :-
On 03/05/2017, Daniel Pocock wrote:
>
>
>
> Well anybody who is self employed, in the middle of changing jobs
> between now and DebConf, recently graduated or otherwise doesn't fit the
> definition of "normal" used by a bureaucrat could also have difficulty
> answering those quest
On 06/05/17 13:10, Holger Levsen wrote:
> On Tue, May 02, 2017 at 09:37:41PM +0200, Daniel Pocock wrote:
>> [...] But what does a border guard say when their children ask
>> what they did today?
>
> "I protected our country."
>
Ah, I wonder if these security professionals[1] would have said t
> While the wiki does share the official line, I *think* it would be
> service if we can add Carl's experience to the visa page as well.
I really don't feel like this is a good idea. I understand crossing
borders and getting visas can be a PITA and sympathize, but we are
neither a travel agency or
On 03/05/17 12:21, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> On Tue, May 02, 2017 at 09:58:43AM +0200, Daniel Pocock wrote:
>>
>> I couldn't believe it when I saw this[1] but it is appearing in the
>> news,
>
> It is one-sided information from someone asking for money,
> repeated in the news.
>
>> an Australian, no
On Tue, May 02, 2017 at 09:37:41PM +0200, Daniel Pocock wrote:
> [...] But what does a border guard say when their children ask what they
> did today?
"I protected our country."
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cheers,
Holger
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On 02/05/17 19:49, Carl Karsten wrote:
> Even though they have kicked me out twice (4 times if you include my 2nd
> attempts a few hours later with more paperwork) I am pretty
> compassionate about them. Assuming there is a point to their job, it
> seems like a hard thing to do effectively.
>
> I could only find one sentence about visas[1] on the web site
You can find more informations about visas on our website here [1] and
on the wiki [2].
[1]: https://debconf17.debconf.org/about/visiting-montreal/
[2]: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf17/Visa
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On 02/05/17 18:02, Carl Karsten wrote:
> I have plenty of fist hand experience with Canadian boarder guards.
>
> Summary: The less you say the better. You are attending a Linux
> conference. the end.
>
> You are not "working" with or for it or anything that might sound like
> work. "volun
I have plenty of fist hand experience with Canadian boarder guards.
Summary: The less you say the better. You are attending a Linux
conference. the end.
You are not "working" with or for it or anything that might sound like
work. "volunteering" is work. If you hint that you might help out t
On 02/05/2017 09:58, Daniel Pocock wrote:
> I couldn't believe it when I saw this[1] but it is appearing in the
> news, an Australian, no evidence of a criminal record or anything,
> unable to enter Canada due to an outbreak of bureaucracy.
Well, he overstayed his US visa, even if it was just by a
On 02/05/17 12:45, Jonathan Carter (highvoltage) wrote:
> On 02/05/2017 09:58, Daniel Pocock wrote:
>> I couldn't believe it when I saw this[1] but it is appearing in the
>> news, an Australian, no evidence of a criminal record or anything,
>> unable to enter Canada due to an outbreak of bureaucr
I couldn't believe it when I saw this[1] but it is appearing in the
news, an Australian, no evidence of a criminal record or anything,
unable to enter Canada due to an outbreak of bureaucracy.
I'm not suggesting anybody should give money to this cause, but it makes
me wonder if Australians are h
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