Sound pretty much like it is for a Brit trying to get a visa for Australia these days through their visa agency in Bangkok - and we once used to own the place ;) I’ve stopped visiting my relations there because of the hassle getting in. I think it’s due to my passport showing stamps for every developing country in Asia, and living in Thailand.
Kudpung > On 31Jul, 2017, at 13:56, 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] > <mailto:[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] > <mailto:[email protected]> wrote: > >> Send Wikimania-l mailing list submissions to >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l> >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> [email protected] >> <mailto:[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. 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Re: Visa rejections (Risker) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2017 08:21:06 +0530 >> From: Ranjith S <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Visa rejections >> Message-ID: >> <CAF9aKc+HHXVOo2g+BASG_0xT5FPofW4wufim80pQ+=5oum6...@mail.gmail.com >> <mailto: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] >> <mailto:[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]> >>>> 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 >>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rehman>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>>> [email protected] <mailto:[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]> >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>> <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l> >>> >>> >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: >> <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/attachments/20170731/3c90c204/attachment-0001.html >> >> <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/attachments/20170731/3c90c204/attachment-0001.html>> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2017 10:52:36 +0800 >> From: Josh Lim <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Visa rejections >> Message-ID: <[email protected] >> <mailto:[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] >>> <mailto:[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]> <mailto:[email protected] >>> <mailto:[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]> <mailto:[email protected] >>> <mailto:[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 >>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rehman>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> <mailto:[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>> <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l> >>> <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]> >>> <mailto:[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>> <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l> >>> <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]> >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>> <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]> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> | +63 >> (977) 831-7582 >> Facebook/Twitter: akiestar | Wikimedia: Sky Harbor >> http://joshlim.me <http://joshlim.me/> <http://joshlim.me/ >> <http://joshlim.me/>> >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: >> <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/attachments/20170731/67f5a7ec/attachment-0001.html >> >> <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/attachments/20170731/67f5a7ec/attachment-0001.html>> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 3 >> Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2017 23:11:31 -0400 >> From: Risker <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Visa rejections >> Message-ID: >> <capxs8yq3b+ulygnsi+hciuzg426jbpaubgcozao9nekc13i...@mail.gmail.com >> <mailto: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] >> <mailto:[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]>> 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]>> 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 >>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rehman>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>>>> [email protected] <mailto:[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]> >>>> 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]> >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>> <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l> >>> >>> >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: >> <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/attachments/20170730/d6668ccd/attachment.html >> >> <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/attachments/20170730/d6668ccd/attachment.html>> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Subject: Digest Footer >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> End of Wikimania-l Digest, Vol 135, Issue 45 >> ******************************************** > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[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
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