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repeat;">If people wind up having to pay for a visa, I'd strongly
suggest obtaining an e-visa in advance from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
at: https://www.evisa.gov.tr/en/ . At peak travel times there is often
a considerable delay in getting a visa at both Ataturk and Sabiha airports.
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From: Milton L Mueller <mueller@syr.edu><br />
To: NCUC-discuss <ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org><br />
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 19:00:59 +0000<br />
Subject: Re: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Visa for IGF Turkey<br />
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Does IGF attendance count as “tourism”? US citizens need a visa
but it is basically just a cash-register-visa, you pay them $20 when you
land. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ncuc-discuss-bounces@lists.ncuc.org
[mailto:ncuc-discuss-bounces@lists.ncuc.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>William
Drake<br />
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 07, 2014 3:56 AM<br />
<b>To:</b> NCUC-discuss<br />
<b>Subject:</b> [NCUC-DISCUSS] Visa for IGF Turkey<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Hi<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Anyway who is planning on going to the IGF in
Istanbul and has yet to get a visa may want to hold off a bit.
I’ve asked about free courtesy visas and the government has said
yes to that but the final options for collecting them are TBD.<o:p></o:p>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><b><span
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</span> </b><span
style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">William
Drake <<a href="mailto:william.drake@uzh.ch">william.drake@uzh.ch</a>
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Re: Visa for Turkey</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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</span> </b><span
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2014 at 12:38:08 PM GMT+2</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Samet TUNCER <<a href="mailto:stuncer@btk.gov.tr">stuncer@btk.gov.tr</a>
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style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Cc: </span>
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"<a href="mailto:igfmaglist-bounces@intgovforum.org">
igfmaglist-bounces@intgovforum.org</a>" <<a
href="mailto:igfmaglist-bounces@intgovforum.org">
igfmaglist-bounces@intgovforum.org</a>>, Aysel KANDEMİR <<a
href="mailto:akandemir@btk.gov.tr">akandemir@btk.gov.tr</a>>, Meral
ÖZTARHAN <<a href="mailto:moztarhan@btk.gov.tr">
moztarhan@btk.gov.tr</a>></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Hello Samet<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Thank you for this excellent news, I’m sure it
will be greatly appreciated by participants!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Just to be sure, are you saying that in order to
receive a courtesy visa, one must go to an embassy or consulate? While
in my case there’s a Turkish consulate in Geneva, many other people
won’t have this local option, and I assume it wouldn’t be
possible to do with the online visa. But could it be logistically
possible to allow collection of a courtesy visa upon arrival at the airport
with the IGF registration letter? <o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">On Aug 6, 2014, at 12:18 PM, Samet TUNCER <<a
href="mailto:stuncer@btk.gov.tr">stuncer@btk.gov.tr</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p>
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Dear Sir/Madam,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I would like to inform you that Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs have
made an arrangement for visa for IGF participants. Accordingly, the
“IGF Registration Confirmation Letter” sent by IGF Secretariat
via e-mail will be considered as valid proof for visa without fee in
all Turkish Embassies/Consulates. So, you do not need to pay visa fee as IGF
participants.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Samet Tuncer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Junior ICT Expert<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Information and Communication Technologies Authority<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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From: </span></b><span
style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">William
Drake <<a href="mailto:wjdrake@gmail.com">wjdrake@gmail.com</a>></span>
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Subject: Re: [IGFmaglist] Visa for Turkey</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Date: </span></b><span
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2014 at 4:05:18 PM GMT+2</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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To: </span></b><span
style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Filiz
Yilmaz <<a href="mailto:koalafil@gmail.com">koalafil@gmail.com</a>
></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Cc: </span></b><span
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<<a href="mailto:Igfmaglist@intgovforum.org">
Igfmaglist@intgovforum.org</a>>, IGF <<a href="mailto:IGF@unog.ch">
IGF@unog.ch</a>></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Sorry, I couldn’t find an answer on the website
or the list archive, so could someone please remind me: has there been an
arrangement made for courtesy visas, as with previous IGFs? Or do we
just follow the normal application process and pay the full fee, as
applicable?<o:p></o:p></div>
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