[NCUC-DISCUSS] Visa for IGF Turkey

[William Drake]

An e-visa is obviously the easiest but it’s not clear they’d be able to set up a fee waiver upon presentation of IGF confirmation via that route. So far they’ve said go to an embassy/mission, waiting to hear if they can make it work at the airport.  Last time I went it cost me over $100, fees vary per country, so a courtesy is nice if you can get it.

Bill

On Aug 7, 2014, at 9:22 PM, Edward Morris <emorris at MILK.TOAST.NET> wrote:

> 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. The cost is the same regardless of the method used.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Milton L Mueller <mueller at syr.edu>
> To: NCUC-discuss <ncuc-discuss at lists.ncuc.org>
> Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 19:00:59 +0000
> Subject: Re: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Visa for IGF Turkey
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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.
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> From: ncuc-discuss-bounces at lists.ncuc.org [mailto:ncuc-discuss-bounces at lists.ncuc.org] On Behalf Of William Drake
> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2014 3:56 AM
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> Subject: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Visa for IGF Turkey
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> Hi
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> 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.
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> Bill
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> From: William Drake <william.drake at uzh.ch >
> Subject: Re: Visa for Turkey
> Date: August 6, 2014 at 12:38:08 PM GMT+2
> To: Samet TUNCER <stuncer at btk.gov.tr >
> Cc: " igfmaglist-bounces at intgovforum.org" < igfmaglist-bounces at intgovforum.org>, Aysel KANDEMİR <akandemir at btk.gov.tr>, Meral ÖZTARHAN < moztarhan at btk.gov.tr>
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> Hello Samet
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> Thank you for this excellent news, I’m sure it will be greatly appreciated by participants!
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> 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?  
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> Best
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> Bill 
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> On Aug 6, 2014, at 12:18 PM, Samet TUNCER <stuncer at btk.gov.tr> wrote:
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> Dear Sir/Madam,
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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.
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> Best regards,
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> Samet Tuncer
> Junior ICT Expert
> Information and Communication Technologies Authority
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> From: William Drake <wjdrake at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [IGFmaglist] Visa for Turkey
> Date: August 4, 2014 at 4:05:18 PM GMT+2
> To: Filiz Yilmaz <koalafil at gmail.com >
> Cc: MAG-public < Igfmaglist at intgovforum.org>, IGF < IGF at unog.ch>
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> Hi
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> 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?
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> Thanks
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> Bill
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