On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 5:31 PM, Ellie Young <eyoung(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
I will be sure to take this up when we are putting
together instructions
this Spring. UK Immigation has agreed to
put together a "how to apply" guide for our event. I will be sure this
issue get put to them.
I wouldn't wait until spring to bring this up with UK immigration.
It's not too soon to start now. The process for folks in Iran can take
quite a while (if similar to the process for Wikimania 2012 in the US) but
I think can be successful.
People in Iran will need to travel (at least once) to a UK consulate in
Turkey or UAE to apply.
Ellie
WMF Conference Coordinator
On Jan 12, 2014, at 2:08 PM, Muhammad Yahia <shipmaster(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi all,
I received this question about visas for Iranian citizens and am passing
it
along:
As it stands now, UK visa requirements for Iranian citizens is to have a
bank
account with (on average) 10000 USD or equivalent in the last six
months, plus proof of ownership of a property in Iran, the documents have
to be translated and notarized.
Most of the volunteers interested in getting scholarship for WM or
trying to
arrange travel on their own are mostly young people who do not
satisfy either conditions, is there something that the UK team can do about
that? can they get confirmation that if they apply these requirements will
be waived or something similar?
Thanks!
--
Best Regards,
Muhammad Yahia
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