I have already brought this up with them and waiting to hear back (first response
didn't sound like there was much we can do frankly...) My comment about the spring
is that is when we will have a guide for our attendees who need visas. They said it
would be ready in the next couple of months. We won't be notifying people about their
scholarships until April.
And while we are on this subject, I want to reiterate that we expect individuals to cover
their own visa expenses as well as contacting the British Consulate on their own or
through a visa service in their home country. The UK accepts applications for visas 90
days prior to the expected date of entering the UK (applying before doesn't do any
good.)
Ellie
On Jan 12, 2014, at 3:42 PM, aude <aude.wiki(a)gmail.com> wrote:
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.
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/countries/iran/applying/?langname=UK%20En…
Cheers,
Katie
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!
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Muhammad Yahia
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