RE: [council] Visa for ICANN Toronto refused by Canadian High Commission

["Lanre Ajayi" <lanre@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Zahid,

 

My experience is not too different from yours. I submitted my passport to
the Canadian Embassy in Lagos, Nigeria on August 2, 2012 for a visa. I was
told it may take up to 45 working days or 2 months before the visa could be
ready for collection, if granted. I made an inquiry at the embassy ?s visa
processing center yesterday, to find out the state of my visa application
and learnt that it could take up to 3 months before I can collect my
passport, by which time ICANN meeting would have been over.

 

I, later, learnt that a way to expedite action on my visa application is to
get the Canadian Government to intervene. This probably buttresses the point
that is being made, that Government support be made an important factor when
planning ICANN meetings. 

 

Best regards,

 

Lanre Ajayi

 

 

 

From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Stéphane Van Gelder
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 9:45 AM
To: Neuman Jeff; Zahid Jamil (zahid@xxxxxxxxx)
Cc: council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx List
Subject: Re: [council] Visa for ICANN Toronto refused by Canadian High
Commission

 

Zahid,

 

Frankly I'm appalled. I will reach out to Heather personally. There is no
way I am not having you there for my last week chairing the GNSO ;) I will
keep you posted.

 

Stéphane Van Gelder
Directeur Général / General manager
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Le 18 sept. 2012 à 01:13, Neuman, Jeff a écrit :






Zahid,

Sorry to hear this and frankly this should not happen. Stephane, can we
reach out to Heather to see if there is something she may be able to do?



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-----Original Message-----
From:   Zahid Jamil [mailto:zahid@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent:    Monday, September 17, 2012 06:25 PM Eastern Standard Time
To:       council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx List
Subject:           [council] Visa for ICANN Toronto refused by Canadian High
Commission


Dear Councillors,

I applied today at the Canadian High Commission at London for my visa for
the ICANN meeting with invitation letter etc.  Without even asking any
questions it was flatly refused.  

Apparently, the High Commission wouldn't even speak to the ICANN staff.  

Guess I may not be seeing you all in Toronto.  

May be an idea to ensure Government support before accepting requests to
host ICANN meetings next time.  For all the grievances at least the
Senaglese gave everyone visas on arrival.  



Sincerely,

Zahid Jamil
Barrister-at-law
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