[IGFmaglist] Visa for Turkey

[Anriette Esterhuysen]

Dear all

I am in a meeting of African civil society people at present, most of
whom are planning to come to the IGF in Istanbul.

They are all struggling with visas.

The reason is that for many African citizens, you can only get an e-visa
if you have a valid US or Schengen visa.

This might apply to people from other parts of the world to. In the case
of South Africa it is easy to get an e-Visa.. but this seems to be the
exception in Africa rather than the rule.

I would like hereby to request that the Secretariat and our hosts write
a message with detailed guidelines on how to get a visa which can go
onto the website, and which we can circulate widely.

And Bill, thank you for bringing up the courtesy visa issue.

It would indeed be very helpful if the visa fee could be waived.

Best regards

Anriette



On 06/08/2014 10:59, William Drake wrote:
> Hi
>
> Yes one can apply online and in person.  My question was whether there
> would be free courtesy visas as in previous years.  It would be good
> to get a definitive answer yes or no to attendees ASAP.  
>
> Bill
>
>
> On Aug 6, 2014, at 9:46 AM, Kossi Amessinou <amessinoukossi at yahoo.fr
> <mailto:amessinoukossi at yahoo.fr>> wrote:
>
>> Dear all
>> Visa form can be apply in Turkey ambassy of our countries too. I did
>> it and get it after two weeks.
>> Thank you.
>>
>>
>> 2014-08-06 8:33 GMT+01:00 Dee Zee <dazachariah at gmail.com
>> <mailto:dazachariah at gmail.com>>:
>>
>>     Dear Bill.  
>>
>>     You can apply for the visa online.  Please go to the link below
>>     and follow the instructions:
>>                        https://www.evisa.gov.tr/en/ 
>>
>>     .....Desiree
>>
>>     .....Desiree
>>     Desiree Zachariah
>>     ICT Consultant
>>     Resources International
>>     Antigua and Barbuda
>>     268 736-7205
>>
>>
>>     .....Desiree
>>     Desiree Zachariah
>>     ICT Consultant
>>     Resources International
>>     Antigua and Barbuda
>>     268 736-7205
>>
>>
>>     On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 11:03 AM, GUO Liang <guoliang at gmail.com
>>     <mailto:guoliang at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>         Hi Bill,
>>
>>          
>>
>>         I am working on my visa:
>>
>>          
>>
>>         https://www.evisa.gov.tr/en/apply/
>>
>>          
>>
>>          
>>
>>         Best,
>>
>>          
>>
>>         Guo Liang
>>
>>          
>>
>>         *发件人:*Igfmaglist
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>>         *发送时间:*2014年8月4日22:06
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>>         *主题:*Re: [IGFmaglist] Visa for Turkey
>>
>>          
>>
>>         Hi
>>
>>          
>>
>>         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?
>>
>>          
>>
>>         Thanks
>>
>>          
>>
>>         Bill
>>
>>          
>>
>>          
>>
>>         On Mar 18, 2014, at 3:56 PM, Filiz Yilmaz <koalafil at gmail.com
>>         <mailto:koalafil at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>         Hello,
>>
>>         I just came across some news regarding visas for Turkey:
>>
>>         It is announced that by 10 April 2014 visa on arrival will no
>>         longer be available and those eligible will need to get a
>>         visa via an e-Visa Application system before they arrive Turkey.
>>
>>         See details at:
>>         https://www.evisa.gov.tr/en/tour/
>>         https://www.evisa.gov.tr/en/info/
>>
>>         Kind regards
>>         Filiz
>>
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