Request for additional travel support for African region ATLAS III participants
Dear all, We the below mentioned Penholders, on behalf of the ATLAS III awardees, refer to the announcement of the ATLAS III travel support selected participants, among which are 19 people from Africa. Aside being selected, the intended purpose of training future leaders for At Large cannot be achieved if the selected participants can not get visas to attend the scheduled conference and training during the ICANN 66 at Montreal in Canada. It must be indicated that getting visas to Canada from our various embassies across Africa is cumbersome. In this regard, we wish to make the following suggestions on behalf of all the African 19 delegates, which can make it easier for us to get our visas: 1. ICANN or the host entity to write directly to the various embassies of the selected participants well in advance to introduce the participants. There must be acknowledgement for receipt of this introduction letters from the embassies. 2. The various invitation letters must clearly indicate that ICANN is fully sponsoring the participants, listing that airfare, accommodation and stipend will be fully provided to each participant. This is very important because the embassies would like to know if the participants can have enough funds for the trip. In fact, it’s even a requirement for the participants to provide their bank account statement showing evidence of enough funds, hence if it’s indicated that the participants are going to be fully sponsored the better. It must be noted that acquiring the visa can take close to 12 weeks in some countries, hence, the earlier the processes are started, including implementing the above mentioned suggestions, the better for the African delegates to get their visas and attend the trainings. We are counting on your utmost support in this regard. Raymond Selorm Mamattah Remmy Nweke Peters Omoragbon (Penholders on behalf of Afralo ATLAS III awardees)
Hello all. It's a good intiative due to the past experiences but the the content of your email didn't reflect the object IMHO. Do you need more support for visa purpose or are you requesting for more participants from pour region Africa? Thank Olévié Le jeu. 25 juil. 2019 à 14:30, Raymond Mamattah <mamattah.raymond@gmail.com> a écrit :
Dear all,
We the below mentioned Penholders, on behalf of the ATLAS III awardees, refer to the announcement of the ATLAS III travel support selected participants, among which are 19 people from Africa.
Aside being selected, the intended purpose of training future leaders for At Large cannot be achieved if the selected participants can not get visas to attend the scheduled conference and training during the ICANN 66 at Montreal in Canada. It must be indicated that getting visas to Canada from our various embassies across Africa is cumbersome. In this regard, we wish to make the following suggestions on behalf of all the African 19 delegates, which can make it easier for us to get our visas:
1. ICANN or the host entity to write directly to the various embassies of the selected participants well in advance to introduce the participants. There must be acknowledgement for receipt of this introduction letters from the embassies.
2. The various invitation letters must clearly indicate that ICANN is fully sponsoring the participants, listing that airfare, accommodation and stipend will be fully provided to each participant.
This is very important because the embassies would like to know if the participants can have enough funds for the trip. In fact, it’s even a requirement for the participants to provide their bank account statement showing evidence of enough funds, hence if it’s indicated that the participants are going to be fully sponsored the better.
It must be noted that acquiring the visa can take close to 12 weeks in some countries, hence, the earlier the processes are started, including implementing the above mentioned suggestions, the better for the African delegates to get their visas and attend the trainings.
We are counting on your utmost support in this regard.
Raymond Selorm Mamattah
Remmy Nweke
Peters Omoragbon
(Penholders on behalf of Afralo ATLAS III awardees)
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Hello Olevie, As shown in the email subject and well explained in the email, we need more support in order to easily get our visas. Regards, Raymond. On Thu, 25 Jul 2019 at 2:51 pm, Abd-El-Raouf Olévié Kouami < olivierkouami@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello all. It's a good intiative due to the past experiences but the the content of your email didn't reflect the object IMHO. Do you need more support for visa purpose or are you requesting for more participants from pour region Africa? Thank Olévié
Le jeu. 25 juil. 2019 à 14:30, Raymond Mamattah < mamattah.raymond@gmail.com> a écrit :
Dear all,
We the below mentioned Penholders, on behalf of the ATLAS III awardees, refer to the announcement of the ATLAS III travel support selected participants, among which are 19 people from Africa.
Aside being selected, the intended purpose of training future leaders for At Large cannot be achieved if the selected participants can not get visas to attend the scheduled conference and training during the ICANN 66 at Montreal in Canada. It must be indicated that getting visas to Canada from our various embassies across Africa is cumbersome. In this regard, we wish to make the following suggestions on behalf of all the African 19 delegates, which can make it easier for us to get our visas:
1. ICANN or the host entity to write directly to the various embassies of the selected participants well in advance to introduce the participants. There must be acknowledgement for receipt of this introduction letters from the embassies.
2. The various invitation letters must clearly indicate that ICANN is fully sponsoring the participants, listing that airfare, accommodation and stipend will be fully provided to each participant.
This is very important because the embassies would like to know if the participants can have enough funds for the trip. In fact, it’s even a requirement for the participants to provide their bank account statement showing evidence of enough funds, hence if it’s indicated that the participants are going to be fully sponsored the better.
It must be noted that acquiring the visa can take close to 12 weeks in some countries, hence, the earlier the processes are started, including implementing the above mentioned suggestions, the better for the African delegates to get their visas and attend the trainings.
We are counting on your utmost support in this regard.
Raymond Selorm Mamattah
Remmy Nweke
Peters Omoragbon
(Penholders on behalf of Afralo ATLAS III awardees)
_______________________________________________
AFRI-Discuss mailing list AFRI-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/afri-discuss
Homepage for the region: http://www.afralo.org
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Dear Penholders, ICANN Travel provides all necessary support towards funded travellers. You will definitely receive a localhost letter and an official invitation. For itineraries or flights please go the fcm portal which is provided for all ICANN travel. The government of Canada in this reference the Canadian embassy reserve the right to either grant a visa to an applicant or not. In case my response is not sufficient, more experienced persons will respond appropriately. Kind regards Daniel ᐧ On Thu, 25 Jul 2019 at 17:30, Raymond Mamattah <mamattah.raymond@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear all,
We the below mentioned Penholders, on behalf of the ATLAS III awardees, refer to the announcement of the ATLAS III travel support selected participants, among which are 19 people from Africa.
Aside being selected, the intended purpose of training future leaders for At Large cannot be achieved if the selected participants can not get visas to attend the scheduled conference and training during the ICANN 66 at Montreal in Canada. It must be indicated that getting visas to Canada from our various embassies across Africa is cumbersome. In this regard, we wish to make the following suggestions on behalf of all the African 19 delegates, which can make it easier for us to get our visas:
1. ICANN or the host entity to write directly to the various embassies of the selected participants well in advance to introduce the participants. There must be acknowledgement for receipt of this introduction letters from the embassies.
2. The various invitation letters must clearly indicate that ICANN is fully sponsoring the participants, listing that airfare, accommodation and stipend will be fully provided to each participant.
This is very important because the embassies would like to know if the participants can have enough funds for the trip. In fact, it’s even a requirement for the participants to provide their bank account statement showing evidence of enough funds, hence if it’s indicated that the participants are going to be fully sponsored the better.
It must be noted that acquiring the visa can take close to 12 weeks in some countries, hence, the earlier the processes are started, including implementing the above mentioned suggestions, the better for the African delegates to get their visas and attend the trainings.
We are counting on your utmost support in this regard.
Raymond Selorm Mamattah
Remmy Nweke
Peters Omoragbon
(Penholders on behalf of Afralo ATLAS III awardees)
_______________________________________________ AFRI-Discuss mailing list AFRI-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/afri-discuss
Homepage for the region: http://www.afralo.org
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Thank you Daniel. Best regards, Sonigitu Get BlueMail for Android On 25 Jul 2019, 15:51, at 15:51, DANIEL NANGHAKA <dndannang@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Penholders,
ICANN Travel provides all necessary support towards funded travellers. You will definitely receive a localhost letter and an official invitation. For itineraries or flights please go the fcm portal which is provided for all ICANN travel.
The government of Canada in this reference the Canadian embassy reserve the right to either grant a visa to an applicant or not.
In case my response is not sufficient, more experienced persons will respond appropriately.
Kind regards Daniel
ᐧ
On Thu, 25 Jul 2019 at 17:30, Raymond Mamattah <mamattah.raymond@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear all,
We the below mentioned Penholders, on behalf of the ATLAS III awardees, refer to the announcement of the ATLAS III travel support selected participants, among which are 19 people from Africa.
Aside being selected, the intended purpose of training future leaders for At Large cannot be achieved if the selected participants can not get visas to attend the scheduled conference and training during the ICANN 66 at Montreal in Canada. It must be indicated that getting visas to Canada from our various embassies across Africa is cumbersome. In this regard, we wish to make the following suggestions on behalf of all the African 19 delegates, which can make it easier for us to get our visas:
1. ICANN or the host entity to write directly to the various embassies of the selected participants well in advance to introduce the participants. There must be acknowledgement for receipt of this introduction letters from the embassies.
2. The various invitation letters must clearly indicate that ICANN is fully sponsoring the participants, listing that airfare, accommodation and stipend will be fully provided to each participant.
This is very important because the embassies would like to know if the participants can have enough funds for the trip. In fact, it’s even a requirement for the participants to provide their bank account statement showing evidence of enough funds, hence if it’s indicated that the participants are going to be fully sponsored the better.
It must be noted that acquiring the visa can take close to 12 weeks in some countries, hence, the earlier the processes are started, including implementing the above mentioned suggestions, the better for the African delegates to get their visas and attend the trainings.
We are counting on your utmost support in this regard.
Raymond Selorm Mamattah
Remmy Nweke
Peters Omoragbon
(Penholders on behalf of Afralo ATLAS III awardees)
_______________________________________________ AFRI-Discuss mailing list AFRI-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/afri-discuss
Homepage for the region: http://www.afralo.org
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🤔... No comments On Thu, 25 Jul 2019, 15:51 DANIEL NANGHAKA, <dndannang@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Penholders,
ICANN Travel provides all necessary support towards funded travellers. You will definitely receive a localhost letter and an official invitation. For itineraries or flights please go the fcm portal which is provided for all ICANN travel.
The government of Canada in this reference the Canadian embassy reserve the right to either grant a visa to an applicant or not.
In case my response is not sufficient, more experienced persons will respond appropriately.
Kind regards Daniel
ᐧ
On Thu, 25 Jul 2019 at 17:30, Raymond Mamattah <mamattah.raymond@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear all,
We the below mentioned Penholders, on behalf of the ATLAS III awardees, refer to the announcement of the ATLAS III travel support selected participants, among which are 19 people from Africa.
Aside being selected, the intended purpose of training future leaders for At Large cannot be achieved if the selected participants can not get visas to attend the scheduled conference and training during the ICANN 66 at Montreal in Canada. It must be indicated that getting visas to Canada from our various embassies across Africa is cumbersome. In this regard, we wish to make the following suggestions on behalf of all the African 19 delegates, which can make it easier for us to get our visas:
1. ICANN or the host entity to write directly to the various embassies of the selected participants well in advance to introduce the participants. There must be acknowledgement for receipt of this introduction letters from the embassies.
2. The various invitation letters must clearly indicate that ICANN is fully sponsoring the participants, listing that airfare, accommodation and stipend will be fully provided to each participant.
This is very important because the embassies would like to know if the participants can have enough funds for the trip. In fact, it’s even a requirement for the participants to provide their bank account statement showing evidence of enough funds, hence if it’s indicated that the participants are going to be fully sponsored the better.
It must be noted that acquiring the visa can take close to 12 weeks in some countries, hence, the earlier the processes are started, including implementing the above mentioned suggestions, the better for the African delegates to get their visas and attend the trainings.
We are counting on your utmost support in this regard.
Raymond Selorm Mamattah
Remmy Nweke
Peters Omoragbon
(Penholders on behalf of Afralo ATLAS III awardees)
_______________________________________________ AFRI-Discuss mailing list AFRI-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/afri-discuss
Homepage for the region: http://www.afralo.org
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Dear Raymond, Remmy, and Peters: Thank you very much for raising your concerns regarding applying for a visa for ICANN66. We understand that applying for a visa can be a challenge and that is why ICANN has done the following to ensure that the visa process is as smooth as possible: 1. We have engaged and worked with Tourism Montreal and with the Special Events Unit of NHQ Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada regarding our event and they are fully aware of our event and have sent communication to their diplomatic missions putting them in notice about our event. Kindly note that they have even provided our applicants with a special code (which is embedded in the invitation and local host letters) that they need to include so that they can distinguish themselves from the general applicants. 1. Funded travelers applying for an ICANN Invitation Letter receive a letter which indicate that ICANN is funding their travel. Additionally, the Welcome Email provided to the Funded Travelers give additional support of the type of funding they expect to receive from ICANN, which could be added to their visa application so supplement support. 1. Funded travelers that will require a visa will receive an email from Travel Support outlining what documents we will be providing and when to expect them so that they can include that in their visa application and if necessary. Let me know if you have any additional concerns. Best wishes, Joseph de Jesus Travel Support Manager Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Fax: +1 424 832 1074 www.icann.org From: Raymond Mamattah <mamattah.raymond@gmail.com> Date: Thursday, July 25, 2019 at 7:30 AM To: ICANN Travel Support <travelsupport@icann.org>, "staff@atlarge.icann.org" <staff@atlarge.icann.org>, "atlasiii-programme@icann.org" <atlasiii-programme@icann.org>, ALAC Working List <alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org>, Afri-Discuss <afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org>, Pierre Dandjinou <pierre.dandjinou@icann.org> Subject: [Ext] Request for additional travel support for African region ATLAS III participants Dear all, We the below mentioned Penholders, on behalf of the ATLAS III awardees, refer to the announcement of the ATLAS III travel support selected participants, among which are 19 people from Africa. Aside being selected, the intended purpose of training future leaders for At Large cannot be achieved if the selected participants can not get visas to attend the scheduled conference and training during the ICANN 66 at Montreal in Canada. It must be indicated that getting visas to Canada from our various embassies across Africa is cumbersome. In this regard, we wish to make the following suggestions on behalf of all the African 19 delegates, which can make it easier for us to get our visas: 1. ICANN or the host entity to write directly to the various embassies of the selected participants well in advance to introduce the participants. There must be acknowledgement for receipt of this introduction letters from the embassies. 2. The various invitation letters must clearly indicate that ICANN is fully sponsoring the participants, listing that airfare, accommodation and stipend will be fully provided to each participant. This is very important because the embassies would like to know if the participants can have enough funds for the trip. In fact, it’s even a requirement for the participants to provide their bank account statement showing evidence of enough funds, hence if it’s indicated that the participants are going to be fully sponsored the better. It must be noted that acquiring the visa can take close to 12 weeks in some countries, hence, the earlier the processes are started, including implementing the above mentioned suggestions, the better for the African delegates to get their visas and attend the trainings. We are counting on your utmost support in this regard. Raymond Selorm Mamattah Remmy Nweke Peters Omoragbon (Penholders on behalf of Afralo ATLAS III awardees)
Hello Joseph, Thanks for the detailed explanation, we appreciate it. We look forward to receiving the supporting documents. Regards, Raymond. On Thu, 25 Jul 2019 at 6:19 pm, ICANN Travel Support < travelsupport@icann.org> wrote:
Dear Raymond, Remmy, and Peters:
Thank you very much for raising your concerns regarding applying for a visa for ICANN66. We understand that applying for a visa can be a challenge and that is why ICANN has done the following to ensure that the visa process is as smooth as possible:
1. We have engaged and worked with Tourism Montreal and with the Special Events Unit of NHQ Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada regarding our event and they are fully aware of our event and have sent communication to their diplomatic missions putting them in notice about our event. Kindly note that they have even provided our applicants with a special code (which is embedded in the invitation and local host letters) that they need to include so that they can distinguish themselves from the general applicants.
1. Funded travelers applying for an ICANN Invitation Letter receive a letter which indicate that ICANN is funding their travel. Additionally, the Welcome Email provided to the Funded Travelers give additional support of the type of funding they expect to receive from ICANN, which could be added to their visa application so supplement support.
1. Funded travelers that will require a visa will receive an email from Travel Support outlining what documents we will be providing and when to expect them so that they can include that in their visa application and if necessary.
Let me know if you have any additional concerns.
Best wishes,
Joseph de Jesus
Travel Support Manager
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
Fax: +1 424 832 1074
www.icann.org
*From: *Raymond Mamattah <mamattah.raymond@gmail.com> *Date: *Thursday, July 25, 2019 at 7:30 AM *To: *ICANN Travel Support <travelsupport@icann.org>, " staff@atlarge.icann.org" <staff@atlarge.icann.org>, " atlasiii-programme@icann.org" <atlasiii-programme@icann.org>, ALAC Working List <alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org>, Afri-Discuss < afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org>, Pierre Dandjinou < pierre.dandjinou@icann.org> *Subject: *[Ext] Request for additional travel support for African region ATLAS III participants
Dear all,
We the below mentioned Penholders, on behalf of the ATLAS III awardees, refer to the announcement of the ATLAS III travel support selected participants, among which are 19 people from Africa.
Aside being selected, the intended purpose of training future leaders for At Large cannot be achieved if the selected participants can not get visas to attend the scheduled conference and training during the ICANN 66 at Montreal in Canada. It must be indicated that getting visas to Canada from our various embassies across Africa is cumbersome. In this regard, we wish to make the following suggestions on behalf of all the African 19 delegates, which can make it easier for us to get our visas:
1. ICANN or the host entity to write directly to the various embassies of the selected participants well in advance to introduce the participants. There must be acknowledgement for receipt of this introduction letters from the embassies.
2. The various invitation letters must clearly indicate that ICANN is fully sponsoring the participants, listing that airfare, accommodation and stipend will be fully provided to each participant.
This is very important because the embassies would like to know if the participants can have enough funds for the trip. In fact, it’s even a requirement for the participants to provide their bank account statement showing evidence of enough funds, hence if it’s indicated that the participants are going to be fully sponsored the better.
It must be noted that acquiring the visa can take close to 12 weeks in some countries, hence, the earlier the processes are started, including implementing the above mentioned suggestions, the better for the African delegates to get their visas and attend the trainings.
We are counting on your utmost support in this regard.
Raymond Selorm Mamattah
Remmy Nweke
Peters Omoragbon
(Penholders on behalf of Afralo ATLAS III awardees)
Dear Joseph, Thank you for the prompt feedback below, however your e-mail does not indicate on when these letters will be sent out to the funded travelers (your point number 3 below). As it stands right now some of the ATLAS III funded travelers have received the some documents and some have not and I was wondering what is the process as you pointed out in your email that the travel constituency will provide the details of when to expect these documents and what will be required in their visa application. Please assist Kind Regards Bram From: AtlasIII-Programme <atlasiii-programme-bounces@icann.org> On Behalf Of ICANN Travel Support Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2019 8:19 PM To: Raymond Mamattah <mamattah.raymond@gmail.com>; ICANN At-Large Staff <staff@atlarge.icann.org>; atlasiii-programme@icann.org; ALAC Working List <alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org>; Afri-Discuss <afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org>; Pierre Dandjinou <pierre.dandjinou@icann.org> Cc: ICANN Travel Support <travelsupport@icann.org> Subject: Re: [AtlasIII-Programme] [Ext] Request for additional travel support for African region ATLAS III participants Dear Raymond, Remmy, and Peters: Thank you very much for raising your concerns regarding applying for a visa for ICANN66. We understand that applying for a visa can be a challenge and that is why ICANN has done the following to ensure that the visa process is as smooth as possible: 1) We have engaged and worked with Tourism Montreal and with the Special Events Unit of NHQ Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada regarding our event and they are fully aware of our event and have sent communication to their diplomatic missions putting them in notice about our event. Kindly note that they have even provided our applicants with a special code (which is embedded in the invitation and local host letters) that they need to include so that they can distinguish themselves from the general applicants. 2) Funded travelers applying for an ICANN Invitation Letter receive a letter which indicate that ICANN is funding their travel. Additionally, the Welcome Email provided to the Funded Travelers give additional support of the type of funding they expect to receive from ICANN, which could be added to their visa application so supplement support. 3) Funded travelers that will require a visa will receive an email from Travel Support outlining what documents we will be providing and when to expect them so that they can include that in their visa application and if necessary. Let me know if you have any additional concerns. Best wishes, Joseph de Jesus Travel Support Manager Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Fax: +1 424 832 1074 www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org> From: Raymond Mamattah <mamattah.raymond@gmail.com<mailto:mamattah.raymond@gmail.com>> Date: Thursday, July 25, 2019 at 7:30 AM To: ICANN Travel Support <travelsupport@icann.org<mailto:travelsupport@icann.org>>, "staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>" <staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>>, "atlasiii-programme@icann.org<mailto:atlasiii-programme@icann.org>" <atlasiii-programme@icann.org<mailto:atlasiii-programme@icann.org>>, ALAC Working List <alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org>>, Afri-Discuss <afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org>>, Pierre Dandjinou <pierre.dandjinou@icann.org<mailto:pierre.dandjinou@icann.org>> Subject: [Ext] Request for additional travel support for African region ATLAS III participants Dear all, We the below mentioned Penholders, on behalf of the ATLAS III awardees, refer to the announcement of the ATLAS III travel support selected participants, among which are 19 people from Africa. Aside being selected, the intended purpose of training future leaders for At Large cannot be achieved if the selected participants can not get visas to attend the scheduled conference and training during the ICANN 66 at Montreal in Canada. It must be indicated that getting visas to Canada from our various embassies across Africa is cumbersome. In this regard, we wish to make the following suggestions on behalf of all the African 19 delegates, which can make it easier for us to get our visas: 1. ICANN or the host entity to write directly to the various embassies of the selected participants well in advance to introduce the participants. There must be acknowledgement for receipt of this introduction letters from the embassies. 2. The various invitation letters must clearly indicate that ICANN is fully sponsoring the participants, listing that airfare, accommodation and stipend will be fully provided to each participant. This is very important because the embassies would like to know if the participants can have enough funds for the trip. In fact, it’s even a requirement for the participants to provide their bank account statement showing evidence of enough funds, hence if it’s indicated that the participants are going to be fully sponsored the better. It must be noted that acquiring the visa can take close to 12 weeks in some countries, hence, the earlier the processes are started, including implementing the above mentioned suggestions, the better for the African delegates to get their visas and attend the trainings. We are counting on your utmost support in this regard. Raymond Selorm Mamattah Remmy Nweke Peters Omoragbon (Penholders on behalf of Afralo ATLAS III awardees)
Hello everyone, I am a fellow but for now I have not received the documents indicated. Mr. Bram says that some have received the documents and others not ... Well, I think all of this needs to be reviewed. For example in Mali, Canada's visa applications are processed in Dakar. So it would be nice to start the process in time. Le lun. 29 juil. 2019 à 15:41, Bram Fudzulani <beatblam@hotmail.com> a écrit :
Dear Joseph,
Thank you for the prompt feedback below, however your e-mail does not indicate on when these letters will be sent out to the funded travelers (*your point number 3 below*). As it stands right now some of the ATLAS III funded travelers have received the some documents and some have not and I was wondering what is the process as you pointed out in your email that the travel constituency will provide the details of when to expect these documents and what will be required in their visa application.
Please assist
Kind Regards
Bram
*From:* AtlasIII-Programme <atlasiii-programme-bounces@icann.org> *On Behalf Of *ICANN Travel Support *Sent:* Thursday, July 25, 2019 8:19 PM *To:* Raymond Mamattah <mamattah.raymond@gmail.com>; ICANN At-Large Staff <staff@atlarge.icann.org>; atlasiii-programme@icann.org; ALAC Working List <alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org>; Afri-Discuss < afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org>; Pierre Dandjinou < pierre.dandjinou@icann.org> *Cc:* ICANN Travel Support <travelsupport@icann.org> *Subject:* Re: [AtlasIII-Programme] [Ext] Request for additional travel support for African region ATLAS III participants
Dear Raymond, Remmy, and Peters:
Thank you very much for raising your concerns regarding applying for a visa for ICANN66. We understand that applying for a visa can be a challenge and that is why ICANN has done the following to ensure that the visa process is as smooth as possible:
1) We have engaged and worked with Tourism Montreal and with the Special Events Unit of NHQ Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada regarding our event and they are fully aware of our event and have sent communication to their diplomatic missions putting them in notice about our event. Kindly note that they have even provided our applicants with a special code (which is embedded in the invitation and local host letters) that they need to include so that they can distinguish themselves from the general applicants.
2) Funded travelers applying for an ICANN Invitation Letter receive a letter which indicate that ICANN is funding their travel. Additionally, the Welcome Email provided to the Funded Travelers give additional support of the type of funding they expect to receive from ICANN, which could be added to their visa application so supplement support.
3) Funded travelers that will require a visa will receive an email from Travel Support outlining what documents we will be providing and when to expect them so that they can include that in their visa application and if necessary.
Let me know if you have any additional concerns.
Best wishes,
Joseph de Jesus
Travel Support Manager
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
Fax: +1 424 832 1074
www.icann.org
*From: *Raymond Mamattah <mamattah.raymond@gmail.com> *Date: *Thursday, July 25, 2019 at 7:30 AM *To: *ICANN Travel Support <travelsupport@icann.org>, " staff@atlarge.icann.org" <staff@atlarge.icann.org>, " atlasiii-programme@icann.org" <atlasiii-programme@icann.org>, ALAC Working List <alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org>, Afri-Discuss < afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org>, Pierre Dandjinou < pierre.dandjinou@icann.org> *Subject: *[Ext] Request for additional travel support for African region ATLAS III participants
Dear all,
We the below mentioned Penholders, on behalf of the ATLAS III awardees, refer to the announcement of the ATLAS III travel support selected participants, among which are 19 people from Africa.
Aside being selected, the intended purpose of training future leaders for At Large cannot be achieved if the selected participants can not get visas to attend the scheduled conference and training during the ICANN 66 at Montreal in Canada. It must be indicated that getting visas to Canada from our various embassies across Africa is cumbersome. In this regard, we wish to make the following suggestions on behalf of all the African 19 delegates, which can make it easier for us to get our visas:
1. ICANN or the host entity to write directly to the various embassies of the selected participants well in advance to introduce the participants. There must be acknowledgement for receipt of this introduction letters from the embassies.
2. The various invitation letters must clearly indicate that ICANN is fully sponsoring the participants, listing that airfare, accommodation and stipend will be fully provided to each participant.
This is very important because the embassies would like to know if the participants can have enough funds for the trip. In fact, it’s even a requirement for the participants to provide their bank account statement showing evidence of enough funds, hence if it’s indicated that the participants are going to be fully sponsored the better.
It must be noted that acquiring the visa can take close to 12 weeks in some countries, hence, the earlier the processes are started, including implementing the above mentioned suggestions, the better for the African delegates to get their visas and attend the trainings.
We are counting on your utmost support in this regard.
Raymond Selorm Mamattah
Remmy Nweke
Peters Omoragbon
(Penholders on behalf of Afralo ATLAS III awardees)
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participants (8)
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Abd-El-Raouf Olévié Kouami -
Bakary Kouyate -
Bram Fudzulani -
DANIEL NANGHAKA -
ICANN Travel Support -
Peters Omoragbon -
Raymond Mamattah -
Sonigitu (SEA)