Dear All, The invitation letter for ICANN56 Policy Forum in Helsinki, Finland, 27-30 Jun 2016 is now open. Individuals that will need a visa to enter Finland and/or any Schengen country to attend the meeting can go to https://invitationletters.icann.org/, to apply for the letter. The local host will be supplying the local host letter to those who apply on the ICANN invitation letter website. We highly urge individuals who do not have a valid Schengen visa to apply as early as possible as the visa process is time consuming. All participants who apply for a visa will have to book an appointment to have their fingerprints taken and etc. In some locations, Finland is represented by another government, in these cases our local host will have no way to influence the application process. The deadline for visa application is May 31, 2016. Best regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken@icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> Follow @ccNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccNSO Follow the ccNSO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccnso/ http://ccnso.icann.org