Dear LACRALO members:

Registration for ICANN76 is open at https://76.schedule.icann.org/.  Please take note of these dates:

  • ICANN76 Community Forum will be held in Cancún, Mexico at the Cancún Center, 11-16 March 2023.
  • This will be a hybrid meeting with both in-person and virtual participation.
  • All sessions will be conducted during regular working hours in Cancún, Mexico (Eastern Standard Time / UTC-5).
    • Daylight Saving Time is not in use in Cancún, Mexico. However, most of the United States, Canada, and some northern border locations in Mexico will switch to DST on 12 March 2023.
  • Prep Week will be conducted 27 Feb - 1 Mar 2023. The Prep Week schedule will be published on 13 Feb 2023.
  • The comprehensive schedule will be published 17 Feb 2023.
  • In-person registration closes on 8 March 2023. Virtual registration will remain available through 16 March 2023.

In order to avoid negative situations with visas I recommend going through the https://76.schedule.icann.org/travel and https://76.schedule.icann.org/hotels:
 

As with all international travel, travelers have a responsibility to understand the entry and exit requirements of their travel and determine if they can meet those requirements before committing to the travel.


Travelers may review specific travel requirements by visiting https://apply.joinsherpa.com/map or their local government international traveler websites.


For more information on traveling to México:


To request an invitation letter for visa applications, please REGISTER for the meeting.


As of today, the Mexico gob.mx website informs they require visa for passport holders of the following LACRALO countries:
Antigua
Brasil
Cuba
Nicaragua
Dominican Rep
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
St Kitts
St Vincent
Venezuela

If you do not have a direct flight to Mexico, check also  the visa requirements for the countries where you will be connecting flights.

Keep in mind my experience has been with several countries which requested me a visa that showing a US B1/B2 tourist visa or Schengen travel visa (as well as COVID vaccine papers) helps expedite the application.   As an immigration lawyer, I can also recommend showing upon entry a credit card or proof of solvency to pay your expenses (and of COVID vaccination) even if citizens your country are not required to apply for a visa, as border officials have discretion to return a traveller - even if it happens 0.0001% of the time.

I already registered to attend and hope ICANN76 in Cancun becomes a great opportunity to meet fellow LACRALO members in person!

Regards,


Alvaro Aguilar



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Le dimanche 16 octobre 2022 à 03:28:04 UTC−5, <rcitterio@gmail.com> a écrit :


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Gracias por señalar que en el caso de los pocos venezolanos que están
en icann los terminos para solicitar la visa en mexico son practicamente
imposible de cumplir en comparación con los términos a aplicar para los EE.UU.
visa.

Además, en el caso de obtener una visa en México, los tiempos son
exageradamente alto, el aeropuerto no te deja entrar solo por estar
Venezolano. El reciente maltrato de las autoridades mexicanas hacia
venezolanos que entran legalmente es humillante, lo se porque algunos
familiares emigrados antes de la emisión de la visa por un delicado médico
problema y fueron maltratados.

Por este motivo, opté personalmente por la opción de no solicitar este
reunión debido a las limitaciones de la visa y la manera humillante en que
Los venezolanos son tratados (esto ha sido ampliamente documentado por los derechos humanos
organizaciones).

si puedo colaborar de forma remota para ayudar en cualquier tema relevante para la reunión
usted puede contar conmigo.

saludos

Raitme Citterio
4FE7 B994 C1CF 2815@pgp



----- Message transmis -----
De : lilian ivette de luque bruges <lilidebru@hotmail.com>
À : Aguilar <aguilara_5389@yahoo.fr>; Claire Craig <claireccraig@gmail.com>; LACRALO discussion list <lac-discuss-en@atlarge-lists.icann.org>
Envoyé : samedi 15 octobre 2022 à 20:18:45 UTC−5
Objet : Re: Visas Re: [lac-discuss-en] Important RSVP - Interest to join At-Large ICANN76 Hybrid Community Forum Planning Committee

Thank you Álvaro for your kind words. 
 You are right, thanks for the links. But countries that do not need a visa, like Colombia, also have the specter of inadmission. 
 The organizers must work on this issue and on the mistreatment that sometimes occurs at immigration, especially at the Cancun airport.

Regards,

Lilian 

From: Aguilar <aguilara_5389@yahoo.fr>
Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2022 7:41:01 PM
To: Claire Craig <claireccraig@gmail.com>; LACRALO discussion list <lac-discuss-en@atlarge-lists.icann.org>; lilian ivette de luque bruges <lilidebru@hotmail.com>
Subject: Visas Re: [lac-discuss-en] Important RSVP - Interest to join At-Large ICANN76 Hybrid Community Forum Planning Committee
 

Lilian:

Thank you for serving in the ICANN76 Hybrid Community Committee! 

I hope ICANN76 organizers address the issue of visas to avoid some of the mishaps of previous conferences.  Although members from most LACRALO states have no problem entering Mexico, I just learned that:
- Venezuelans must request their visa at the Mexican consulate https://home.kpmg/xx/en/home/insights/2022/01/flash-alert-2022-013.html
- Nigerians with a Schengen visa may be denied entry unless they show an entry stamp from a Schengen country https://www.travelwithapen.com/mexican-visa-requirements-for-nigerians/

https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/ has links to the different Mexican consulates worldwide with their requirements.

Regards,


Alvaro