[WSIS CS-Plenary] VISAS For Tunisia?

[Adam Peake]

There's a document, "information for 
participants" 
<http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/doc_multi.asp?lang=en&id=2104|0> 
that explains most things.

And a page to check visa requirements (in French) 
<http://www.smsitunis2005.tn/plateforme/visa/index.php> 


From the document:

"7	Tunisian visa requirements
7.1	All participants from States for which 
Tunisian visa requirements apply will be granted 
an entry visa free of charge by the host country, 
upon application.
7.2	Participants are invited to consult the 
following web page to determine whether they are 
required to obtain a Tunisian entry visa:
http://www.smsitunis2005.tn/plateforme/visa/index.php
7.3	Requests for entry visas should be made 
to the Tunisian diplomatic and/or consular 
representation of the participant¹s country of 
residence. Participants residing in countries in 
which Tunisia has no diplomatic and/or consular 
representation may obtain their entry visa from 
the non-resident diplomatic mission responsible 
for their country , or, failing this, and 
exceptionally, upon arrival at the airport.
7.4	The Tunis Summit pre-registration 
confirmation letter may be used as a supporting 
document when applying for a visa (see Section C, 
§1.6, below).
7.5	Questions regarding visas should be sent 
to the Tunis Summit Visa Service at the following 
address:  info.visa at smsitunis2005.tn "

Adam



At 7:21 AM +0100 10/13/05, karen banks wrote:
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>dear congo folk, and all
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>Several people are concerned about visas - and i 
>can't find any definitive information about this 
>on the ITU website, and nothing on the host 
>country website.
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>I remember charles geiger mentioned during the 
>CS orientation before prepcom III, that all 
>Tunisian embassies would be informed to 
>facilitate visas for civil society etc etc,  - 
>and, that in some cases, visas would be issued 
>on entry? (this isn't clear to me)
>
>It will be very difficult, if not impossible, 
>for many to travel from one country, via up to 
>two others , hoping for ease of passage en-route 
>and a visa on entry in tunisia. Also, some will 
>probably need more than the generic letter from 
>Amb Karklins on the ITU website
>
>Any help, or a general clarification around visa 
>questions would be greatly appreciated, 
>particularly:
>
>- access to a list of all countries and what the 
>visa requirements are for the summit
>
>- whether nationals will be able to travel 
>without a visa, transiting other countries, with 
>the promise of getting one on entry
>
>- can the WSIS secretariat assist with 
>personalised letters of invitation? (or will all 
>tunisian embassies accept a copy of the letter 
>on the website with a copy of the WSIS 
>registration letter>)
>
>thanks a lot
>karen
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