[WSIS CS-Plenary] VISAS For Tunisia?

[Tracey Naughton]

Adam

Thanks for the information on getting to Tunis. It's been on the site  
for some time. Although I am not working at CONGO I recall what was  
said on two occasions in civil society meetings by the Executive  
Secretariat. In addition to the information below it was noted:

• the network of Tunisian Embassies is not as extensive as the Swiss  
network so some people will have to get a visa on arrival or  
establish the visa process in their country of origin; (this would  
need to be started now)

• there was an advisory not to transit through Paris if it can be  
avoided. Although the airport authority, airlines etc. will be  
notified of the need for delegates to transit, neither the Tunisian  
or Swiss components of the Executive Secretariat have jurisdiction  
over these authorities. As we know African travellers (perhaps others  
too) in particular do face discrimination when transiting and Paris  
airport is notorious for this. Flights for Tunis leave from other  
places in Europe - Germany, Italy among them;

We need to hear from CONGO about the individual letters of  
invitation. The CSB did emphasise the need for these. Charles Geiger  
may have clarification on that now. This clarification could not be  
obtained in PrepCom 3 though was raised as early as the orientation  
session.

There isn't really any way around having to deal with flights on an  
individual basis.

Tracey Naughton


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 participant's  
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