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cary at wikimedia

Jul 30, 2009, 11:59 AM

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Transit Visas

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Hi!

I just wanted to send a note to make people aware of a problem that
attendees may encounter: Transit Visas. I'm not sure if something has
changed in 2009 or the fact that we've been booking travel, but it
seems as if individuals with citizenship in some countries (so far
India and Morocco, and Hong Kong) require travel visas to travel
through other countries (UK and Germany, Spain, and the United States,
respectively).

Please be aware if there are any Transit Visa requirements for your
travel before you potentially get stuck.

Thanks

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Cary Bass
Volunteer Coordinator, Wikimedia Foundation

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Jul 30, 2009, 12:09 PM

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Re: Transit Visas [In reply to]

Nationals of the following countries also need a visa to transit through the
UK, known as Direct Airside Transit Visa (DATV). See
http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoapply/infs/inf20transit for more
information.
Afghanistan Kosovo
Albania Lebanon Algeria Lesotho***
Angola Liberia Bangladesh Macedonia Belarus Malawi Bolivia** Moldova
Burma Mongolia Burundi Montenegro Cameroon Nepal China, Peoples Republic
of Nigeria Colombia Palestinian Authority Congo Pakistan Congo,
Democratic Republic of Rwanda Cyprus, northern part of Senegal
Ecuador Serbia (including
documents issued by the United Nations Mission in Kosovo) Eritrea Sierra
Leone Ethiopia South Africa* Gambia Sudan Ghana Somalia Guinea Sri
Lanka Guinea-Bissau Swaziland***
India Tanzania
Iran Turkey Iraq Uganda Ivory Coast Venezuela** Jamaica*** Vietnam
Kenya Zimbabwe

* Since 1 July 2009, nationals of South Africa need a visa to enter or
transit through the UK.

** Since 18 May 2009, nationals of Bolivia and Venezuela need a visa to
enter or transit through the UK. Venezuelan nationals holding valid
biometric passports containing an electronic chip issued since 2007 will be
exempt from the visa requirement.

*** Since 1 July 2009, nationals of Lesotho and Swaziland need a visa to
enter or transit through the UK.
*Joseph Seddon
Wikimedia UK*

On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 7:59 PM, Cary Bass <cary [at] wikimedia> wrote:

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> Hi!
>
> I just wanted to send a note to make people aware of a problem that
> attendees may encounter: Transit Visas. I'm not sure if something has
> changed in 2009 or the fact that we've been booking travel, but it
> seems as if individuals with citizenship in some countries (so far
> India and Morocco, and Hong Kong) require travel visas to travel
> through other countries (UK and Germany, Spain, and the United States,
> respectively).
>
> Please be aware if there are any Transit Visa requirements for your
> travel before you potentially get stuck.
>
> Thanks
>
> - --
> Cary Bass
> Volunteer Coordinator, Wikimedia Foundation
>
> Support Free Knowledge: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate
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chris at beckr

Jul 31, 2009, 1:28 AM

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Re: Transit Visas [In reply to]

Hi,
I think this should be clearly communicated to all registrants - not
sure how many are subscribed here.
As far as transit through the US is concerned, almost all
nationalities(!) require a visa or visa waiver (mandatory pre-
registration!).
More details here: http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_4383.html

Cheers,

Christian

On Jul 30, 2009, at 8:59 PM, Cary Bass wrote:

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>
> Hi!
>
> I just wanted to send a note to make people aware of a problem that
> attendees may encounter: Transit Visas. I'm not sure if something has
> changed in 2009 or the fact that we've been booking travel, but it
> seems as if individuals with citizenship in some countries (so far
> India and Morocco, and Hong Kong) require travel visas to travel
> through other countries (UK and Germany, Spain, and the United States,
> respectively).
>
> Please be aware if there are any Transit Visa requirements for your
> travel before you potentially get stuck.
>
> Thanks
>
> - --
> Cary Bass
> Volunteer Coordinator, Wikimedia Foundation
>
> Support Free Knowledge: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate
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lists at caseybrown

Jul 31, 2009, 8:07 AM

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Re: Transit Visas [In reply to]

On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 4:28 AM, Christian Becker<chris [at] beckr> wrote:
> Hi,
> I think this should be clearly communicated to all registrants - not
> sure how many are subscribed here.

A large number *should* be subscribed here. On the FAQ:
<http://wikimania2009.wikimedia.org/wiki/FAQ>

How do I get announcements about Wikimania?
Watch this site or sign up for wikimania-l, a low volume mailing
list for most Wikimania related issues or announcements.

> As far as transit through the US is concerned, almost all
> nationalities(!) require a visa or visa waiver (mandatory pre-
> registration!).
>

Yes, we suck that way.

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Casey Brown
Cbrown1023

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newyorkbrad at gmail

Jul 31, 2009, 8:25 AM

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Re: Transit Visas [In reply to]

Does this apply if one is simply changing planes without leaving the
airport?

Newyorkbrad

On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 11:07 AM, Casey Brown <lists [at] caseybrown> wrote:

> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 4:28 AM, Christian Becker<chris [at] beckr> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I think this should be clearly communicated to all registrants - not
> > sure how many are subscribed here.
>
> A large number *should* be subscribed here. On the FAQ:
> <http://wikimania2009.wikimedia.org/wiki/FAQ>
>
> How do I get announcements about Wikimania?
> Watch this site or sign up for wikimania-l, a low volume mailing
> list for most Wikimania related issues or announcements.
>
> > As far as transit through the US is concerned, almost all
> > nationalities(!) require a visa or visa waiver (mandatory pre-
> > registration!).
> >
>
> Yes, we suck that way.
>
> --
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> Cbrown1023
>
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supertakot+wikimania at gmail

Jul 31, 2009, 8:44 AM

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Re: Transit Visas [In reply to]

On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 12:25 AM, Newyorkbrad
(Wikipedia)<newyorkbrad [at] gmail> wrote:
> Does this apply if one is simply changing planes without leaving the
> airport?

Absolutely YES!!! I, too, have to update my ESTA information...

http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/travel/id_visa/esta/about_esta/esta_faq.ctt/esta_faq.pdf

Q: Do nationals or citizens of countries that participate in the VWP
require an ESTA� if they are only transiting the United States en
route to another country?
A: Yes. The United States no longer has a Transit Without Visa
program, so eligible nationals or citizens of countries that
participate in the VWP will require either an ESTA� or a visa to
transit the United States. If a traveler is only planning to transit
through the United States en route to another country, when he or she
completes the ESTA� application, the traveler should enter the words
"In Transit" and his or her final destination location in the address
lines under the heading �Address While In The United States�.

--Takashi OTA

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