[FM Discuss] Reg. publishing visa application procedure as manual

[Anna Morris]

i know FSFE have had problems with this while trying to get interns in
to UK.  A lot of work-hours were wasted as system was so cryptic. good
topic.

On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 10:53 AM, Daniel James
<daniel.james at sourcefabric.org> wrote:
> Hi Adam,
>
>> it might make a good section in a wider book about running free software
>> foundations
>
> And/or a book about running Free Software conferences/unconferences,
> maybe. Visas can be a major problem for US conferences, and recently the
> UK has been restricting student visas (there were people applying to
> study at fake colleges, set up just to issue visas):
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogus_colleges_in_the_United_Kingdom
>
> It would be good to feature the alternatives to travel in person, such
> as video streaming, online collaboration tools etc, content on much of
> which could be imported from other manuals. Not just for visa reasons,
> but also to reduce our carbon footprint vs. air travel.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Daniel
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