<br><div class="gmail_quote">2010/5/28 Eugene Koval <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ekoval@lohika.com">ekoval@lohika.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">Hi Mykola !<br>
Thanks a lot for sharing your experience !<br>
The problem is that I have no idea whom to ask for this "snail<br>
invitation".</div></blockquote><div><br>"Snail mail" is ordinary paper mail, not email. =) As slow as a snail, can't compete with email. )<br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">May be you can tell me ?<br></div></blockquote><div><br>I was communicating with John Pinner (<a href="mailto:funthyme@gmail.com">funthyme@gmail.com</a>) and Laura Creighton (<a href="mailto:lac@openend.se">lac@openend.se</a>). They were very helpful and cooperative, real pleasure to deal with. John sent me an official invitation by The PyCon UK Society (which you have to put as a receiving party in your application form, by the way).<br>
<br>If it helps you in any way, I can give you the list of the documents I filed, just for reference. They don't publish a list of necessary documents at the VAC (as opposed to Schengen-zone embassies), just vague guidelines, which is stupid, because it makes it harder for you to collect them, plus makes it easier for them to refuse clearance by ignoring supplied evidence, etc, and then basically you're paying USD100 to input your fingerprints and other biometrics into some obscure database you have no influence on. But enough ranting, here's the list:<br>
<ul><li>passport (international, of course)</li><li>photo</li><li>don't forget about the payment</li><li>printed application form and appointment confirmation</li><li>aviatickets (I bought them at WizzAir by bank transfer, so I just printed out an email and attached a copy of bank transfer order, платіжне доручення)</li>
<li>europython ticket (email printout)</li><li>europython invitation (received from John by paper mail)</li><li>europython invoice (also by paper mail, it had signature and seal)</li><li>for some reason they refused to accept medical insurance (as Schengen-zone requires)</li>
<li>I am self-employed, so my financial documents (the alleged reason for refusal, although I successfully received Schengen visa with the same documents) were as follows:</li><ul><li>свідоцтво про реєстрацію суб'єкта підприємницької діяльності</li>
<li>податкові звіти за два попередні квартали</li><li>виписки з банківських рахунків за рік<br></li></ul></ul><br>One more thing - my friend (Alexey Popravka) filed for a visa last year as well, and was refused for a really ridiculous reason, so we notified John, he probably contacted the authorities about this, and VAC reviewed their decision towards Alexey.<br>
<br>But don't let those difficulties discourage you, I think you should try it anyway. Feel free to contact me if you have any further questions. Other than that, I highly recommend asking John Pinner for assistance.<br>
<br>Best regards,<br>Mykola Lutsiuk.<br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="im">
<br>
Eugene<br>
<br>
On Fri, 2010-05-28 at 14:24 +0300, Mykola Luciuk wrote:<br>
</div><div><div></div><div class="h5">> Hey, Eugene!<br>
><br>
> I filed for UK visa to attend Europython last year. Unfortunately, I<br>
> was refused, but not because of confirmation documents, it was about<br>
> proving I'm not going to stay in UK after conference and marry a local<br>
> girl or something like that. ;) Не подав довідки, що я не верблюд.)))<br>
> Anyway, I asked around and some executive at the VAC told me I needed<br>
> something more substantial than an email printout, so I asked John<br>
> Pinner to send me a signed invitation by snail mail, which he kindly<br>
> did. I don't remember whether there was a seal on it or not, but it<br>
> would certainly help if there was. Letter arrived in approximately 10<br>
> days, IIRC.<br>
><br>
> Good luck with your application!<br>
><br>
> Best regards,<br>
> Mykola Lutsiuk.<br>
><br>
> 2010/5/28 Eugene Koval <<a href="mailto:ekoval@lohika.com">ekoval@lohika.com</a>><br>
> Hi !<br>
> I'm from Ukraine, and I have to get UK visa to go to the<br>
> EuroPython<br>
> conference. So, I need some kind of invitation to the<br>
> conference. Do you<br>
> know if the confirmation email (see attachment) will be enough<br>
> for<br>
> this ? Or<br>
> may be I'll need some more official (may be paper) document<br>
> for this ?<br>
><br>
> Thanks !<br>
><br>
> Eugene Koval<br>
><br>
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