Hi Farzaneh, I'm not sure at all - I'm waiting for more details, but as time is short I wanted to alert people sooner rather than later. Tapani On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 08:34:13PM +0100, farzaneh badii ([log in to unmask]) wrote: > Hi Tapani > > Are you sure that this is not specifically for those that do not have a > Moroccan consulate in their country and hence eligible to receive a visa > upon arrival ? > > "If Morocco does not have diplomatic representation in your country, please > submit your application directly to the Moroccan Ministry of > Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Consular and Social Affairs via email to > *[log in to unmask]* <[log in to unmask]> and *[log in to unmask]* > <[log in to unmask]>, with the following attached documents: > > - Copy of valid passport (at least six month of validity) > - Copy of the invitation letter > - Flight details (if available)" > > https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55 > > On 11 February 2016 at 20:20, Tapani Tarvainen <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > All planning to go to the Marrakech meeting: > > > > I just got the word that deadline for visas is Friday 12 February - > > that is, TOMORROW. > > > > The message is a bit confusing though: > > > > "Our local host just informed us that they will stop taking visa upon > > arrival applications tomorrow. Applications submitted AFTER Friday, > > 12 February 2016, 17:00 UTC, will NOT be reviewed." > > > > I'm not quite sure what that means, but I presume the intent is that > > visa-on-arrival needs some kind of preapproval, or maybe the deadline > > is for all visas. I assume this does not apply to people from > > visa-exempted countries. I'll try to clarify this ASAP. > > > > But if you do need a visa, you're advised to apply for it tomorrow > > (Friday the 12th) if you haven't done so already. > > > > -- > > Tapani Tarvainen > > > > > > -- > Farzaneh