[NCSG-PC] Fwd: [soac-chairs] For Info: ICANN84 Travel Visa Summary

[Tomslin Samme-Nlar]

FYI

Remain blessed,
Tomslin


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From: Russ Weinstein via soac-chairs <soac-chairs at icann.org>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2025 at 16:22
Subject: [soac-chairs] For Info: ICANN84 Travel Visa Summary
To: Soac-chairs at icann.org <Soac-chairs at icann.org>
Cc: Policy Team Leaders <policy-team-leaders at icann.org>, Sally Costerton <
sally.costerton at icann.org>


Dear SO-AC Leaders,



Recognizing we have heard quite a bit of concern from the community
regarding travel visas in recent meetings, and there seems to be an uptick
about this particular meeting, we did analysis and produced this summary
report for the community that provides summary level data re: funded
travelers visa status, and also articulates the process and dependencies to
enable visa applications. As always, ICANN cannot guarantee any group or
individuals visa, and it is countries who set their own rules about who are
allowed to enter their countries.  In the report you will find that very
few funded travelers were unable to secure visa’s for Dublin.



We hope this report can help you be better informed as this issue may come
up in your community discussions.  We also intend to publish this report
and similar information on ongoing basis for future meetings, which will
enable you to point your community members to those process summaries and
the relevant data.



This is another report we would be happy to discuss as a follow up item to
ICANN84.   Apologies for adding to your plate at this time right before the
meeting, but we thought better to share the info than hold it.



Thanks,

Russ



Russ Weinstein

Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
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