For questions about events that gather significant numbers of people together for consultation, presentations and discussion.
Questions tagged [conferences]
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Attending an academic conference is what type of travel in Portugal?
I am planning to travel to Portugal to attend an academic conference and in that regard needed a short-stay Schengen visa. The visa application has a field "Purpose of Travel" with the following options:
- Business
- Sports
- Cultural
- Other
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What are the visa rules for US speakers, at UK conferences, who may be getting paid?
In the last few days, a friend-of-a-friend who was due to give a talk at a tech conference in the UK was denied entry at Heathrow and sent back. Their full story is blogged here. It seems that, in the last few days, the gov.uk guidance has been…
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How to find dates of big events in any city? (e.g. to avoid price surge during trade fair)
Is there a resource that warns me for (almost) any city / destination when my travel dates coincide with some big event there?
Illustrative example: Say I want to travel to Frankfurt and I'm fairly flexible in my dates. Once a year Frankfurt hosts…
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Is it risky to wear a name tag in public in an unfamiliar city?
A couple of years ago, I came across Smart Traveller claiming that wearing your name tag can increase the risk of crime and assault in the form of someone who pretends to already know you taking advantage of your trust:
A young Australian woman was…
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Is visiting Singapore for attending a conference Business or Tourism?
I am flying to Singapore at the end of this month for attending a conference and am in the process of applying for the visa.
Do conferences fall under Business or Tourism?
What should I enter as the purpose of visit (I have currently…
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Do I need a work visa to attend a conference?
I'm a British citizen and my company is sending me to a conference in the EU (the Netherlands) later this month.
Do I need to apply for a work visa while I am attending the conference?
This is my first time travelling to Europe since Brexit, and I…
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Is it possible to travel to the US to speak at a conference under the rules of VWP?
In a month's time, I'm travelling to the United States to speak at a conference in Jacksonville (unpaid). I don't know if I need a special visa for this, as the border agency website doesn't have info on this.
I won't be paid for it and will mix in…
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Attending a conference in the US
I am a Canadian citizen and I'm attending a conference in the United States. I've read that if you are attending a conference you need a B1 visa. I've also read that Canadians do not need to apply for a B1 visa. I don't know what I should do to…
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Do EU residents need an A1 certificate for any short business trip in another EU country?
This question seems to be of relevance to all business travelers in the EU.
The background of this question is as follows: I work at a university in the EU (Germany). Today there came an email that we need to request a A1 certificate regarding…
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UK conference speaking: what if it's my job?
This is related to What proof of expertise do UK immigration accept for conference speakers? and What are the visa rules for US speakers, at UK conferences, who may be getting paid?.
Consider a purely commercial conference, run entirely to make…
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What proof of expertise do UK immigration accept for conference speakers?
This question is a followon from What are the visa rules for US speakers, at UK conferences, who may be getting paid?
Let us assume the following givens:
a person would normally be admitted on arrival to the UK if visiting as a tourist (specifics…
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What visa should I apply for when attending a conference in the US?
I am from Pakistan and I am doing my PhD in Italy. My research paper has been accepted for a conference in the USA. I want to participate in the conference, but I am confused about what type of visa I need.
What type of visa is required to attend a…
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Can you go to a Conference in Canada on a Visitor Visa, or only a Business one?
As far as I can tell from the Visit Canada official website section on visas, there are three main kinds approvals for non-Canadians making a short trip: eTA (for visa-waiver nationals coming by air), Visitor Visas and Business Visas
For someone who…
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Which visa to apply for a coding competition in Hungary?
I have been invited for a coding competition in Hungary by a well known company. The company says I need to apply for a tourist visa. But I noticed on the embassy site that there is a conference visa as well.
I am a bit confused. I am sure I don't…
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Single trip to conferences in two Schengen countries with one visa?
I am Ukrainian and currently considering if trying to stack attending two professional conferences under one visa is great optimization or crazy talk. :)
Conferences will be on consecutive weekends in:
Switzerland, May 3-4
Netherlands, May 10-11
I…
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