Re: [Debconf-team] Montreal's bid for DC17 is now official
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On 03/12/15 19:41, martin f krafft wrote:
> also sprach Daniel Pocock <daniel@pocock.pro> [2015-12-04 01:34
> +1300]:
>> Would anybody from the bid team object if this information is
>> added to the wiki page?
>
> It's salient, but I am sure there are ways. It'd be really cool if
> you could also reach out to Canadian Immigration and see what they
> have to say about it. Surely, they'll have a regular PDF to be
> filled by hand, or some other provisions.
>
We looked at this for something else previously and I think that if
you don't use the non-free software, and you fill out the form by
hand, you are forced to go to a Canadian embassy in person (which can
mean 1 or 2 days off work for somebody who doesn't live in the same
city as an embassy) or the application takes longer or some other problems
When the non-free software is used, it performs some data validation
on the form fields and generates a unique QR-code which will appear
when you print the form. If you just print the empty form (it is easy
to find scanned copies online) and write on it by hand then there
won't be a QR code.
You then have to upload your bundle of documents to a web site. It
regularly fails. People frequently get a 502 error. You have to deal
with this many times for each document they ask you to upload (scanned
copy of passport, scanned employer reference, etc) and that can take a
couple of hours, sometimes you just have to try again another day.
You have to do it all from Internet Explorer too, it doesn't work for
Iceweasel or Firefox. A sample excuse from the support desk is below.
Ignoring the non-free software issue (which is hard to ignore of
course for an organization like Debian) and the upload issues, the
Canadian visa appears to be marginally less hassle than the US visa,
the US expects virtually all applicants to go to an embassy in person
but Canada doesn't.
Regards,
Daniel
======= Response from technical support ==========
Sir, Madam,
Thank you for contacting Citizenship and Immigration Canada. I am
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We verified the information provided. The situation that you have
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However, please note that the difficulties that you are experiencing
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Using Internet Explorer 9.0 (or a higher version) or a different
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Tools > Internet Options > Delete Files; and
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Edit > Empty Cache; and
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