[menog] MENOG 8: Thank you

[Peter Losher]

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On May 25, 2011, at 8:59 AM, Nasser Farhan wrote:

> Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria are open to all Arab Nationalities.  Also Turkey(no visas required for Jordanians), UAE are also easy and has no complications( you get it with the ticket).  Saudi, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman are quite complex (yet obtainable). 

I know from a non-arab (in my case US) citizen, I found Oman to be quite easy when I was there a couple of years ago.  I just paid the fee (5 OMR) on arrival @the airport and got the visa stamped immediately.

Of course, YMMV when it comes to citizens of other Arab countries.  I am quite confident that the MENOG organizers take visa accessibility into account when selecting conference locations.  One also has to understand that MENOG 8 was relocated at short notice due to the events in Syria, which compounded things for everyone.  I think that what we will find is that this case will be the exception rather than the rule.

Best Wishes - Peter
(who had his own visa issues for MENOG 8)
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