[AFRI-Discuss] ATLASS 3 IN CANADA-IMPENDIMENTS TO A SUCCESSFUL OUTING

Fri Sep 27 18:59:35 UTC 2019

Hi everyone

Gisella, Heidi and I have made frequent attempts to help individuals, but I
did not realise the extent of these visa rejections. I do know that they
are not only rejecting applicants from Africa.

Peters, Liz, Abdulkarim and others, could you please send me the names of
anyone you know who has received a rejection letter and the reasons that
they have been given for the rejection. I have already seen some stating:

* I am not satisfied that you will leave Canada at the end of your stay as
a temporary resident, as stipulated in paragraph 179(b) of the IRPR, *based
on your family ties in Canada and in your country of residence.*
• I am not satisfied that you will leave Canada at the end of your stay as
a temporary resident, as stipulated in paragraph 179(b) of the IRPR, *based
on the purpose of your visit.  *

It would be helpful to know these reasons. Please send the information to
me so that we can check what more ICANN could do.

Maureen

On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 7:29 AM ABDULKARIM AYOPO OLOYEDE <
oloyede.aa at unilorin.edu.ng> wrote:

> Dear all,
> It is a shame that this is happening and I think ICANN should find a way
> to solve this problem. From Nigeria alone, I know of 7 funded applicants
> who have applied and 6 of the 7 were rejected. All of these has previous
> travel history and I do not understand why the applications are being
> rejected.
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 5:52 PM Liz Orembo <lizorembo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> This is the height of exclusion. Why are we even allowing  policy
>> meetings of such global resources to take place where participants from the
>> global south cant attend? What is the purpose of the event code in the
>> invite letters?
>>
>> I hope ICANN takes this up with the Canadian government.
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 7:23 PM Peters Omoragbon <
>> petersomoragbon at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Colleagues and friends,
>>>
>>> I am constrained to bring the attention of everyone to the myriad of
>>> road-blocks and frustrations currently confronting African delegates to
>>> ATLAS 3, and I am afraid, about 80% may not make it to Montreal after all.
>>> No thanks to the Canadian Embassy that, has not only refused their visas
>>> applications but also giving very spurious and insulting excuses for such
>>> wanton refusalS.
>>> For example, delegates that have a track history of previous trips
>>> abroad with valid USA, UK and even Japan visas are being told, they may not
>>> leave Canada at the end of the conference!!!
>>> That is the worst excuse I have heard all my life. If I could not remain
>>> in the USA, or Japan, UK and Europe, what is so special about Canada to
>>> keep me away from returning?
>>>
>>> It must be recalled that we collectively put up and appeal to ICANN to
>>> be aware of the notoriety of the Canadian Embassies in African, that they
>>> will take our monies and refused to grant a genuine visa application.
>>>
>>> It is my view that ICANN Secretariat please intervenes because its just
>>> one month away to Montreal. It will be such a shame if more than half of
>>> the accredited delegates are absent after all the preparations and efforts
>>> put into the planning and selections. And it should also be the
>>> responsibility of the AFRALO leadership to lead on this struggle. The fact
>>> that, they all have free rides to travel anywhere for ICANN events should
>>> not becloud their responsibilities to us-members from AFRALO.
>>> I hope ALAC leadership should provide the oversight function here.
>>> Best
>>> Yours truly
>>> Thank you all.
>>>
>>> *Pastor Peters Osawaru OMORAGBON*
>>>
>>> *-Financial Secretary, Central Association of Nigerians in the United
>>> Kingdom-CANUK*
>>>
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>>> Nations-ECOSOC*
>>>
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>>> Climate Change-UNFCCC*
>>>
>>> *-International Liaison Officer-Nigerian Nurses Charitable
>>> Association-NNCA-UK*
>>>
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>>>
>>> *-Member Steering Committee Regional Committee for Africa-CONGO*
>>>
>>> *-General Secretary, Civil Society Network of NGOs on Climate Change*
>>>
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>> Liz.
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