23/04/03

Visa troubles plague AIDS conference

By: Declan Butler

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<p>A row over the availability of visas for visitors from developing nations is casting a shadow over the 14<SUP>th</SUP> International AIDS Conference, which opens in Barcelona, Spain on 7 July.<BR><BR>Scientists and journalists from several countries, including India, Colombia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, say that they have had their visa applications blocked by local Spanish embassy officials.<BR><BR>Some applicants have complained that the entry requirements are excessive, whereas others allege that wealthier tourists have been given priority for the fixed quota of available visas.<BR><BR><a href="http://www.nature.com/login/scidev_login.taf?ref=/nature/journal/v418/n6893/full/418004a_fs.html" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/tracking/external/'+this.href);" rel="noopener noreferrer">Link to full news article</A><BR><BR>Reference: <em>Nature</em> 418, 4 (2002)</p>

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A row over the availability of visas for visitors from developing nations is casting a shadow over the 14^th International AIDS Conference, which opens in Barcelona, Spain on 7 July.

Scientists and journalists from several countries, including India, Colombia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, say that they have had their visa applications blocked by local Spanish embassy officials.

Some applicants have complained that the entry requirements are excessive, whereas others allege that wealthier tourists have been given priority for the fixed quota of available visas.

Link to full news article

Reference: Nature 418, 4 (2002)