Getting a Visa:
Some travelers coming from outside the US may require a Visa. Business traveler may need an official invitation letter from your host (OpenSAF) or your own company office in the US in order to obtain a visa Please note that the lead time for a Visa might be rather lengthy so please register and fill out the visa invitation letter form as instructed below

Visa invitation letter instructions:

If you need to obtain a visa to travel to the US for OpenSAF Developer Days 2010 please do the following:

1. Download and save this document and save it onto your computer
2. Go to page number two
3. Replace all the information in brackets [x y z  ], highlighted in yellow, with your specific information.
4. Save the second page (your visa invitation letter) onto your computer
5. Send an email to  with the title "OpenSAF Visa invitation letter" and  attach your visa invitation letter to the email.

Once I receive your filled out form I will print it out, sign it and send you a PDF of the letter. If necessary and you make a specific request I will send you the original signed invitation letter by mail. Please note that the visa process may be lengthy so don't delay. It may take up to ten business days for you to receive the signed original.

Download & fill out your visa invitation letter on the following page.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

[date]

To: The Visa Officer
Embassy of the United States of America,
[Street address, City, Postal Code, Country (where you will apply for the visa)]

Dear Sirs,

We are inviting[given(first) name, family (last) name] to attend the OpenSAF Developer Days 2010 conference in Palo Alto CA, United States of America hosted by the OpenSAF Foundation at Hewlett Packard Facility in Palo Alto CA. The Developer Days conference is a conference of developers involved in the development of OpenSAF Open Source software for high availability middleware. The conference will be held during the week of May 24^th at the HP offices which are located at 3000 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA - 94304-1185 United States of America.  (650) 857-1501

Participant Contact Information:

Name:                          [….]

Passport Number:       [….]

Address:                     [complete personal mailing address]

Company Name          [.…]

Address                      [Company mailing address]

e-mail:                         [individual e-mail]

[Mr./Ms.] [last name] is not and will not be employed by anyone except [company name] during this period. [He/She] will return to [home country] after attending the meetings. [company] guarantees all his livings expenses and return airfares.

Best regards,

Janice Carroll
Administrator, OpenSAF Foundation
+1 781 876-8998
  
www.opensaf.org