Visa applications are currently subject to a greater degree of scrutiny than in the past. Therefore, attendees should be advised to apply no later than 2 months prior to the conference.

Visa letters will only be issued to:

• People the organization knows (notification by one of the member included in the organization [http://iswc2014.semanticweb.org/organization] is required).
• Speakers/Presenters
• Committee members
• Attendees who have paid their registration fee in full

Additional information can be found on the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs web site at http://www.esteri.it/visti/index_eng.asp.

To request a Visa Support Letter, please send an email to iswc2014@fbk.eu specifying in the body of the mail the following data:

• Full name (as written in the passport)
• Affiliation: organization/company name
• Mailing address
• Telephone number
• Fax number
• Birth date
• Place of birth
• Passport number and passport expiration date
• Are you a speaker/presenter? (Yes or No)
• Name of session/paper you are speaking/presenting
• Female/Male

Electronic letters will be issued promptly upon verification of paid registration. Original signed letter via regular mail has to be previously required.

Invitation letters will state the following facts:

• Conference dates, title, location
• Whether the requester is a committee member, speaker, presenter or attendee
• The requester has paid the required registration fee in full

Invitation letters will not be issued to requesters who have not previously paid the registration fee.