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30th June 2008, 19:05

ESWC looking grim for XcN

Top asian team Indonesia XcN is currently having their hands tied trying to obtain visas to the USA for the ESWC Grand Finals. The team was succesful in the Indonesian qualifiers for ESWC, coming in first place and were excited at the opportunity to travel to USA.

XcN has only traveled around in Asian events like ESTC in Thailand. This would have been the first opportunity they were granted to play against top tier international teams on LAN.

They are currently facing their toughest challenge yet on the road to the ESWC. XcN's recent application for US visas to attend the ESWC at San Jose got rejected, so the chances of them attending the prestigious event seems grim.

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Indonesia xcn-melen

(We have) bad news. Our visa is rejected. It's hard for Muslim country to get USA visa, even you aren't Muslim. In Indonesia, only 20% accepted visa. Depends on ambassador mood.But we will try 1 more chances to apply.


We would like to wish XcN all the best and we hope they make it through this predicament.


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(5 months ago)  #1 TAHi2u
Hi2u
oh yeah, big bad dota players wants to bomb usa...omg usa is just so stupid T_T
(5 months ago)  #9 sexyfats
 
true that... i can't believe usa is actually dumb enough to reject these 5 guys who just wanna play some dota, just like everyone else entering.
(5 months ago)  #2 _rlzabnorm
abnorm
too bad for them...
(5 months ago)  #3 Heldarion
Heldarion
all that visa shit is retarded
(5 months ago)  #41 VkzK-
zK-
+1! :/
To be or not to be, where is the problem ?!
(5 months ago)  #4 PMSRinoa
Rinoa
=( so depressing....was looking forward to meeting them
She's a maneater
(5 months ago)  #5 XSeveN
 
GL For The Visa :P
(5 months ago)  #6 4KFmatthe88
matthe88
this is so saaaaaad for them.... visa destroys hopes...
╦╦╦╦╦╦╦ The fence of the Ancients ╦╦╦╦╦╦╦
(5 months ago)  #7 apelsinlax
apelsinlax
USA fail
TMM - The Moon Mob
(5 months ago)  #8 -DiwA-
-DiwA-
Seriously hard to get a Visa here. GL hope they'll make it.
(5 months ago)  #10 trNsHilger
 
Okay, that is retarded. as. FUCK.

Who approves the visa applications? The American embassy in Indonesia?
(5 months ago)  #11 ramtamtam
ramtamtam
I think it will help if XcN can have something like formal "invitation letter"
from ESWC organization to show the usa embassy.

as a men think in heart about others, so is he
(5 months ago)  #12 Ariyoshi
Ariyoshi
XcN consists of Muslim players?
(5 months ago)  #14 GMHamla
Hamla
by what is written in statement NO but they are comming from Muslim country.
Sleeping is overrated !
(5 months ago)  #15 Morbz
 
no, but it's a muslim country i guess.

"It's hard for Muslim country to get USA visa, even you aren't Muslim."
(5 months ago)  #13 GMHamla
Hamla
USA again... when will people learn to NOT organise events in USA because there is always someone who isn't granted with visa!
Sleeping is overrated !
(5 months ago)  #16 kukuhdudul
kukuhdudul
Quoting PandaBoi:

XcN consists of Muslim players?

I don't know them, but they don't have Moslem face...hahaha

They are chinese probably all of them are Christian....
(5 months ago)  #17 ramtamtam
ramtamtam
No wonder they were rejected.
when the embassy look at their job statement in the applyed form
it stated "dota player OWNAGE".

its definately, NO its the answer

as a men think in heart about others, so is he
(5 months ago)  #18 WhatMoreCanIsay
WhatMoreCanIsay
Agreed.
(5 months ago)  #19 seacrac
 
Things look bad for XcN. I suppose playing a video game in the United States is not enough reason for granting visa
(5 months ago)  #20 UtherX
UtherX
Very bad news for XcN. Hope US ambassador in Indonesia change his decision and give them visa !!! This problem is not only for Indonesia it is for more of East Europe Countries and some countries from Africa and Asia..
(5 months ago)  #21 Scherlock
Scherlock
Sorry but, even if they were muslins i would SHOUT: SO, WHAT THEN?
Many americans fucked up in Vietnam but they still traveling around the whole fucking globe.
It's not about the US and it's citizens, it's all about prejudice against people who has nothing to do w/ terrorism. They have nothing to do w/ it as much as american citizens have nothing to do, at least I hope, w/ the atrocities that their Government does.

"Every man shares the same captivity" - Sêneca (Life?)
(5 months ago)  #46 BioXareQuiNOX-
 
good point
Chill4Skill
(5 months ago)  #22 FirE_on_IcE
FirE_on_IcE
Sad sad..
Come what may..
(5 months ago)  #23 XylotheOtter
 
Anyone up for writing to this embassador?
(5 months ago)  #24 DavidChoe
 
I am. If someone could figure out the correct person to write to or call I would be happy to do so.
(5 months ago)  #25 Ariyoshi
Ariyoshi
In Indonesia, only 20% accepted visa. "Depends on ambassador mood".But we will try 1 more chances to apply.

WTF? Who is this ambassador?
(5 months ago)  #27 ramtamtam
ramtamtam
its true, no kidding...... in indonesia
my experience, when i tried to get usa visa 1 year ago....
we have to waiting from 08:00 am up till 15:00 pm at the embassy office
where not many people queue (around 30 people).
while we are not allowed to bring food inside their office.

as a men think in heart about others, so is he
(5 months ago)  #26 6oLsh0i_6o0z3
6oLsh0i_6o0z3
dammit..retarded prejudice

anyhow, i wish best of luck to team XcN. Hope you guys got your visas!

gogo XcN <3 ya!

im not a boy not yet a man :D
(5 months ago)  #28 soul_father
soul_father
So fucking retarded.. Is it really that hard to get a tourist visa?
(5 months ago)  #29 kentutasu
 
tell eswc to do some invitation letter....
-My might can be matched-
(5 months ago)  #30 soul_father
soul_father
+1

An invitation letter from a known organization should help a lot.
(5 months ago)  #31 trNsHilger
 
http://jakarta.usembassy.gov/

American embassy in Indonesia. Our ambassador's name is Cameron R. Hume. Contact information is here: http://jakarta.usembassy.gov/officials.html

From their website:

"May I or my U.S. citizen relative talk to a consular officer about my case?

Due to the high volume of visa applicants, consular officers discuss cases only during the interview. Applicants, their attorney, or U.S. citizen relatives may contact the Consular section about visa cases by e-mail at jakconsul@state.gov or by fax to +62-21-385-7189. Inquiries must include the applicant’s full name, date of birth, and passport number. Except for emergencies, consular officers do not accept telephone inquiries about visa cases."

Hmmm.
(5 months ago)  #32 trNsHilger
 
Also from their website:

"Why was my visa application refused?

According to U.S. immigration law, all applicants for tourist visas must demonstrate at the time of the visa application that they are not intending to immigrate into the United States . They must also demonstrate that they will not be conducting any improper activity that is not allowed by the type of visa for which they are applying. If a consular officer refused your visa application, he/she was either unsure that you would come back to Indonesia or suspected that you were going to the United States for some purpose other than that which you declared."

I think XcN needs to demonstrate that ESWC is a real and actual thing, which actually may be difficult considering that it isn't widely known outside of the gaming community. If someone from ESWC itself could either get in contact with the embassy, or send over some sort of formal invitation or brochure, it'd probably go a long way. Either way, I'm personally writing to the previously mentioned email address.