Embassy official want your bank account to have one million bucks first, before can give your Visa. Serious, Auricom experienced it himself:

http://multiplay.lowyat.net/2007/09/29/wcg...he-second-time/

Something really not right with US Embassy in KL.

well. well. what i can say is unlucky. well, i will update you guys when i in Seattle

This post has been edited by NakA: Sep 29 2007, 02:53 AM

I think OnGameNet and MBC Game will do the live coverage.
Im not sure yet, but if they do, later i'll make a new thread on how to watch those 2 channels.

u can watch live from WCG TV section from WCG website, VOD service. if you are in USA, you can watch from some famous local TV channels.

suay lo this time

Who will be replacing those players that failed to gain entry to US?

its too late for anyone to replace those players who cant get entry to USA. more info can be found in WCG site. It states that, If champion was unable to get visa, then first runner up will replace him, and so on till the one who can get visa.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=...4922&sec=nation

Such a pity that we won't hv representative for those game.
Did we encounter such problem in WCG (San Franscico)?

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Added on September 29, 2007, 1:14 pmBtw, how long the duration of visa that they initially planned to apply?

This post has been edited by CityLife: Sep 29 2007, 01:14 PM

at most 1 month i think

Thanks for d information.

Thank you everyone for the calls/msn of emotional support over the last 24 hours or so. Much appreciated =]

I dont think its hit me yet, maybe come next week when I'm supposed to be in Seattle, then I'll start feeling emo.

Well this basically what happened the second time round with my visa application:

When my number was called and stepped up to Counter 6, the Consular Officer said, "I see that you were here last week, so whats different from 7 days ago and today? Lets make this fast and get done and over with."

I showed him all my documents, the invitational letters from ICM Korea & Seattle Sports Commission, my employment letter from Online e-Club Malaysia (which stated my salary, the dates I'll be in Seattle, leaving Seattle and when I will resume my work in Malaysia) and even support letters from Valve.

It didnt work.

It seems that if you get denied once, you shouldnt even bother applying again. The reasons given for my rejection was that my salary was too low and that I had limited overseas travel experience, therefore I was marked as having a higher possibility that I will not return to Malaysia. (Basically, according to them, I'm too poor to go visit the United States of America.)

I even showed them my Certificates of Appreciation from ICM Korea, for the WCG Grand Finals 2005 & 2006. Hell, I even showed them the Certificate of Appreciation from the very 1st WCG.MY Championship, which I got way back in 2001.

It didnt work either.

The Consular Officer said, "I have no doubt that you might be the best at being a cyber games referee, or for that matter, a Chief Referee at this World Cyber Games. I also have no doubt that you are going Seattle for your said intended purposes. But unfortunately, you do not meet the criteria that has been set by the United States government and I cannot make an exception and I must be fair across the board and have no choice but to reject your application."

As a referee myself, the irony of this situation, for being "fair", for the lack of a better word, was ironic.

In a last ditch attempt to change the decision, I asked if showing him my bank books would make a difference ...

The Consular Officer said, "Unless you have a 1 million bucks in savings, I'm not even gonna bother."

At least he had the good grace not to laugh when he saw my bank books, and saw just how far off my savings were from "a million bucks".

Heh.

This post has been edited by Auricom: Sep 29 2007, 05:11 PM

we share the same story here ..

The thing I dont understand is why did they prevent a gamer like Paul whom has always been carrying the Malaysian flag to WCG Grand Finals when WarCraft III was included in WCG Malaysia and has even gone to San Francisco to represent Malaysia back in 2004? I wouldnt be surprised to hear if there are hardcore fans of the WCG Malaysia winners storm the US Embassy in the next 1 or 2 weeks.

This post has been edited by max*lim: Sep 29 2007, 06:51 PM

doubt that will happen

The last player for team Hybrid will be a friend of mine , Nicholas . He doesnt really know alot about professional CS gaming , but he was the only one who had an american visa. It was a desperate call for us , the whole day my team was making calls looking for anyone with a us visa and thats when we found my friend Nicholas. I CANT promise you we'll go far for the WCG Grand Finals. But i promise ill try my best. so looks like im gonna go head downtown seattle guys

This post has been edited by bobomlno: Sep 30 2007, 09:19 PM

storm the embassy ? LOL.. in dreams maybe, at that time, u will see msia also doom.. lol.. and u dunnit to think of going USA anymore =p

I saw the news today on the paper. Seriously, i feel sorry for you guys >_< That's all i could say for now. But seriously, there's really nothing can be done ? well...

Need a million to enter US??
OMFG.......US are so money-minded now

Team Malaysia will depart to Seattle around 3:20pm tmrw.
If you have NBTD tmrw, come to KLIA around 12:00pm to support them