Government entities and embassies have funds to support national and international activities related to the promotion of the arts and culture. They often go underused, and as GreenReaper explained, income in Colombia is not enough to cover for the expenses and while some may be able to forgo this assistance, we just couldn't.
I believe invitation letters are commonplace at academic and artistic gatherings (furry conventions being one of these), otherwise the aforementioned entities would not have enough evidence for the proposed participation.
Government entities and embassies have funds to support national and international activities related to the promotion of the arts and culture. They often go underused, and as GreenReaper explained, income in Colombia is not enough to cover for the expenses and while some may be able to forgo this assistance, we just couldn't.
I believe invitation letters are commonplace at academic and artistic gatherings (furry conventions being one of these), otherwise the aforementioned entities would not have enough evidence for the proposed participation.