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Delays of Canadians wanting to enter Saudi Arabia

 
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blackorchid



Joined: 25 Dec 2010
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 5:44 am    Post subject: Delays of Canadians wanting to enter Saudi Arabia Reply with quote

Does anyone have a clear understanding of why visas for Canadians are delayed and slow to be issued by Saudi officials? Are Canadian officials aware of the difficulties that have been created?
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veiledsentiments



Joined: 20 Feb 2003
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Location: USA

PostPosted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do you have any evidence that their visas are being delayed any longer than those from other countries... like the US or the UK? Saudi is notorious for taking 2-12 months to arrange a proper work visa.

VS
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Puddlesz



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 2:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

maybe it has something to do with the recent air canada strike
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It's Scary!



Joined: 17 Apr 2011
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 3:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Puddlesz wrote:
maybe it has something to do with the recent air canada strike


Could be related to the current Canada-UAE visa conundrum?

It's possible!
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Captain_Fil



Joined: 06 Jan 2011
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Location: California - the land of fruits and nuts

PostPosted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 3:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Why would anyone want to enter Saudi Arabia?

The Kingdom...

...it's scary!

Shocked
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warrda.w



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PostPosted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 5:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

After you hand in your documents to the Embassy for the visa stamp, it takes 30-45 days. New rule, as of Sep 2011. It took one day to do it in the states Mad
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