Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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Nonimmigrant Visa
Processing in Saudi Arabia
100,000
90,000
80,000
70,000
60,000
No. of D Jeddah
50,000
Applications H Riyadh
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
FY 1999 FY 2000 FY2001
Saudi Arabia NIV Workload
100,000
90,000
80,000
70,000 -
60,000 -
No. of Refusals
50,000 9/11 Closed by Statute
Applications Issuances
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
FY1999 FY2000 FY2001
Workload - Saudis Vs. TCNs
100,000
90,000
80,000
70,000
60,000
No. of TCNs
50,000
Applications Saudis
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001
VISA EXPRESS
In Saudi Arabia
Qualification standards
• Name
• Passport number
• Date and place of birth
• Nationality
• Gender
• Visa category (B1/B2, F, M, J, etc)
This data is then downloaded onto a diskette
and presented to the nonimmigrant visa unit
along with the application forms, passports
and supporting documents.
Travel Agency Package for Delivery to
Embassy
10,000 V f
8,000 |
No. of DSep. 11, 2000-Feb. 4, 2001
6,000 -
Applications DSep. 11,2001 -Feb. 4, 2002
4,000 -
2,000 J.
0 i \ i r i r r
Riyadh Applications by Month
12 000
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i
10 000
PI
8 000
,- n n
2 000 Pi - _
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Riyadh
Applications Interviews Interview Issuances Refusals Refusal Rate
Rate
Saudis
[ ] = estimate
Jeddah
Applications Interviews Interview Issuances Refusals Refusal Rate
Rate
Saudis
TCNs
9/11/01-2/4/02 978 541 55.3%
[ ] = estimate
All Saudi Arabia
Applications Interviews Interview Issuances Refusals Refusal Rate
Rate
Saudis
TCNs
9/11/01-2/4/02 4,213 2178 51.7%
[ ] = estimate