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Old Dec 4, 2012, 7:15 pm
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mtkeller
 
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Originally Posted by UA Fan
3. Immigration proceedings for first timers are a nightmare. We stood in line for an hour and 45 minutes. They take finger and eye scans and can take almost 10 minutes per person. My relatives told me that it can take upto 3 hours. So if you are flying a domestic segment, make sure you have a sufficient buffer. Also a lot of Indians work there, so try to find a flight that reaches when there are not many flights from India. If you have a family with small children they will help you cut the line.
Interesting. My one trip to KSA was on the SV LHR-RUH flight that got in around midnight. I think I queued for five minutes, but I did have a visa. Didn't notice what was going on in the other queues.
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