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Old Aug 30, 2014 | 10:22 pm
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Originally Posted by chollie
Don't we usually hold off on making such arrangements until there's a reciprocal agreement?

Will US travelers to Saudi Arabia get preferred treatment at Saudi passport control?

No, I thought not.

I wonder how burdensome it is for a Saudi tourist to get a US visa.

I wonder how burdensome it is for an American tourist to get a Saudi visa.
If these arrangements were all "reciprocal," entering most countries would become a bureaucratic nightmare for Americans, if they could get in at all, and they would be subjected to hostile questioning and abusive treatment on arrival.
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