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Aug 11, 2016 | 1:40 am

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kosmacd

Join Date: Sep 2015

Programs: LH FTL, EK Gold, SPG P100, IHG Gold, Carlson Silver, HHonors Silver

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Originally Posted by westmideast

For expats, perhaps they could afford it.... But its all about proportionality. We are not talking about 10-20% increases.

Well, 'expats' is a bit of generalisation here. Many expats in KSA earn very little (e.g. ones from south Asian origin), while Westerners are being paid at least 20 times that. Anyway, the exit/re-entry visas 'only' got a 100% hike.

People who visit KSA on visit visas most likely fall in one of these two categories:

- Hajj and Umrah pilgrims (visa cost waived for the first visit),
- Business travellers (visa cost reimbursed by their employers).

So this looks aimed at companies bringing consultants/salespeople from outside the Kingdom on a regular basis...

I wonder what the actual price will be, as my current 6m multiple visit visa cost ~650 SAR (officially 400 SAR).

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