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Denied from one GCC country=Denied from all?

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abayd
3/1/2011 22:24 EST

I am a US citizen and I have been denied residence in Qatar(after being accepted for a job). They are vague as ever and don't offer an explanation, just return the passport. Probably the guy I saw didn't know himself.
I have also been denied entry to Kuwait at the airport, even though I have come as a tourist many times before.
If I were to now accept a job in KSA, does the inter-GCC cooperation mean I will probably be denied as well? Or is each country still different?
From what I understand, one can be accepted for a job, but then whatever agency approves/denies can still turn one down afterwards, and the trip in vain.
Thank you for your EDUCATED speculations.

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kikker
3/5/2011 02:30 EST

Your sponsor has to put in a request for a visa for you, so as I see it, they are asking for a visa on your behalf. True - you still have to fill in the paperwork and supply the medical documentation. However, it might be a good idea to find out why you are being denied a visa to these countries. Perhaps it is simply that you have an Israeli stamp in your passport. You certainly can't have proof of having been in Israel and a Saudi visa in the same passport.
This is just some of my "Educated speculations".

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abayd
3/6/2011 03:37 EST

LOL no Isreali visas here.

There was no way to get a straight answer as to why though. I never got to speak to more than a low-level ofice guy who had nothing to do with the matter.

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