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From: "Syed Stiaukat A!i" <shaukat@goacetravel.com>

To: <abe@jedp.goacetravef.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 14,2001 10:15 AM
Subject: Fw. Some Important Notices and Changes with US Visa Express

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From: "Amjad AU" <amiad(S>goacetravel.com>
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Sent Tuesday, August 14,2001 11:13 AM
Subject Fw: Some Important Notices and Changes with US Visa Express

> Dear Rizwan, As discussed witti you .following is detailed e-mail and FYI
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> act promptly .
> Dear Shaukat (Ace Jeddah) and Rami (Ace Alkhobar) Please disperse below
> update to your concern staff and we expect your usual professionalism
> in-order to continually provide an excellent service to the applicants
and
> to meet our commitments in MOU.
> Thanks and best regards .
> Amjad Wian
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Subject Some Important Notices and Changes with US Visa Express

> > Please take note of the following notices and changes with US Visa

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> Express.
> > and please pass these messages Oft to all your staff involved wiUi our US
•> > Visa Express in Saudi Arabia:
> > Please note that we wilt no longer be conducting any visa interviews
» on Sundays.
> > Please advise your customers to read their temporary-refusal letters
> > carefully. The letters now state that the consular sections in Riyadh
and
> > Jeddah will be open for nonimmigrant visa interviews only on Saturday.
> > Monday. Tuesday, and Wednesday, from 06:00-1 D:OOa.m.
> > we continue to be open every morning to receive applications from
»the ten participating travel/courier companies. We will also make
certain
> > now that your expediters will be received on time when they arrive on
> Sunday
> > momfngs. We wfl! be balding our regular staff meetings now only after
we
> > have completed receiving the applications each morning from your
> > representatives.
> > Please note, however, that the USEmbassy will be closed completely
»on Saturday, 1st September, in observance of our national Labor Day.
> > Ptease. please note that we remain extremely concerned about the
> > high numbers of inaccuracies in data entry from several of the
companies.
>We
» are tallying these mistakes and will be considering them as we prepare
to
> > evaluate service. Any mistake, inaccuracy in data entry throws off the
> > entire process and slows everyone down. Please inform your staff
directly
> > involved in data entry.
» To help the companies improve your data entry and
> > processing, we plan to send out our chief visa assistants to your head
> > offices for more training In the near future. Please help us schedule
and
> > coordinate these training visits by our senior nonimmigrant visa staff.
> > We also ask that companies work to be very organized about their
> > submissions of applications. For example, before bringing the disks Info
>the
> > embassy, please be sure the data was downloaded. Make sure the disks
work.
> > Also, it helps to organize the applications into batches of Saudis only
> and
> > other batches of non-Saudis.
> > Unfortunately, some of the companies are not promoting the service
» as promised in the Memorandum of Understanding signed last spring. As a
> > result, those companies are not bringing in anywhere near the same
volume
>of
> > applications as other companies. We are concerned that aff ten companies
> > selected to participate In this service win remain competitive.
> > Finally, I would like to say how much I have enjoyed working with
> > all of you in launching this very successful US Visa Express here in
> Saudia
> > Arabia. Sadly, though, it is now time for me to leave this position in
the
> > Consular Section. Of course, I am happy also to move Into my next
> scheduled
> > job as a Political Officer In ihe Embassy. But it's been a real pleasure
> and
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> > honor to be a part of the Consular staff here and also to work with all
of
> > you in the travel/courier business throughout the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia.
>l
> > vril( continue to work with the Consular staff even when I am in another
> > position. And I will always be available and willing to help and offer
> > advice for continuing our Visa Express and launching it elsewhere in the
> > region.
» tt is my honor to hand over Ihis very interesting and
> > satisfying job as Chief of the Nonimmigrant Visa Section in Riyadh to my
> > colleague and successor, Mr James Rowers, who has iust arrived here in 9/11 Personal Privacy
> > Riyadh. (His email address is:| I and Tie will be
moving
> > into my current office with tel. extension #1129.) Please feel free to
> > contact him or any of our staff about your ideas and suggestions for
> > continuing to build and improve our already very successful USVtea
> Express.
Thank you all for your cooperation. Best regards^ |

> > Vice Consul

> > Embassy of the United States of America
> > RlVadh. Saudt Arabia_............................................::::"9/ll Working-level
>* tel:| * Emp 1 o y e e
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> > This e-mail is unclassified based on the definitions provided in E.O.
> 12958.

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