§ Mr. Simon ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many visa applications from Arab countries have been rejected in each month since September 1999. [65233]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienFigures for the number of applications refused between September 1999 and May 2002 in Arab countries are listed in the table.
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Number of refusals at Arab posts Country Post January February March April May June 1999 UAE Abu Dhabi and Dubai — — — — — — Jordan Amman — — — — — — Bahrain Bahrain — — — — — — Lebanon Beirut — — — — — — Egypt Cairo — — — — — — Morocco Casablanca — — — — — — Syria Damascus — — — — — — Qatar Doha — — — — — — Kuwait Kuwait — — — — — — Oman Muscat — — — — — — Saudi Arabia Riyadh and Jedda — — — — — — Yemen Sana'a — — — — — — Tunisia Tunis — — — — — — Total — — — — — — 2000 UAE Abu Dhabi and Dubai 135 123 123 77 164 153 Jordan Amman 4 17 15 18 24 9 Bahrain Bahrain 2 4 1 5 7 17 Lebanon Beirut 10 6 9 4 13 6 Egypt Cairo 52 39 29 42 63 60 Morocco Casablanca 19 22 44 20 37 37 Syria Damascus 22 24 74 26 65 58 Qatar Doha 9 10 11 8 21 41 Kuwait Kuwait 72 57 38 47 62 69 Oman Muscat 8 5 11 9 11 7 Saudi Arabia Riyadh and Jedda 44 79 63 32 102 168 Yemen Sana'a 18 71 38 67 86 70 Tunisia Tunis 52 69 68 65 87 92 Total 447 526 524 420 742 787 2001 UAE Abu Dhabi and Dubai 84 133 84 68 200 258 Algeria Algiers 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jordan Amman 16 20 19 16 4 9 Bahrain Bahrain 1 1 3 3 4 8 Lebanon Beirut 12 2 3 4 5 2 Egypt Cairo 98 65 72 35 112 78 Morocco Casablanca 14 19 14 13 14 11 Syria Damascus 26 53 50 69 53 57 Qatar Doha 16 19 12 10 29 33 Saudi Arabia Riyadh and Jedda 53 49 48 43 69 79 Kuwait Kuwait 57 19 32 31 30 74 Oman Muscat 10 12 7 11 15 15 Yemen Sana'a 56 33 16 36 22 46 Libya Tripoli 28 30 44 53 102 20 Tunisia Tunis 98 45 57 81 55 60 Total 569 500 461 473 714 750 2002 UAE Abu Dhabi and Dubai 171 137 112 206 193 — Algeria Algiers 0 0 0 0 0 — Jordan Amman 13 24 18 32 15 — Bahrain Bahrain 6 4 11 3 12 — Lebanon Beirut 1 3 16 22 10 — Egypt Cairo 107 102 101 99 147 — Morocco Casablanca and Rabat1 23 23 26 31 25 — Syria Damascus 29 69 83 66 58 — Qatar Doha 9 21 21 25 30 — Saudi Arabia Jedda 101 69 47 46 62 — Kuwait Kuwait 31 36 33 53 50 — Oman Muscat 5 13 10 17 25 — Yemen Sana'a 37 49 47 70 51 — Libya Tripoli 138 131 70 72 142 — Tunisia Tunis 90 77 97 70 91 — Total 761 758 692 812 911 — 1 From April 2002 Note:
We are awaiting figures for May 2002
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Number of refusals at Arab posts Country Post July August September October November December 1999 UAE Abu Dhabi and Dubai — — 95 64 148 48 Jordan Amman — — 39 24 20 12 Bahrain Bahrain — — 11 3 7 2 Lebanon Beirut — — 29 13 22 12 Egypt Cairo — — 80 44 42 20 Morocco Casablanca — — 39 36 22 57 Syria Damascus — — 55 48 22 12 Qatar Doha — — 17 17 17 10 Kuwait Kuwait — — 24 28 47 52 Oman Muscat — — 8 4 8 5 Saudi Arabia Riyadh and Jedda — — 142 103 101 92 Yemen Sana'a — — 9 10 32 35 Tunisia Tunis — — 115 75 98 56 Total — — 663 469 586 413 UAE Abu Dhabi and Dubai 164 132 119 143 111 55 Jordan Amman 14 20 14 7 22 8 Bahrain Bahrain 42 8 6 6 6 3 Lebanon Beirut 21 13 27 3 5 5 Egypt Cairo 63 80 57 50 78 77 Morocco Casablanca 60 54 44 27 25 37 Syria Damascus 79 34 43 52 73 35 Qatar Doha 71 49 16 16 13 13 Kuwait Kuwait 60 54 40 50 55 57 Oman Muscat 24 22 10 8 6 6 Saudi Arabia Riyadh and Jedda 181 168 101 66 60 44 Yemen Sana'a 57 74 87 40 43 30 Tunisia Tunis 89 123 115 106 117 66 Total 925 831 679 574 614 436 2001 UAE Abu Dhabi and Dubai 346 239 198 226 110 53 Algeria Algiers 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jordan Amman 20 27 29 5 10 4 Bahrain Bahrain 9 9 12 4 2 2 Lebanon Beirut 7 6 9 3 3 1 Egypt Cairo 83 147 136 97 81 14 Morocco Casablanca 28 28 19 12 11 15 Syria Damascus 96 77 54 92 53 23 Qatar Doha 52 34 18 10 10 6 Saudi Arabia Riyadh and Jedda 83 92 26 59 35 21 Kuwait Kuwait 85 65 46 28 24 16 Oman Muscat 15 16 9 9 7 5 Yemen Sana'a 27 15 28 25 45 20 Libya Tripoli 40 169 185 122 84 40 Tunisia Tunis 77 89 83 55 29 26 Total 968 1,013 852 747 504 246