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Asharq Al-AwsatDammam, Asharq Al-Awsat- Before the US authorities announced that travelers from 14 countries, including Saudi Arabia, will be subject to enhanced security screening prior to boarding their flights, a Saudi student traveling to America to resume his studies at a higher education institute in Chicago was detained in Amsterdam airport for two days. The student was searched and questioned several times; his travel documents and personal belongings were taken from him, before he was eventually returned to Saudi Arabia.
The Dutch security authorities decided to send the Saudi student back to his country of origin saying that his travel documents were illegitimate; however his entry visa to the US is valid until March 2011, while his passport is valid until 2013.
Mohamed al-Shayeb, a PhD student in computer science, informed Asharq Al-Awsat about the treatment that he received in the Amsterdam airport. Al-Shayeb says that he was detained in a prisoner close to the airport for a period of time, and was only released after the Saudi embassy intervened. Al-Shayeb told Asharq Al-Awsat that he was also searched and questioned a number of times.
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Al-Shayeb told Asharq Al-Awsat "I stood in line to board the flight that I was taking to Chicago when a person appeared and introduced himself as a representative of the US authorities, he told me that my entry visa had expired, despite the fact that the documents in my possession proves that my visa is valid until March 2011."
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