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Table 7: Maximum Period of Visa Validity for Visa Holders of Selected Countries and
Territories
^r j Auy 3 - $ % P £- 03
~T *~f 1 " Period of visa validity '
Temporary visitor for -T T
Location- business or pleasure Student visa Exchange visa
Valid less than 5 years *

Afghanistan -^T 3 months ^1 3 months ^T 3 months ^T

Algeria <v"j~ 3 months *vT 1 year -VT 1 year ^T
Cubaa'v'r -VT 6 months 'vj 3 months xv7 3 months f^j
Djibouti ^T 1 year xvj 1 year "'•'T 1 year ^,7-
Eritrea <^T 1 year ^v, — 1 year -v7~ 3 months «J~\ months ~~ r
lrana/vT ^/f 3 months '^T 3 months '^'T
lraqa~i" ^T 3 months ^T 3 months ^T" 3 months A^T
Libya3 ~T ^T 3 months /N^T 1 year /^>T 1 year ~-T
North Korea3*'1^/ T 3 months /v~p 3 months ^/T 3 months ^T
Saudi Arabia A/]~ 2 years ^T" 2 years <^\ months -^T ^T
2 years
Somalia <~J~l 3 months /^T 3 months ^7"

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Sudan3"'1 ^T 3 months -^T 6 months ^J 6 months xvr
Syria3^ ^vf 2 years -^^ 7 2 years '^ 7 2 years ^7
Yemen ^T 1 year 'V/T 1 year ^T 1 year 'v-T
Territories of the .vy 3 years ^ 3 years ^V/T_ 3 years
West Bank and Gazab
Valid 5 years or more
Bahrain ^T 5 years ^T 5 years ^T 5 years "^7
Bangladesh •'vf" 5 years ^T 5 years ^T~ 1 year ~r
Egypt /VT 5 years -^T 5 years -^7 5 years xv-7
Indonesia ^T 5 years ^ 5 years ^7 1 year ^^7
Jordan -^T 5 years -^7 5 years "^7 5 years ^^T
Kuwait ~7 10 years ~T 5 years ~7" 5 years -^7"
Lebanon ~T 5 years *sj 5 years ^7" 5 years /^T-
Malaysia ~T 1 0 years ^7- 5 years -^-7 5 years ^~f
Morocco ^T 10 years ^T 5 years "^^T 5 years 'vT
Oman ~7 2 years xv-f 5 years ^T 5 years ^J
Pakistan ~~ 5 years -^7 5 years ^T 5 years '^T
Qatar ^T 1 0 years -^T 5 years ^T 5 years >V/T
Tunisia —T 1 0 years ^r ^ Syears ^T-^- 5 years '^"T"
United Arab Emirates 'CT 1 0 years -^7 "L^5years ^ /S'years
Territories of the /vT" 10 years ^y 5 years /v-p 5 years ^-r-
West Bank and Gaza0

Source: Slate Department data.

c This country has been designated a state sponsor of terroris

"Applicants who present a Palestinian Authority passport. ^
pplicants who present an^sraeli passport and travel docjume

GAO-02-1028 Visa Process Should Be Strengthened