OMAN: Citizens advised not to travel to US

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Att.Editors: The following item is from the Qatar News Agency (QNA)

MUSCAT, Feb 18 2003 (IPS) - The Omani Foreign Ministry advised Omani citizens not to travel to the United States except when conditions make it necessary due to the discriminatory and unbefitting measures they would face during their visit.

The ministry in a statement carried by the Omani News Agency said the new US measures and laws governing issue of entry and residence visas could make them subject to interrogations, security screening, fingerprinting and forced registration with concerned authorities during their stay in the US.