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Mnovoa

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Feb 27, 2026
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Hi, does anyone knows if getting a invitation letter refusal from Saudi Arabia for a Business Visa counts as a visa refusal and hence, should be declared on PR application?
Recently. I was going through the process to get a business visa to travel to Saudi with my company for the closure of a project but I received a refusal for the invitation letter from Saudi government (They didnt mention the reason) and this happened shortly before I received my ITA for PR through CEC.
  1. Will this affect my application?
  2. Refusal of Saudi invitation letter is equal to visa refusal or a denial to entry to a country?
  3. Do I need to declare this with my application as been refused the entry to a country or a visa refusal?
I would highly appreciate if anyone knows or had a similar situation as Im unable to find information on this specific issue.