CBHUK announces that the Saudi Visa Application Portal has reportedly been changed to allow one Umrah per Hijri calendar free without paying SR2000 fee. This ruling comes into effect 2.12.2016. Only travelers who had applied before 2.12.2016 or visit for the second time or more in the same Hijri year
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Book Your Jab at the National Hajj & Umrah Vaccination & Travel Advice Clinic 2016
Dates for our National Hajj & Umrah Vaccination & Travel Advice Clinics 2016 have been released below. Our clinics are located at easy to reach venues. To book please select a location closest to you and fill in the Online booking form. Book early, save money and get all your
Haj Ministry proposes law to limit Umrah visas to 15 days
MADINAH — Umrah pilgrims will only be able to stay in the Kingdom for a maximum 15 days, according to new rules proposed by the Haj Ministry.Under these new rules, the service-providing companies were advised against bringing in large batches of Umrah pilgrims at any one time, especially during Ramadan.
Ministry of Hajj Rules for Umrah 2014
Changes to the Ministry of Hajj Rules for Umrah 2014 The Council of British Hajjis | www.cbhuk.org London Tuesday 4th March, 2014 From 30th May 2014 Umrah visas will be valid for 15 days from date of issue. The notice has been sent from the Saudi Embassy in London to
No plan to cut number of pilgrims, says Hajjar
Fahd Al-Manee’ MAKKAH — The Kingdom has no plans to restrict the number of pilgrims during the next Umrah season. Announcing this at a press conference here, Dr. Bandar Hajjar, Minister of Haj, put at rest reports that the number of pilgrims will be drastically reduced owing to the ongoing
Umrah and tourist visas may be linked in future
JEDDAH — Crown Prince Naif has given the ministries of Haj and Foreign Affairs the go-ahead to work on an integrated system to link Umrah and tourist visas, Prince Sultan Bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA), announced Tuesday. Addressing a debate organized by Okaz
10-15 percent increase in Umrah performers this year (2012)
MAKKAH – There has been a 10 to 15 percent increase in the number of Umrah pilgrims this year compared to the same period last year, according to the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s national committee on Haj. Saad Al-Qurashi, acting chairman of the committee, said the increase coincided
Umrah season to resume by end of Jan 2012
Pilgrims to leave by Muharram 15 Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – King Abdul Aziz International Airport (KAIA) is preparing to receive a high volume of Umrah season flights for the Hijri month of Rabi’ Al-Awwal, 1433H (Jan. 24, 2012), an official at the Haj Terminal said. The last batch of Haj
Health conditions for travellers to Saudi Arabia for the pilgrimage to Mecca
23 september 2011 86th year No. 39 , 2011, 86, 425–436 This publication in the Weekly Epidemiological Record is to inform visitors of the full requirements for entry into Saudi Arabia; it does not imply an endorsement by WHO of all measures stipulated. The Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia has
Prince Naif reviews Umrah and Hajj preparations
Prince Naif has said that the numbers of Umrah performers this year exceed 4 million so far, expecting the numbers to increase in the coming days of the blessed month of Ramadan and after it, pointing out that all matters are going ahead well; security is stable and well-established; and