Applications for umrah visas for the year 1444 AH are now being accepted, according to the Ministry of Hajj.

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said that beginning on Thursday, July 14, 2022, petitions for providing visas to pilgrims traveling from outside the Kingdom to do Umrah and visit the Prophet’s Mosque for the Umrah Season 1444 AH will be accepted.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, the start of Umrah for pilgrims from within and outside the Kingdom is on July 30, 2022, and the conditions for obtaining an Umrah visa are available at https://haj.gov.sa/ar/InternalPages/Umrah.

After an integrated system of health services and measures has been approved by the relevant authorities to maintain the safety and health of pilgrims and visitors, permits for Umrah can be issued to pilgrims from within the Kingdom through the Eatmarna application. This ensures the performance of Umrah rituals with ease and comfort. A number of expat workers in Saudi Arabia were surprised by profession change SMS messages.

The requirements for qualifying external agents to serve pilgrims and visitors to the Prophet’s Mosque included submitting an application for qualification through the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah portal at https://umralicense.haj.gov.sa adhere to the requirements outlined on the ministry’s website, and attaching documents and related data for the commercial register, IATA membership, and a number of other personal data.

The Ministry is collaborating with the relevant authorities to establish preventive health measures to safeguard against COVID-19. These include obtaining vaccines authorized in the Kingdom, attaching a certificate of immunization authorized by the Kingdom’s health authorities, as well as acknowledging the accuracy of the information. Expatriates are not permitted to work in 18 professions, according to the Ministry of Human Resources