Visitors must
have
certificates for
the following
vaccinations
before entering
the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia
Meningococcal
Meningitis
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A certificate of
vaccination
against
Meningococcal
Meningitis is
required from
all visitors
from all over
the world
arriving for the
purpose of Umrah
or Hajj. The
certificate must
have been issued
not more than
three years and
not less than
ten days before
arrival to Saudi
Arabia.
The responsible
authorities in
the country from
where the
visitor comes
must ensure that
vaccination has
been carried out
for adults and
children over
the age of two
years must
receive the
vaccination
against
meningococcal
meningitis with
the quadrivalent
vaccine (serogroups
A,C, Y and
W135).
Children between
3 months and 2
years of age
must be given
two doses of the
A vaccine with a
3-month interval
between the two
doses. Make sure you
take your
vaccination
certificates
with you to
Saudi Arabia.
1. Ihram:
Forbidding
certain
behaviours which
are permissible
normally, and to
invoke talbiyah.
2. Tawaf:
Walking around
the Kaaba seven
times and then
praying two
rakaats.
3. Sa'y:
Travelling back
and forth seven
times between
Safa and Marwah.
4. Arafat:
Spending the
afternoon of the
Arafat day on
the plain of the
Mount Arafat
until after
sunset.
5. Muzdalifah:
Spending the
night just
before the Eid
in the valley of
Muzdalifah until
sunrise.
6. Stoning:
Throwing pebbles
at three walls
called jamarat.
7.
Sacrificing:
Sacrificing an
animal in Mina,
on the days of
Eid
8. Shaving:
Having his
head shaved.
The
following is a
list of general
requirements for
applicants
1. The applicant
must have a
passport with a
validity of at
least six (6)
months and
acceptable both
for entry to
Saudi Arabia and
entry to the
next
destination; the
passport should
have at least
two empty visa
pages adjacent
to each other.
2. Each
applicant must
submit one (1)
recent passport
size colour
photograph with
a white
background. The
photograph must
be a full-face
view in which
the visa
applicant is
facing the
camera directly.
Side or angled
views are NOT
accepted. (For
tour operator
further 3 recent
passport size
colour
photograph with
a white
background)
3. The applicant
must submit a
completed
application form
filled in with
black ink pen or
printed.
4. The Mahram
should write his
complete
information on
the application
forms of his
spouse and
children or any
relative with
whom he is
travelling. He
should also
provide copies
of marriage or
birth
certificates; if
these documents
were not issued
in English or
Arabic, he
should then
provide copies
translated and
notarized by a
certified
translation
office.
5. All ladies
are required to
travel for Hajj
with a Mahram.
Proof of kinship
must be
submitted with
the application
form. Any lady
over the age of
forty-five (45)
may travel
without a Mahram
with an
organized group,
provided she
submits a letter
of no objection
from her
husband, son or
brother
authorizing her
to travel for
Hajj with the
named group.
This letter
should be
notarized.
6. The applicant
must be in
possession of a
non-refundable
roundtrip ticket
with confirmed
reservations.
7. The applicant
must submit
proof of
vaccination for
meningitis and
ACYW135. For
infants and
children up to
fifteen (15)
years of age, a
vaccination
report is
required for
polio as well as
meningitis and
polio. Children
over fifteen
(15) years of
age should
present the same
vaccinations
requested for
adults.
8. Each pilgrim
should submit
two certified
checks or
cashier checks
payable to
'Unified Agents
Office' in
Jeddah for
pilgrimage
services. These
checks should
include the name
and the passport
number of the
pilgrim. Each
applicant must
pay the
following fees:
$158.40 (one
hundred
fifty-eight
dollars & forty
cents) for
services
rendered by the
local Tawaf
agencies and for
housing at the
Holy sites.
$116.00 (one
hundred sixteen
dollars only)
for
air-conditioned
transportation
services.
Pilgrims have
the option to
submit one check
combining both
fees: in this
case, the amount
would be US
$274.40 (two
hundred
seventy-four
dollars & forty
cents). Children
between the age
of seven (7) and
fifteen (15)
should only pay
half of the
above-mentioned
amount. Children
under the age of
seven (7) do not
need to pay.
9. No applicant
under the legal
age of eighteen
(18) will be
granted a Hajj
visa if not
accompanied by
his family.
10. If the
applicant has
converted to
Islam, an
Islamic
certificate must
be presented;
this needs to be
notarized by an
Islamic Centre.
Additional
Travel
Notes
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Visitors
should not
overstay the
time granted
on the visa.
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Visitors
to the
Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia
must abide
by the
country's
Islamic laws
and
regulations
and respect
its
society's
values and
traditions.
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The
Kingdom of
Saudi
Arabia's
laws against
drug
trafficking
are strictly
enforced.
Violators
are subject
to severe
punishment,
which may
include the
death
penalty.
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Sectarian,
political or
religious
gatherings
are
forbidden.
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