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What do you need for
an Umrah visa?
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Completed
Umrah visa
application form
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If one has a
non-Muslim name, he
or she should submit
a certificate from a
mosque or an Islamic
centre confirming
that the applicant
is a Muslim.
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Recent passport size
colour photograph
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Passports should be
valid for at least 6
months from the date
of submission of the
application form.
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Confirmed and
non-refundable
airline ticket.
Departure from Saudi
Arabia should be
within two weeks
from the date of
entry.
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Women and children
should be
accompanied by
husband/father or a
male relative
(Mahram). Proof of
relationship is
required (a marriage
certificate for a
wife, a birth
certificate for a
child indicating the
names of both
parents). The Mahram
must travel into and
out of Saudi Arabia
on the same flight
as his wife and
children.
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If a woman is 45
years old or older,
she is allowed to go
without a Mahram if
she travels with an
organized group or
family and submits a
notarized No
Objection
Certificate from her
Mahram.
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If the applicant is
not a national of
the country he/she
is applying from, a
valid residency
permit must be
submitted with the
application.
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A vaccination
certificate against
Meningococcal
Meningitis should be
attached. The
certificate of
vaccinations should
have been issued not
more than three
years and not less
than 10 days prior
to entry to Saudi
Arabia and it should
be valid for three
years. The
vaccination
certificate must be
with the applicant
on entry to Saudi
Arabia.
Umrah visa is valid
for 30 days only.
This does not mean
that you can stay in
Saudi Arabia for 30
days. Within these
30 days you should
perform Umrah,
making sure your
departure from Saudi
Arabia is within two
weeks of the date of
entry.
The visa for Umrah
in Ramadan cannot
exceed the last day
of Ramadan. You
should leave Saudi
Arabia by the end of
Ramadan and cannot
have Eid-ul-Fitr
there. |