Saudi Arabia announced the start of receiving requests for Umrah from various countries of the world gradually, starting Monday, and raising the capacity to 2 million pilgrims per month. “Starting Monday, August 9, pilgrims from Saudi Arabia and across the world will be welcomed to perform the rituals of Umrah, visit and pray in the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque, with a capacity of 60,000, bringing the capacity to 2 million pilgrims per month,” the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said. “Starting Monday, August 9, pilgrims from Saudi Arabia and across the world will be welcomed to perform the rituals of Umrah, visit and pray in the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque, with a capacity of 60,000, bringing the capacity to 2 million pilgrims per month,” the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said. Regarding the health protocols for pilgrims from inside the Kingdom, the Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah confirmed that vaccination will be a prerequisite for performing Umrah rituals, praying in the Grand Mosque, and visiting the Prophet’s Mosque, as shown by the Tawakalna application for the three categories (vaccinated with two doses of COVID-19 vaccine, or those who spent 14 days after receiving the first dose of the vaccine, or those recovering from infection). As for the pilgrims coming from outside the Kingdom, a vaccination passport must be attached with the application for the performance of the rituals, on condition that the vaccines are approved in the Kingdom, in addition to a commitment to the institutional quarantine by passengers coming to the Kingdom from red list countries. The details of traveling from UAE to Saudi Arabia, everything you need to know thru Visanations, which is the best Saudi Visa Agent in Dubai, providing the best Saudi Visa Services from UAE. Also, Visanations will provide Saudi business and Visit Visa, Saudi Visa for UAE residents.
