Tuesday, June 28, 2016
No Umrah visa after July 8
July 8 (Shaban 29) as the last date for seeking Umrah visas according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.According to the statistics released by the Ministry of Haj, the Kingdom has already issued about four million Umrah visas this year.A travel agent Arif Kannauji, who has been working for a local Haj and Umrah operator in Riyadh said that this is our routine business to accept aplication for Umrah but we are strictally warned that no application can be accepted during Ramdan.All people who want to perform Umrah will get their visas in the month of Shaban. It normally takes 7 to 14 days to get a visa.Umrah season starts in the month of Safar, and continue till end of Ramdan.
Until July 1, about 3.8 million Umrah pilgrims entered the Kingdom.This time rate is 400,000 times greater than previous year according to ministry of Haj.
Until July 1, about 3.8 million Umrah pilgrims entered the Kingdom.This time rate is 400,000 times greater than previous year according to ministry of Haj.
