Saudi Arabia allow holders of all types of visas to perform Umrah

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has announced that holders of all types of entry visas will be allowed to perform umrah, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

According to the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, pilgrims coming from outside the Kingdom have to book an appointment to perform Umrah through the Eatmarna app.

The ministry said the umrah permit will be automatically canceled in the event of not entering the Kingdom within a maximum of six hours of booking the umrah appointment. The ministry added that if the applicant turned out to be infected with the COVID-19 or has been in contact with an infected person, the umrah permit will be automatically



cancelled.

This comes one week after the Kingdom reinstated the visa-on-arrival programme for holders of valid visas from the US, the UK and Schengen area.

The ministry also announced the availability of Umrah permits for the holy month of Ramzan via the Eatmarna and Tawakkalna applications.

Ministry of Hajj and Umrah tweets 'Welcome Guests of Allah in Makkah and Madinah.We missed you and therefore lifted the travel restrictions'.

Don’t forget to issue your Umrah permit easily via #Eatmarna after obtaining your electronic visa through the following link: http://Visa.visitsaudi.com