As part of the efforts of the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah to facilitate the arrival of Umrah pilgrims to the Kingdom, the Ministry provided the possibility of electronic self-presentation for Umrah pilgrims coming from abroad, by choosing one of the Umrah packages via the electronic platform "Maqam".

The new service ensures that a person finishes applying for Umrah within a few minutes and without assistance from anyone, given the great ease in dealing with requests, as well as their availability in different languages.

The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has identified a number of procedures that pilgrims must take in order to obtain a visa, the most important of which are: entering the electronic platform “Maqam” to choose one of the approved agents, then booking the required services, and obtaining a reference number for the visa application.

Umrah pilgrims from outside Saudi Arabia, from here you can easily book Umrah services: https://t.co/nD8K2U9v7C# Makkah and Madinah_in_waiting_for_you_ eagerly pic.twitter.com/DLloY1dXEd

— Ministry of Hajj and Umrah (@HajMinistry) September 18, 2022

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Among the procedures, also specifying the type of agent required from the Umrah service providers, through the list on the platform, which provides multiple options, and after selecting the agent, the person can obtain the visa immediately, which is valid for 90 days.

The platform also provides the pilgrim with the ability to choose the flight path between Makkah Al-Mukarramah, Jeddah and Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, book airline tickets, book internal transportation services in the Kingdom with the possibility of booking accommodation, and send a visa application to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The "Maqam" platform allows the possibility of obtaining an Umrah visa for pilgrims coming from outside the Kingdom, and choosing the package of services available on one of the approved electronic platforms. And insurance and others through global and local marketing platforms.

The platform was designed as a simplified and unified portal that provides all the details related to Hajj and Umrah reservations from anywhere around the world, and many partnerships have been established in order to facilitate the work of the platform and provide all the services necessary to come to Saudi Arabia and perform Umrah and then leave through one platform.

And the central reservation platform "Maqam" is one of the platforms that contributes to clearly displaying housing, transportation and other services to pilgrims, enabling them to book and view prices and service costs.

The electronic self-submission service to perform Umrah comes less than a month after the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah made it available to those who obtained all kinds of visas and those coming from all countries of the world for the purpose of tourism and visits, the ability to perform Umrah during their stay in the Kingdom, in addition to those coming to the Kingdom who obtained a US visa. United Kingdom and Schengen countries.

Obtaining an Umrah visa, so that the duration of obtaining it becomes only 5 minutes, while it previously took 14 days, in addition to the launch of the “electronic tourist visa” that can be obtained electronically within minutes, in order to facilitate visiting the tourist places in the Kingdom and its monuments and heritage.

— 🕋 🇸🇦DR.Mohamad ALHdla (@drmohamadalhdla) September 11, 2022

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The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah confirmed at the time that this step came within the framework of facilitating the procedures for the arrival of pilgrims to perform Umrah, providing all services with high quality, and enriching the cultural and religious experience of pilgrims, in accordance with the objectives of the programs of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.

The move coincides with the Saudi Ministry of Tourism also announcing amendments to the visit visa regulation for the purpose of tourism, which included expanding the eligible categories to include residents in the Gulf countries.

The ministry said that those who have obtained a residence visa in one of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries can enter the Kingdom with an electronic tourist visa, provided that the residence is valid for a period of no less than 3 months, and according to the professions published on the electronic platform, and this includes the first-degree relatives of the residence visa holder coming with him. and domestic workers arriving with their sponsors.

The successive Saudi decisions to facilitate the process of obtaining a visa and entering the country confirm the Kingdom's desire to double the numbers of tourism during the coming period in order to be an economic tributary to the country.

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"Hajj and Umrah": Issuing an Umrah visa and choosing packages for pilgrims abroad through the "Maqam" platform without bothering #news pic.twitter.com/gRx9NdGnGy

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