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The approval was issued to allow the performance of Umrah and the visit gradually from inside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia starting from Safar 17, 1442 AH, with the necessary health precautions.

(Official Source at the Ministry of Interior)

The First Phase: Allowing citizens and residents to perform Umrah from inside the Kingdom, starting from Sunday 17 Safar 1442 AH, at a rate of 30% (6000 pilgrims a day) of the capacity that takes into account the sanitary precautionary measures of the Grand Mosque.

Also, 75% of the absorptive capacity that takes into account the health precautionary measures for the Rawdhah Ash-Shareefah in the Prophet's Mosque

The second phase: Allowing the performance of Umrah, visiting and prayers for citizens and residents from within the Kingdom, starting on Sunday 1 Rabi al-Awwal 1442 AH, at 75%.

Which equates to 15,000 pilgrims a day and 40,000 worshipers a day of the capacity that takes into account the sanitary precautionary measures of the Grand Mosque.

The arrival of pilgrims and visitors from outside the Kingdom will take place gradually, and from the countries in which the Ministry of Health decides that there are no health risks related to Covid-19.

The fourth Stage: Permitting the performance of Umrah, visiting and prayers for citizens and residents from inside and outside the Kingdom, at 100% of the natural capacity of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque, when the competent authority decides to do this.

The entry of pilgrims, worshipers and visitors will be organized across an app تطبيق اعتمرنا Which will be launched by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, with the aim of enforcing health standards and controls approved by the Ministry of Health and the competent authorities.

An official source at the Ministry of Interior calls on pilgrims, worshipers and visitors to adhere to preventive measures, to apply health instructions and requirements, to wear a mask and to keep a distance

An official source at the Ministry of Interior confirms the Kingdom's keenness to empower the guests of Allah from inside and outside the Kingdom.

To establish all the processes in a safe and healthy manner, in a way that fulfills the requirements of prevention to ensure human safety and protect everyone from the threats of this pandemic Covid-19.

The stages announced in this statement will be subject to continuous evaluation, according to the developments of the pandemic.

The Third Phase: Permission to perform Umrah, visit and prayers for citizens and residents from inside and outside the Kingdom, starting from Sunday 15th Rabi Al-Awwal 1442 AH until the official announcement of the end of the Corona pandemic.