GUIDELINES FOR RENDERING SERVICES TO EXTERNAL UMRAH PERFORMERS VIA UMRAH COMPANIES AND LICENCED TRAVEL AGENCIES OUTSIDE THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
Responsibilities of Saudi Umrah companies and external agencies
Sensitising external Umrah performers on protective procedures they have to adhere to from arrival into the Kingdom up to their departure in safe conditions.
Validation of profile information and passport details as entered into the online Umrah platform by the Umrah company.
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 carpets have been placed inside Masjid An Nabawi this evening. The precautionary measures will continue to take place to ensure Social Distancing takes place.