1. The applicant must have a passport with a validity of at least six (6) months and acceptable both for entry to Saudi Arabia and entry to the next destination; the passport should have at least two empty visa pages adjacent to each other.

2. Each applicant must submit one (1) recent passport size color photograph with a white background. The photograph must be a full-face view in which the visa applicant is facing the camera directly. Side or angled views are NOT accepted.

3. The applicant must submit a completed application form filled in with black ink pen or printed; the form must be signed and stamped by the authorized travel agency.

4. The Mahram should write his complete information on the application forms of his spouse and children or any relative with whom he is traveling. He should also provide copies of marriage or birth certificates; if these documents is not English Written, he should then provide copies translated and notarized by a certified translation office.

5. All ladies are required to travel for Hajj or umrah with a Mahram. Proof of kinship must be submitted with the application form. Any lady over the age of forty-five (45) may travel without a Mahram with an organized group, provided she submits a letter of no objection from her husband, son or brother authorizing her to travel for Hajj or umrah with the named group. This letter should be notarized.

6. The applicant must be in possession of a non-refundable roundtrip ticket with confirmed reservations.

7. The applicant must submit proof of vaccination for meningitis and ACYW135. For infants and children up to fifteen (15) years of age, a vaccination report is required for polio as well as meningitis and polio. Children over fifteen (15) years of age should present the same vaccinations requested for adults.

8. No applicant under the legal age of eighteen (18) will be granted a Hajj or Umrah visa if not accompanied by his family.

9. If the applicant has converted to Islam, an Islamic certificate must be presented; this needs to be notarized by an Islamic Center.

1. Travelers must carry vaccination certificates with them for inspection by the Saudi Authority at port of entry.

2. No food products are allowed into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

3. Upon arrival, pilgrims shall hand their passports to the custody of the “Unified Agents Office” representatives to enable the latter to complete all travel formalities to Makkah and Madinah.

4. In the event that pilgrims lose their passport, they should immediately report the loss to the same office appointed to take care of them during Hajj or Umrah. Applicants must obtain a report from the office of the Unified Agents in which the loss of passport is mentioned.

5. All pilgrims must leave the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after Hajj or Umrah no later than the 10th of each year. The rules and regulations of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia forbid any pilgrims from staying in the country after the completion of Hajj.

1.Visitors should not overstay the time granted on the visa.

2.Visitors to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia must abide by the country's Islamic laws and regulations and respect its society's values and traditions.

3. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's laws against drug trafficking are strictly enforced. Violators are subject to severe punishment, which may include the death penalty.

4. Sectarian, political or religious gatherings are forbidden

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