Visa – Question / Answer

What types of umrah visas are available?
Umrah Visa available for all nationalities all over the world.
What is the Umrah e-visa?
E-visa granted by Saudi Arabia to guests of Rahman wishing to perform Umrah, allowing them freedom of movement between Mecca and Medina and all cities of the Kingdom during the stay.
How do you extract an umrah visa?
The visa can be obtained by:
Through Holy Trip platform, by booking hotels in Makkah and a hotel in Al Madinah and booking internal transfers (the minimum number of nights in Makkah for issuing a visa is 5 nights)
What countries are eligible for an electronic tourism e-visa?
Tourists from 49 countries can obtain an electronic tourist visa:
  • North America: Canada and the United States.
  • Europe: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom.
  • Asia: Brunei, China (including Hong Kong and Macao), Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea.
  • Oceania: Australia and New Zealand.
Can I go to Umrah on a Saudi e-visa?
Yes, pilgrims can travel to Saudi Arabia to perform umrah rituals using an electronic visa. The Saudi e-visa covers Umrah, with the exception of the hajj season.
Is saudi Arabia's e-visa valid for hajj?
Hajj cannot be carried out using saudi Arabia's electronic visa. A special hajj visa is required to go on the main pilgrimage. Pilgrims can apply for a hajj visa at the nearest Saudi consulate.

Many supporting documents are required to apply for a hajj visa.
What is a visa on arrival?
  • A valid tourist visa for 12 months that you can extract upon arrival at the airport in Saudi Arabia without having to apply in advance if the following conditions are met:
  • Travel to Saudi Arabia through one of the national airlines of the state Saudi Arabian Airlines, Nas or Adele Airlines.
  • The presence of a valid USA, UK or Schengen visa has been used at least once to enter the country or visa issuing area.
What are the conditions of the saudi tourist visa?
So that anyone can apply for this visa to visit Saudi Arabia and receive approval must meet the following conditions:
  • The minimum age of the applicant must be 18 years, or the presence of a guardian if less.
  • A valid passport must be in force up to at least six months from the date of entry into the Kingdom.
  • Payment of the fees set for submission.
  • If you apply for an electronic visa or visa upon arrival, the person must be a citizen of the countries eligible for the visa.
  • There are no religious requirements that everyone can apply for.
  • These are the basic conditions that must be met when applying for a tourism visa to the Kingdom.
What are the visa fees:?
The full fee when applying for a tourist visa for Saudi Arabia is SAR 440, whether it is an electronic visa or a visa upon arrival. The fees include a basic fee of SR 300 plus 140 riyals insurance to be 440 riyals as we said.
Is it possible to move between the cities of the Kingdom on the Umrah visa?
Yes, the Umrah visa enables al-Ma'amrah to travel between Mecca, Medina and all the cities of the Kingdom during his permitted stay.
I have a USA visa and a UK visa as well. Can I go directly to Saudi Arabia on a multiple visa to the USA?
No, you cannot go directly to Saudi Arabia without applying for a visa. You must apply for an online visa first and then you can enter Saudi Arabia.
What are the conditions of the new umrah procedures?
In the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque - the cancellation of the issuance of prayer permits in the Grand Mosque, as well as the cancellation of permits to visit the Prophet and his companions, and the continuation of the issuance of permits to perform umrah rituals and visit the Holy Kindergarten. - Stop applying the procedures of spacing in the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque and continue to require the wearing of muzzles while they are present. - Abolish the requirement to provide a negative result for a certified PCR examination - cancel the verification of the immunization status to enter the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque for all guests of Rahman - eliminate the requirement to register immunization data to obtain a umra permit in case of coming from outside the Kingdom. - Abolish the requirement of institutional quarantine and home quarantine on rahman guests from outside the Kingdom.
What are the conditions for umrah performance for GCC?
Users to register for our application when entering Saudi Arabia by following the following steps: a new user.
  • Choose a box (visitor/gulf).
  • Fill in the required data.
  • Note: Registering with our Tawakolna app does not require a Saudi mobile number
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