The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has set a minimum of five years for the issuance of Umrah permit.
According to the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, children under the age of five can pray in the Masjid al-Haram with their parents or guardians, but the minimum age for issuing an Umrah permit is five years.
Umrah permit cannot be issued for children below the prescribed age.
According to the directive issued by the Saudi authorities, for the Umrah pilgrims and those who come on visit visa, the Etemarna app provides the facility to enter the passport number, Umrah visa number, date of birth, nationality, mobile number and email address so that the account on the app. There should be no difficulty in making.
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said that after the registration of the said information, a passport will be sent to the e-mail of the pilgrim so that the registration in the application can be confirmed.
In the past, pilgrims coming from abroad used to get Umrah permit on arrival in the country, but now the scope of this facility will be expanded and permits will be issued from abroad.
Ali Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, head of the administration of the two holy shrines, has announced that in view of the expected increase in the number of Umrah pilgrims in Ramadan, it has been decided that only Umrah pilgrims should be allowed to enter the courtyard and the ground floor of the Haram Sharif. Will
According to the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, visitors coming from outside the kingdom will have to book an appointment through the app to pay for Umrah. You must enter Saudi Arabia within a maximum of six hours of booking an Umrah appointment, otherwise your Umrah permission will be automatically revoked.
The ministry added that even if the applicant was affected by Karuna or kept in touch with an affected person, the permission for Umrah would be automatically revoked.