REQUIREMENTS FOR HAJJ OR UMRAH

Cheap Umrah Packages makes sure the clients are told about all the things that are required for the trip. There is a list of things that should be taken along and done before you leave for the pilgrimage. Please look below for the details, if there are any further questions you can ask our staff that is available to assist you at the time of need.
The Consular Section of the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in United Kingdom has the honor to inform all Pilgrims that it will start issuing Hajj visas, which are granted gratis, from Mid-Shawwal until 29th Dhu Al-Qudah of each year. Hajj visas are not valid for work or residency.
Applications for Hajj visa will not be considered if the following requirements are not met:

• 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.
  Each applicant must submit the following things:
• 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.
• A completed application form filled-out with black ink or printed; the form must be signed and stamped by the authorized travel agency.
• 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 were issued outside the UK, he should then provide copies translated and notarized by a certified translation office.
• All women are required to travel for Hajj with a Mahram. Proof of kinship must be submitted with the application form. Women over the age of forty-five (45) may travel without a Mahram with an organized group, They must, however submits a no objection letter from her husband, son or brother authorizing her to travel for Hajj with the named group. This letter should be notarized.
• The applicant must be in possession of a non-refundable roundtrip ticket with confirmed reservations.
• 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.

1. The seasonal (or common) flu, which should be taken two weeks before applying for the visa.
2. The H1N1 flu, if a vaccine is made available before Hajj season, and should be taken two weeks before applying for the visa.
3. Infants and children up to fifteen (15) years of age should provide a vaccination report for meningococcal and polio.
4. Children above fifteen (15) years of age should present the same vaccinations requested for adults.
5. Health experts advise the following groups to postpone their plans for Hajj and Umrah this year for their own safety: The elderly, the terminally ill, pregnant women, and children.

Notice:
Visitors of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia shall abide by the country's Islamic laws and regulations and respect its society's values and traditions. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia anti-drug trafficking laws are strictly enforced. Violators are subject to severe punishment, which may include the death penalty. Sectarian, political or religious gatherings are forbidden.

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