KUALA LUMPUR – Saudi Arabia recently announced that the 1443H umrah season for pilgrims from outside Saudi Arabia will end on the 30th of the Islamic month of Syawal.
Saudi Arabia’s Hajj and Umrah Ministry in a statement on Tuesday said pilgrims from outside the kingdom could apply for individual umrah visas through a platform provided by Saudi Arabia.
According to the statement, the ministry will announce the date of the 1443H hajj application and related procedures through the ministry’s official channels soon.
The statement also added that the ministry had issued 6,694,998 umrah permits and 262,781 prayer permits in Raudhah al-Sharifah during this holy month of Ramadan. – Bernama, May 5, 2022