Ministry of Hajj & Umrah in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced that Umrah pilgrims only from specific countries will be allowed for Umrah pilgrimage.

Umrah Pilgrims allowed only from specific countries

The list of Countries which will be allowed to perform Umrah will be decided by the Minister of Health (MOH) Saudi Arabia. MOH minister will take a decision on which countries will be allowed to send their pilgrim to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah.

MOI minister earlier announced that foreign Umrah pilgrims would be allowed only in the third phase of Umrah resumption effective 1st of November 2020.

“The pilgrims will be divided into groups and each group will be accompanied by a health professional at the Haram. Only pilgrims with ages ranging between 18 and 65 years will be allowed in the first phase,” he said.

Any domectic pilgrim (saudi or expatriate) and their families who are living in the kingdom can use I’tamarna app to register their names for performing Umrah pilgrimage