Times of Islamabad

On Pakistan request, Saudi Arabia makes a big announcement for Umrah Pilgrims

On Pakistan request, Saudi Arabia makes a big announcement for Umrah Pilgrims

*ISLAMABAD – The Saudi government has issued a royal decree restructuringvisit, Haj and transit visas and cancelling repeat Umrah fees.*

So if anyone plans to perform Umrah more than once in a year, they will nothave to pay visa fees again.

Right now, people have to pay 2,000 riyals if they want to visit SaudiArabia for an Umrah for a second time.

Last year, Prime Minister Imran Khan had requested Saudi Crown PrinceMohammad bin Salman to waive the 2,000 riyals tax imposed by the Saudigovernment on Pakistanis performing more than one Umrah within two years.