Srinagar: As cooler weather draws a record number of pilgrims to Makkah and Madina, Saudi Arabia has unveiled a sweeping overhaul of Umrah regulations-cutting visa validity from three months to one ...

The validity of iqamas (residency permits), exit and re-entry visas, as well as visit visas of expatriates who are currently stuck in countries facing travel ban, will be extended until June 2, 2021 ...

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced new amendments to the Umrah visa regulations, under which visas will now be automatically cancelled 30 days after issuance if the ...

KARACHI: The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced that the validity of Umrah visas will be reduced from three months to one month from the date of issuance, Al Arabiya.net reported on Friday ...

Saudi Arabia’s Family Visit Visa allows residents and citizens to invite immediate family members—spouse, children, parents, and parents-in-law—for short-term stays ranging from 30 to 90 days, ...

The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia has reduced the validity period for the entry visa for Umrah from three months to one month from the date of issuance. However, the validity period for ...

Worshippers perform the farewell tawaf (circumambulation) around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand mosque in the holy Saudi city of Mecca on July 22, 2021, marking the end of this year's ...

, Nov. 1 -- Saudi Arabia is preparing to shorten the validity period of Umrah visas from three months to one month in a move aimed at better managing the growing influx of pilgrims, according to a ...

Saudi Arabia has revised its Umrah visa regulations, which will see visas being automatically cancelled 30 days after issuance if the pilgrim does not enter the Gulf kingdom within that time. The new ...