{"id":192966,"date":"2022-06-03T06:32:40","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T05:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=192966"},"modified":"2022-06-03T06:32:40","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T05:32:40","slug":"saudi-arabia-launches-e-service-for-umrah-pilgrims-to-get-visas-in-24-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/06\/03\/saudi-arabia-launches-e-service-for-umrah-pilgrims-to-get-visas-in-24-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia launches e-service for umrah pilgrims to get visas in 24 hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has disclosed that it has launched an electronic service for the issuance of visas to umrah pilgrims within 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">With the launch, Muslims from countries outside Saudi Arabia planning to attend umrah can now individually apply for the visa through a designated web service.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Umrah is the non-mandatory lesser pilgrimage made by Muslims to Mecca, which may be performed at any time of the year.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">In a statement issued on Thursday, Tawfiq bin Fawzan\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"acssf62a8\">Al-Rabiah<\/span><span class=\"acssf62a8\">, minister of hajj and umrah in Saudi Arabia, said the umrah visa validity has also been extended from one month to three months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">Tawfiq added that \u201cthe visit visa for Umrah will be issued now within 24 hours\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">He said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/11\/27\/photos-19-people-dead-32-injured-after-bus-carrying-catholic-pilgrims-in-mexico-crashed-into-building\/\">pilgrims<\/a> who visit the kingdom to perform umrah can also visit other Saudi cities without any restraints.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">The minister said one million people are expected to perform hajj in 2022, including 85 percent of foreign pilgrims.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VIDEO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VIDEO<\/a>: Minister of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Hajj?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hajj<\/a> and Umrah Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tfrabiah?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tfrabiah<\/a> announced the launching of an electronic service to apply for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Umrah?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Umrah<\/a> visa for individual Umrah pilgrims from outside <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaudiArabia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaudiArabia<\/a>. \u201cThe visit visa for Umrah will be issued now within 24 hours. \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8niJh8r5B9\">https:\/\/t.co\/8niJh8r5B9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rsOK3DUIpi\">pic.twitter.com\/rsOK3DUIpi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Saudi Gazette (@Saudi_Gazette) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Saudi_Gazette\/status\/1532382408514883585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">He also said the ministry and other related agencies are working to ensure the safety of all pilgrims, adding that\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"acssf62a8\">digital technologies would help organise the 2022 hajj better.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has disclosed that it has launched an electronic service for the issuance of visas to umrah pilgrims within 24 hours. 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