المملكة: 10.1 million Umrah visas within 10 months

The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced today the last date for pilgrims to enter the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah during the year 1446 AH, it is 15 Shawwal, as part of the season’s organizations that aim to ensure the quality of services provided to pilgrims and pilgrims.
Today I learned about the total number of Umrah visas issued until the end of the holy month of Ramadan for this year 10,158,691 visas, which reflects an increasing global demand for Umrah performance, and enhances the Kingdom’s position as the first destination for Muslims around the world.

Official statistics showed the arrangement of the highest months in the issuance of visas, as the month of Shaban topped the list with 1,814,864 visas, followed by the month of Rajab with 1,811,165 visas, then Jumada II with 1,390,073 visas, and it is noted that these three months formed the peak of the season, as it witnessed a large arrival of pilgrims from all over the world prepared in preparation To reach the month of Ramadan.

It is noteworthy that the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah is constantly seeking to improve the experience of the pilgrim through digital transformation and expanding smart services, which contributed to facilitating the issuance of visas and following up the state of pilgrims from the moment of submission until their departure from the Kingdom.
The Ministry affirms that these efforts come within the Kingdom’s 2030 vision, which seeks to raise the number of pilgrims and pilgrims annually, and achieve the targets of expansion in the services of the Umrah and Hajj sector.