Saudi Arabia Umrah visa and Hajj visa

Hajj is limited to holders of a Hajj visa, which is issued only for the Hajj season to Muslims selected under their country's quota. Registration runs through the official Hajj office of the pilgrim's country, which sets its own deadlines and selection process. For countries with Muslim minorities that have no official mission to manage pilgrims' affairs, Saudi Arabia runs a direct programme on Nusuk Hajj; the countries it serves are listed each year. Saudi authorities repeat every year that visit visas of any type do not authorise Hajj.

KSA Visa describes the Umrah visit visa as available to Muslims of all nationalities throughout the year except during the Hajj season (from 15 Dhu al-Qadah to 15 Dhu al-Hijjah on the platform; the 2026 multiple-entry rules deactivate it from 1 Dhu al-Qadah to 13 Dhu al-Hijjah). Pilgrims must be 18 or over unless accompanied by a guardian; women do not need a male guardian.

KSA Visa lists the Umrah visa with a USD 80 visa fee, USD 10.50 visa digital-service fee, USD 10.50 insurance digital-service fee and an insurance premium that depends on the provider. Nusuk packages (accommodation, transport, services) are priced by the providers. Hajj package prices are set each year by the national Hajj organiser or, on Nusuk Hajj, by the listed packages.

Regular Umrah visas are issued through Nusuk and authorised agents. For the multiple-entry Umrah visa launched on 20 July 2026, each visit requires buying a service package from an approved Nusuk provider, with the package length not exceeding the days left on the visa, and an Umrah permit issued in the Nusuk app before arrival. The visa is deactivated on departure and reactivated when the requirements for the next visit are met.

A separate courtesy route (Umrah Al-Mujamala) is applied for directly with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by people with prior embassy approval. Holders of tourist, business, family or transit visas can also perform Umrah with a Nusuk permit, which is often the simplest option for travellers who already hold one of those visas.

In 2026 the Interior Ministry fined holders of any visit visa up to SAR 20,000 for entering, trying to enter or remaining in Makkah and the holy sites from 1 Dhu al-Qadah until 14 Dhu al-Hijjah, and announced deportation and a 10-year entry ban for people trying to perform Hajj without a permit. Umrah permits on Nusuk are suspended during this window.