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Age limit for foreign Umrah pilgrims is fixed

The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has imposed an age limit on the issuance of permits for Umrah pilgrims coming from abroad.

According to the details, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia has fixed the age limit for the pilgrims coming to visit the House of God and the Holy Shrine of the Holy Prophet.

The Saudi ministry says visitors should get packages from their country’s licensed travel companies, as permits will also be issued to visitors between the ages of 18 and 50 from abroad.

The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah says that permits will be issued to the pilgrims to perform Umrah and prayers in the Masjid al-Haram, but the Umrah pilgrims will have to get vaccinated in Saudi Arabia before traveling and the vaccine for issuing Umrah visa online from Saudi Foreign Ministry. Certificate must be given.

The ministry has recently launched a service enabling overseas Umrah pilgrims to obtain permits for performing the rituals in the Grand Mosque in Mecca and pray in the Prophet Mohammed Mosque in Medina through the health apps Eatmarna and Tawakkalna in an effort to facilitate procedures for them.

Domestic pilgrims and worshippers, meanwhile, have to obtain similar permits and avoid escorting children in the Grand Mosque.

Last month, Saudi Arabia eased restrictions against Covid-19 as the epidemiological situation in the country has stabilised amid a sharp decline in infections.

The relaxed measures include ending distancing for worshippers in the two holy mosques in Mecca and Medina where full capacity has been reinstated.

However, worshippers are required to continue wear face masks at both mosques.

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