CHAPTER 2

 

Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia Visa Section 601 New Hampshire Ave. N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037	Tel: (202) 342-3800 Fax: (202) 337-4084
Royal Consulate General of Saudi Arabia 866 UN Plaza, First Ave. & 48 Street Suite 480, New York, N.Y. 10017	Tel: (212) 752-2740 Time: (M-F) 9 am-5 pm
Saudi Arabian Consulate General 5718 Westheimer, Suite 1500 Houston, Tx 77057	Tel: (713) 785-5577
Saudi Arabian Consulate General 2045 Sawtelle Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025	Tel: (310) 479-6000

 

Note:

Like Hajj visa, Umrah visa is for Jeddah, Makkah and Madinah. Should have sufficient amount of money in travelers’ checks, etc., for expenses in the holy land. If any questions about documents required, you can call the above Nos. for clarification. Special Hours in the past Ramadan: In Saudi Consulate, New York apply for Umrah visas from 10 am to 1 pm and after 2 days pick up visas from 1-3 pm. Call the above Nos. for special hours in other offices. (For the upcoming Ramadan, the hours will be updated).

  

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1. The original Umrah visa application must be filled out completely and accurately. In addition, the statement written at the end of the application form must be carefully read and signed.

   To obtain the visa application by mail send a large sized self-addressed envelope to the Royal Consulate of Saudi Arabia near you.

2. If someone has a non-Muslim name, he or she should submit a certificate from a mosque or an Islamic center stating that the applicant is a Muslim.

3. One recent passport size photograph must be attached

4. Passport valid for at least 6 months from the date of submission of the application.

5. Confirmed and non-refundable airline ticket to and from Jeddah must be attached. The departure from Saudi Arabia should be within two weeks from the date of entry. It is advisable to verify the "to and from Jeddah" dates with the Saudi Consulate before paying for the ticket because it is non-refundable.

6. Umrah visa is valid for 30 days only.

   Clarification. This does not mean that you can stay in Saudi Arabia for 30 days. Within these 30 days you can perform Umrah making sure that the departure from Saudi Arabia is within 2 weeks from the date of entry.

7. Another important thing to remember. The Visa for Umrah in Ramadan cannot exceed the last day of Ramadan. In other words, you have to be out of Saudi Arabia by the end of Ramadan and cannot have Eid-ul-Fitr there.

8. Resident aliens should present original of their Green Cards.

9. If a female is proceeding to perform Umrah, she must be accompanied by a Mahram. A legal document must be attached to the application to prove her relationship to this effect.

   Note: A woman 45 years old or older is allowed to go without a mahram, if she travels with an organized group or family and submits a No Objection Certificate from her mahram.

10. A child accompanying his/her parents should attach a copy of birth certificate.

11. A vaccination certificate against meningitis should be presented. The vaccination should have been done
    10 days (or earlier) prior to entering Saudi Arabia. The validity for this vaccination is for 2 years.

12. Umrah visa is free.

   

Click here for English translation of Marriage Certificate Form (for Pakistanis only) Please fill out this English version of Nikah Namah and get it attested by the Pakistan Consulate or any Notary Public.

We,---------------- and ---------------, residents of 110-29 17 Street, Seaview, New York 19470, do hereby state on solemn
affirmation, that

1. We are husband and wife married to each other on April 3, 1995.
2. We are still wedded together.
3. As a proof of our relationship, a copy of our marriage certificate is attached.
4. All the above statements are correct and true to the best of our knowledge and belief and nothing has been concealed
   thereto.

County of Queens State of New York Subscribed and sworn to before me this--------- day of December, 2000.   Notary Public

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