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Can You Get an Umrah Visa After Ramadan?

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Can You Get an Umrah Visa After Ramadan?

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After many years, the question of “Can I go for Umrah After Ramadan” is always a regular one. So let’s answer it insha’Allah to help you understand how things work and what are the visa rules for Umrah. 

When Can you do Umrah

So the Umrah period is the period where pilgrims are allowed to go and perform Umrah. This also means that this is the time that the Saudi embassy issues visas.

Please note that you cannot issue a visa for Umrah yourself and you will need a registered agent to do this for you.

You can issue an Umrah Visa and perform your own DIY Umrah with the help of our Ultimate Guide to DIY Umrah. 

Umrah Visa applications close after the first two weeks in Ramadan, after the 14th of Ramadan you cannot issue an Umrah visa. 

When does Umrah close before Hajj: Umrah closes after the first two weeks in Ramadan and there are no more Umrah visas. They will reopen again after Hajj. 

This gives time for the Saudi authorities to clean up after Hajj and to prepare for Umrah.

This is not an easy process and the more I look into Hajj &Umrah the more I respect the amount of effort it takes to host millions of people.

The Umrah period starts approximately 2 months after Hajj and ends the second week or so of Ramadan.

There are no specific dates for this and no announcements, agents will get access to the system and start issuing visas. 

MuslimTravelGirl gets the information about the first few days as some of the agents and we publish it here, so make sure you subscribe and keep an eye on our site. 

This is when the Saudi authorities stop issuing visas for Umrah and start preparing for Hajj visas.

So if for example, you want to go for Umrah in Ramadan you will have to apply before Ramadan in order to receive it on time.

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Umrah Visa After Ramadan

Umrah visas are not issued after Ramadan.

Pilgrims who go to visit during Ramadan must leave the country when Ramadan ends and cannot overstay this time. Basically, you have to leave on Eid or shortly a day or two after Eid Al Fitr. 

People always ask if they can stay longer than Eid and I have seen instances where they booked their flights for a week later. Your Umrah visa rule specifically says you must not spend Eid Al Fitr there. 

Authorities do turn a blind eye for a day or two due to the sheer amount of people, but nowadays it’s all automated and you will be recorded and might have problems if you stay longer in the future. 

Who Can Go For Umrah Between Eid Al Fitr and Hajj

I know one of the reasons why people want to go for Umrah after Eid Al Fitr is because hotel prices drop significantly. This is also the quietest time for Umrah. 

The reason for this is because the only people who can perform Umrah after Ramadan are GCC nationals; those with permanent residency or work permits and Saudis.

This is as I mentioned above in order to control the flow and make sure they are ready for Hajj.

If you want to go for Umrah after Ramadan you will actually have to wait after Hajj…

In short Visas for Umrah are open approximately 10 months out of the 12th, this is minus the preparing period and Hajj time.

The new Umrah season is usually first of Muharram. 

If you want more practicalities with regards to Umrah then make sure you check out our master DIY Umrah page for more. 

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Comments

  1. Hi I’m Khairu ,Malaysian currently travel in Sydney Australia.i was planning to umrah in October 2016 with my Wife.
    My question is ,is it possible for me to get umrah visa to perform my umrah travel in October 2016?
    Please help.
    Thank you

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    • You will have to go when the Umrah visa opens end of Oct /November there is no set date yet

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  3. Asalamualakum ww,

    Jazakhallah kher for all the very useful information about umrah and hajj. I’ve been trying to find out if its at all possible to get Hajj visa and draft from any agents based in the UK but can’t seem to find anyone that would do this. Do you know if this is possible or is it compulsory to go with a hajj group who charge minimum £4000 pp?

    Jazakhallah kher,

    Mohammed

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    • Salams Mohammed, You will have to go with a Group for Hajj unfortunately. You cannot go by yourself.

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  4. As Salam O Alaikum Wa RehmatULLAHI Wa Barakatuhu,

    Dear Brother,

    Do we have any announcement yet for the Umrah Visa issuance start.
    Any expected dates ?

    Jazak ALLAH for your assistance.

    Regards,

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    • Salams Jawaid, the issue will start sometime in November, but there is no date yet. It will be announced soon

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  5. Asslam
    We are planning to go umrah in December and we try to go every year for umrah some body told me they charge to much for umrah visa is it true? Please let me know and how much?

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    • Umrah visas are payable they cost approx $200 for last year, this year’s prices are not out yet. MTG

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  6. اسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاتة
    Pls be inform me when the umra open 2016 by email
    جزاك الله خيرا

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    • Yes the visa fee is 2000SAR on top of the standard fee I believe it is total of £550. It is free for those who have not been for Umrah before or those who haven’t been for 3 years.

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      • Jazakallah sister,
        however, recently I heard that they are taking their policy back; it is true?

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        • Unfortunately this is not the case. I hope they do but for now it is sticknig around

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  8. Assala O Allikum,
    Thanks for posting the useful information.
    I want to go for umrah from pakistan in the month of Muharram is it’s possible.

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  9. Jazak Allahu Khayr (جزاك اللهُ خيراً)

    We use full information to know the Umera time

    I was planing right after Ramadan

    Now I learn that, can’t do Umera after Ramadan

    Thank you

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  11. hello MTG’s Team,

    you’ve been wonderful in providing assistance to Hajj/Umrah aspirants, however I have a question: I would like to go to K.S.A for Umrah during the holy month of Ramadan. I happened to renew my passport recently and I will get my passport on 18th Ramadan. Will I be still eligible to apply for Umrah Visa ? I read somewhere that Umrah visa will be issued upto 15th Ramadan, is that true ? Can I still count on it ?

    Regards,
    Riaz.

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    • Unfortunately, you won’t be able to make it as visa are only issued until the 15th after this the Umrah is closed until later in the year ( about 2 months after Hajj).

      Always make sure you arrange these things in advance as even the embassy will need 2 weeks for the visa.

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  12. Assalamualikm,this is Sultana from UK. I Want to perform Umrah last week in July.can I get visa now?
    Thanks

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  13. Assalamualaikum,

    My name is Iftitah. I would like to do umrah in the early of July but I am not gonna apply for umroh visa, instead a personal visit visa which I apply from the Netherlands. Do you think it is still possible as I heard that the area for umrah will be closed shortly after Eid? Do you know when exactly the date they start to close the area?

    Thank you.

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    • Sadly it’s not possible to perform Umrah on visitor visa it is against the rules.

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  16. I want to perform Umrah on 21st Oct-2017 to 4th Nov, Can saudi Govt issued me visa for during days?

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    • It will potentially be open but we don’t know yet. Usually, Saudi announces it about a week before.

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  17. Assalamalekum I have performed umarah in November 17 when I will be eligible for my next umrah trip in future with paying extra money.. Jajakalllah khir

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    • So if you have been in Hijri 1438 then in Hijri 1439 you will have to pay. If you don’t want to pay you will have to wait for Hijri 1340

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  18. my job in UAE will end on 30th June and shall leave UAE for ever in first week of July 2018. I wish to perform Umra in second week of July and go to Canada from Saudia as I have PR of Canada.
    Would it be possible, please inform

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  20. Hello

    I want go to umrah last 10 days of ramadan with my family
    can i have a visa and when i can make my demand ?
    thank you so much

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  21. Is there any possibility that I can go to perform unra 1 week after Eid ul fitr if I apply my Umrah visa before the mid of ramadan ?

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  22. AOA!I have two questions
    can I go for umrah in July
    and also inform me that what is the exact date for umrah after hajj
    please inform me on my gmail address

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  23. Sister, I have just checked Prince Visa website, and it says £200 for the PVS service charge, not £100 as you said. And how that 20% reader discount apply? We just pay the 80% through the online payment system? jazakillah khair

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    • Salams the discount applies but the visa is now £150 as Saudi changes the prices. Your 20% discount still applies and I am through the process updating all posts.

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      • Thanks. Is that per person? Or per one application. As I see the application form has a table for the applicants to list their name on, if for instance they are going in agroup (family, etc).

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    • Have you applied for an Umrah visa with your agent? it usually takes about 2 days to be issued

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  25. Asalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah.

    I know normally you have to leave after Eid
    But I was looking at the ministry of hajj and umrah. . And it says on the website that umrah ends On the fifteenth of Shawwal. So according to that it would be possible to go after Ramadan ? Right? Mabey it is new rules?

    Here is the link to where thay say it. http://www.haj.gov.sa/en/InternalPages/Details/81

    Thank you for all the effort your are doing. I ask Allah to grant you the best in this world and the next. Ameen.

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    • These dates are outdated, unfortunately. The dates move and I wouldn’t recommend staying after. You definitely cannot issue a visa after the 15th day of Ramadan.

      Also, the opening date for Umrah is wrong as they usually open now in Muharram.

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