I know many of you have asked when will the Umrah visa for 2019 - 2020 open, well the Umrah visas are now open but the new rules and regulations are still a mess. If you are a regular reader on MuslimTravelGirl.com you know I always say that you should wait for the Umrah rules to be announced before making reservations. In the past week there were so many people who emailed (over 300) … [Read more...]
Here is the Best Time to Book Your Umrah For Maximum Savings
The most frequently asked question for many people is “When is the best time to book Your own DIY Umrah”. The funny part however for many people (and I mean thousands) is that they always leave it last minute to decide and overpay by thousands of pounds. As the authority in DIY Umrah and the person who started the movement almost five years ago, I have spoken to thousands of people and I … [Read more...]
Here is How To Issue an Umrah Visa When Living Abroad – The Expat Guide to Umrah Visa
This past week I came back from performing Umrah and one of the most frequent questions I received was how can you issue an Umrah visa when living abroad. I managed to issue an Umrah visa from Doha when the border is closed. Actually, it was very easy! Keep on reading. This comes up as a question in general for people who are living abroad and want to perform Umrah but find it hard to … [Read more...]
Tips on how to read and understand your Umrah visa
Recently they had been few cases brought to my attention about people being refused entry to Saudi because ground staff miss-interpreted the validity of their visas. This has also happened even with people reading their visa and assuming they will have 30 days in the country or getting confused on when their visa expires. Since I always try to make sure we get the most up to date and accurate … [Read more...]
Umrah visa fee Removed for Once Per Year Umrah
I am so excited to announce that the Umrah visa fee is removed! via GIPHY I guess the hotel's limited bookings and pressure from all the stakeholders (cough- tour operators) have done the trick. I just feel super sorry for those who actually paid the fee in November. However, I was always optimistic that this will not stick around. Here is the thing, … [Read more...]
New Umrah fees Changes and UK Umrah Visa Opening Date
So for the past few weeks I have been getting 10 emails a day with regards to the new Umrah fees and the opening of the Umrah season. There are so many speculations out there that it's crazy. We know a few things for sure. Saudi needs the money (see falling oil prices) and one way to find that money is to raise the fees on all their visas. Not only Umrah but other visitor and business visas. … [Read more...]
Umrah 2016 Best Options for you with the new regulations in place
Umrah Visas are open! Yay This is great news and honestly now I just want to book my flights and go. I wrote a post about the new regulations for Umrah visa 2016 after I received several emails from people asking me about the visa changes. Now it's good news as you can still book your DIY Umrah and save some cash. The bad news is that this needs to be with non-refundable hotels and … [Read more...]
DIY Umrah: Important changes to the visa process (Updated)
For an update on all the latest information on DIY Umrah visa prices and Umrah visa rules, make sure to check here. Since 2018/2019 Saudi Arabia has increased the Umrah visa fee for those repeating Umrah every year and now they have to pay an increase of 2000SAR /£450 on top of their normal Umrah visa fee of approximately £100. Note that this includes also fees for … [Read more...]