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 issue … [Read more...]
Cost of Umrah Visa Fees for 2017 / 2018 Are Out
If you would like to read more about how to plan and perform your own DIY Umrah then click here. Please note that last night 11/10/17 Saudi changed their visa fees for those who have been for Umrah already in the previous Hijri 1438 year. If you have been for Umrah from October 2016 to July 2017 you will now have to pay 2,000SAR per person extra. The visa for 2017/2018 is open … [Read more...]
Umrah Visa Opening for 2017/2018 plus 20% discount for all MuslimTravelGirl’s readers
And the time has come once again to become very excited about Umrah visa opening for 2017/2018 plus for you, I have 20% discount on your next Umrah visa. As my sources of knowledge told me yesterday, Saudi Arabia should be opening the Umrah visa again on the 1st of October 2017. Nothing is set in stone when it comes to Saudi authorities so it might be +/- few days. This is when you can start … [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 for 2015
If you are planning to go for Umrah this year and you are booking it yourself, you might want to wait for a little while. I was emailed a few days ago with regards to some changes to the Umrah visa requirements, especially if you are doing a DIY Umrah. It seems that the Saudi embassy is planning to restrict hotel bookings when requesting only Umrah visa’swithout a package deal. Up until … [Read more...]
