Without a doubt, one of the most popular questions we receive at MuslimTravelGirl.com is whether you can get Umrah visa without package.
You might have heard that many agents will say that you cannot do a do it yourself Umrah for the simple reason that they will refuse you an Umrah visa.

The reason why Umrah agents don’t want to give you only Umrah visa is that they don’t make money from it.
Majority of the income for agents comes from hotels and flights as the Umrah visa fees are pretty much standard and receiving £20 won’t make a big difference for them.
However think of the option where they book hundreds of flights and book thousands of hotels, they can negotiate better prices and receive higher commissions.
I know this because my blog also earns a commission from affiliate sites albeit I save you money.
Especially the younger Millennial Muslim generation is less likely to book a package but rather an Umrah on your own.
This, of course, means less money for the agents.
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Umrah Visa Without Package
The very short answer to this question is yes and no. It really depends on where you are based whether you will be able to get Umrah visa without package.
It is definitely not impossible as many agents around the world make it sound.
I have a whole course and I have helped thousands of people go for Umrah without a package and save thousands.
You will need to be very persistent if you don’t have a relationship with an Umrah agent but the first time I did this 5 years ago I have to call at least ten agents until someone told me they can issue me the visa.
Five years later and this agent has received hundreds of customers from this website because they are reliable and offer good customer service.
[Tweet “Do you know you can issue a visa without an Umrah package? Check out & save some money! #umrah”]The rejection for Umrah visa on its own is very common sadly in Asian countries such as Malaysia, India, Pakistan and even in South Africa where Umrah visa is very hard to get unless you know an agent.
I have heard of success stories in South Africa for booking flights with your agent and him giving you the visa.
However, those living in the West such as the USA and UK and Europe have fewer problems when it comes to Umrah visa and for sure you can receive an Umrah visa without a hotel booked by an agent.
[irp posts=”7847″ name=”Who Is DIY Umrah for and What is it’s Future? -Should Umrah Agents be Worried?”]You will need however to show you have booked your hotel when asking for the Umrah visa from your agent.
If you are living in the UK or the USA you can check this post here for the details of agents who can help you.
Also, if you have agents in your respective country that you can use and are happy with who issue Umrah only visa then please email me via the contact form.
Insha’Allah you will be receiving a lot of sadaqa.
I get asked a lot: “ Can I apply for Umrah visa myself ”
Please note that you cannot apply for an Umrah visa yourself, you need to go via a reputable agent.
Also important that if you are a convert when applying for your visa you will need your conversion certificate showing that you are Muslim.
If you don’t have one you can request one from your local mosque.
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Umrah Visa Prices
The Umrah visa fees, I have covered very extensively here, however they are similar prices everywhere in the world.
For example, the umrah visa fee from USA is around $150 and from the UK the Umrah visa fee is £100. Just do the exchange of these rates to find how much it will be in your country.
Also if you have been the previous year don’t forget that the Saudi government imposes an extra fee of 2000 SAR per person, even for young children.
Use this calendar here to check the Hijri year if like me you find it confusing.
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Umrah Visa Fee 2000SAR
With great sadness the agents I work with have said ( without being confirmed 100% by Saudi goverment) that the 2000SAR Umrah fee will continue in a worse format.
Previously those going for Umrah every other year, would not pay the extra 2000 SAR Umrah fee.
However, with this new season, it seems that everyone who has been for Umrah once before will have to pay the 2000SAR fee.
This is a very hefty price for anyone. It seems that Europe, the UK and potentially USA and other countries are affected.
For more information, we will have to wait and see. As there is no official announcement yet.
If you want to check the details you can visit the Saudi Hajj ministry site here and do so.
I find this fee to be ridiculous, to be honest especially because it will restrict people from going as Umrah is already expensive.
However, I have even more now see the benefit of a Do-It-Yourself Umrah and at least save the fees associated with agents.
Currently, Saudi checks the passport details to decide whether to charge you a fee or not, so I can see that one loophole will be on the renewal of your passport. 😉
This way potentially every 10 years or less you can have an Umrah free visa without the extra fee.
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How to plan a Do It Yourself Umrah package
My life passion is to help Muslim go on DIY packages and there is so much information here on this.
Yes, you will need an agent for the Umrah visa but after this, you can save a lot of money by doing it yourself.
Personally, I have saved over £30,000 over my Umrah’s and I even have a course on how to achieve the best results coming soon. You can sign up for the newsletter to find out more.
The biggest savings of Umrah and of course where agents make money is from the hotels and flights because it’s economies of scale.
But now imagine booking your flights on sale and finding cheap hotels in Makkah.
There are so many new amazing budget hotels in Makkah starting from as little as £50 per night that it’s hardly any spending.
Here are some posts that can help you plan your own DIY Umrah package.
If you are looking for transportation options you might want to look at the transport post below.
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The Ultimate Guide on How to Do a DIY Umrah; (Do-It-Yourself) Umrah
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M.shahid
Salam, which agents in UK offer a Umrah visa without package
Muslim Travel Girl
Prince visa you can check the ultimate guide
Muhammad Abubakar
Salam
I phoned a few agencies today and they said with the new law being introduced, I can no longer just apply for a visa on its own without a package in the UK. Apparently this new rule only applies from 1441 calender year? Is that true?
Muslim Travel Girl
Please check the new Umrah visa fee article for more information
Badrul Hussain
Asalamu alaikum
Can you please give me information were I can buy Umrah visa with package. I leave in London.
Jazakallah khairun
Badrul
Muslim Travel Girl
I am not familiar with agencies,you can check AL Hidaya and Darusalam but i have never used them.
Ahmed
As salamu alejkum,
do you have also experience in doing Hajj yourself without an agency?
I mean, compared to hajj Umra is cheap (most times its under 1000€ pP). But hajj becoming year to year extremly expensive (in europe the agencys charge around 5000€ per person). Thats huge. It would be more interessting if you can share also information about diy hajj.
Is DIY hajj possible?
Best regards
Ahmed
Muslim Travel Girl
Salams Hajj is not available on DIY. You do need a package for this as there is so much that goes into Hajj.
Luma Aal-Khamees Aga
It is unfair for poor muslims and also in my opionon it is haram to charge us that much of money
nassar
SO if i understand it correctly i get the visa through an agency but then i can book my own flight and travel there without any problem in the airports. i am living in Netherlands
Muslim Travel Girl
Nassar, I suggest you read the post here for all the details you will need to do DIY Umrah.
Saliha Atmaca
I’m living in The Netherlands and my husband and I want to go to Umrah by ourself. Do you know any agents to get a umrah visa without the package?
Thank you
Muslim Travel Girl
I am not sure about agents in the Netherlands, I will just start calling various agencies or ask friends. I know people from the Netherlands do go without a package.
Saliha Atmaca
Yes, I would really appreciate it, because I haven’t found An agency.
I hope we can go this year.
Thank you sister
HK
I am currently living in Malaysia. Would be great if you would know any agents who can issue me an umrah visa without package, here in Malaysia. Thanks.
Muslim Travel Girl
I am not aware of any agents in Malaysia sorry
Sophia
Slms
I would like to get Umrah Visa without package. My friends has already book the place thru the agent of their country.
InshaAllah I have planned to join them in mid of Janvary 2019 for 2 weekd.
Plz guide and assist me to fulfill my wish.
Thank you
Muslim Travel Girl
Please read on the site about how to make it happen. Everything you need it here.
Asrar Ahmed
I want to know what is the clear policy for umrah visa fee for 2nd time?
I went for umrah in April 2016, now again i want to go for umrah in oct 2018, more than two hijri years have passed, do i still have to pay 2000SR for my umrah now?
Regards
Asrar Ahmed
Pakistan.
Muslim Travel Girl
Salams please read the article above. You will need to leave 2 Hijri years between. So for example, if you have been for umrah in Hijri 1440 you will need to go in Hijri 1443. If you are not sure of the Hijri years please visit the link in the post.
Syed Azhar uddin
if you are travelling under three hijri years from your last umrah then you are liable to pay SAR2000.
So basically we can do a get a free umrah visa once in 3 hijri years