Faizel Patel – 30/09/2020
Saudi Arabia’s Hajj and Umrah Minister Muhammad Saleh Benten says the Health Ministry will decide which countries will be allowed to send their pilgrims to perform Umrah.
Saudi Gazette reports that Benten’s announcement follows an earlier statement by the Interior Ministry saying that the Kingdom will allow foreign Umrah performers to enter the country in the third phase of the gradual resumption of the suspended Umrah service effective from 1 November.
In a TV interview with Al-Ekhbariya Benten says that there will be a special electronic path for the arrival and departure of foreign Hajj pilgrims for next year’s Hajj.
“The pilgrims will be divided into groups and each group will be accompanied by a health professional at the Haram. Only pilgrims with ages ranging between 18 and 65 years will be allowed in the first phase.”
Benten also announced that there is no fee for Umrah permit.
“No Umrah pilgrims will be allowed to enter the Grand Mosque in Makkah without completing the entry procedures through the mobile app “I’tamarana” and this is to ensure the health and safety of pilgrims.”
Saudi citizens and expatriates as well as their families in the Kingdom are allowed to download the Umrah mobile application titled “I’tamarna,” to register their names to perform Umrah pilgrimage as well as to visit and worship at the Two Holy Mosques.
The application is now available for users of iOS and Android operating systems on their smartphones seven days before the start of the first phase of the pilgrimage.
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