Saudi Arabia Makes Major Changes in Visa Rules

The Saudi Press Agency reported that Sudanese Umrah pilgrims who came to the country with pilgrimage visas can stay longer in Saudi Arabia. This is based on the orders of King Salman, and Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, who want to help the Sudanese people with their humanitarian initiatives.

There is also a new program that lets Saudis and ex-pats host Sudanese pilgrims by changing their Umrah visas to visit visas. The General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) will carry out these steps. 

The Jawazat has begun to extend the visas for Sudanese Umrah pilgrims who cannot go back to their country because of the crisis there. Moreover, they have launched a service called “Hosting Sudanese Pilgrims” on the Ministry of Interior’s electronic platform, Absher Individuals (Absher Afrad), to make it easier for Saudis and ex-pats to host them.

This new service allows people who live in Saudi Arabia and know or are related to Sudanese pilgrims, as well as Saudi citizens, to host them. The service changes the Umrah visa to a visit visa (either family or personal) depending on the terms and conditions on the Absher platform. 

The host’s name can be changed in the pilgrim’s record, and they do not have to pay the first visa fees. This benefit is for pilgrims who cannot travel to Sudan because of the crisis there.


    • I m Aatifa I want visit visa for June how I get it because visa process r closed because of hajj.plz can u guide me it’s urgent. Jazakallah

  • I need a job in Saudi Arabia..need some favor how can i apply or get visa in Saudi Arabia.

  • Good Step. Need to help these people who are suffering from unrest in Sudan.

  • انا في مشكله سياسيه داخل الباكستان. أعطيني نفسو مراعاه الجنسيه الباكستان

  • This is good step to accommodate being human and Muslim for Sudanese, we request to king saman to please make free Umrah visa for all Muslims because Hajj is must only for rich persons and they must go on any cost but poor Muslims love Allah’s & prophets home and want to see harmain and to perform Umrah but due to heavy cost of visa fee they don’t attempt. So please remove cost of Umrah visa. Allah bless him.

  • I m Saad I want visit visa for June how I get it because visa process r closed because of hajj.plz can u guide me it’s urgent. Jazakallah

  • I m Saad I want visit visa for June how I get it because visa process r closed because of hajj.plz can u guide me it’s urgent. Jazqallah


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