Hajj 2024: Visit visa holders and tourists can't enter Makkah in Saudi Arabia if...
Hajj 2024: Saudi Arabia's government banned visit visa holders and tourists from performing the Hajj pilgrimage and entering Makkah from May 23 to June 21. To be allowed to perform the pilgrimage, a person must get a Saudi Hajj visa or obtain a Hajj permit."Visit visas of all types and names do not entitle their holder to perform Hajj, and instructions require obtaining a permit for that," Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Interior informed in a post on X.This means visit visas do not grant permission to perform Hajj.
"Temporary visas, such as student visas or Schengen visas, are not accepted," informed the website of Nusuk Hajj, a platform overseen by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah."Visitors have been urged not to visit the city during this period [from Thursday, May 23 to Friday, June 21] or stay there without a Hajj permit during this time. Those who violate this will have strict action taken against them," the Khaleej Times reported.ALSO READ: First Haj flight departs from Delhi airport with 285 pilgrims onboard; all you need to knowOnly a Hajj permit allows a person to perform the Hajj in the Holy City of Makkah.
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