Redad al-Qarala

The Ministry of Awqaf, Islamic Affairs and Holy Sites said that the decision of the Saudi authorities to raise the fees for Hajj and Omrah visas will start from the beginning of the next Hijri year. "He said.

The head of the religious committee in the Assembly, Youssef Bakr, said that the decision "will also lead to an increase in the cost of performing Hajj or Umrah rituals, ranging between 380 and 500 dinars per person."

The Saudi authorities recently decided to increase the visa fees to perform their Hajj and Umrah rituals by 10 times as of the beginning of the month of October, reaching 2000 riyals (380 dinars) instead of 175 riyals (35 dinars). Bear the drawing state for the next for the first time.

Multiple entrance fees have also been raised.

The Saudi Council of Ministers announced yesterday, Sunday, the amendment of the visa fees to the Kingdom, where the fee of one-time entry visa is 2000 riyals and that the State will bear this fee for the first time to perform Hajj or Umrah. ) For six months, 5 thousand rials (940 dinars) for one year, and 8 thousand riyals (1500 dinars) for a two-year visa.

It is noteworthy that 443 thousand Jordanians perform Umrah every year, while the number of perform Hajj about 6,500 people.

"We will cover all passengers whether by land or sea," Bakr said, adding that it is not currently in place. Saudi authorities are supposed to start implementing the program from the next Umrah season.

He added that the pilgrim or Hajj for the first time will be exempted from this decision only.

Bakr said that the performance of Umrah by land will cost, after the implementation of the decision of the Saudi authorities, to about 500 dinars, after not exceeding the cost of 100 dinars maximum.

"Awqaf" confirmed in a press statement yesterday that "there is no raise for the fees of Hajj visas for the current season," explaining that the decision of the Saudi authorities to raise the visa fees will start from the beginning of the next year, the month of October, according to Saudi media.

The ministry said it was "committed to the decisions of the Saudi side as the primary responsible for the performance of the pilgrimage," stressing that coordination between the two sides is at the highest levels to make the Hajj season in a way that suits the citizen.