Saudi: Only Vaccinated Can Apply to Umrah Permit
- Publish date: Thursday، 06 January 2022 Reading time: 1 min read
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The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah on Saturday announced the permit to perform Umrah and prayers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah starting October 10 will only be available for application to fully vaccinated pilgrims, who have received both their doses.
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According to a report in the Saudi Gazette, this condition also applies for permits to visit the Rawdah Sharif and the grave of the Prophet (Peace be Upon Him) at the Prophet's Mosque in Madina,
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Those exempted from taking vaccinations (as mentioned in the Tawakkalna application form), will not be affected by the new rule.
According to the new update, the health status on the Tawakkalna application will be shown immune only for those who received two doses of any of the vaccines of Pfizer-BionTech, Oxford-AstraZeneca, and Moderna, or one dose of Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
#وزارة_الحج_والعمرة: ابتداءً من 10 أكتوبر اقتصار منح تصاريح أداء العمرة والصلاة في #الحرمين_الشريفين على المحصنين بجرعتين من اللقاح المعتمد في المملكة.https://t.co/aqpzD9uvLc #واس_عام pic.twitter.com/QTbda0LsIY
— واس العام (@SPAregions) October 9, 2021
Those who have been issued permits and have yet to receive their second dose, have been urged to do so 48 hours before the date of the permit to avoid cancellation, the report said.
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