Wednesday, 8 January 2014

Ministry of Hajj to Approve Contracts Electronically

Umrah is a lifelong dream of many, and while Hajj is an obligatory act for those who can afford it, Umrah is a pilgrimage that is looked forward to by all Muslims. If you are going to perform Umrah on 2014, you should know that you will have to apply for the visa and pilgrimage through an agent in your country. You can not do this on your own or as an individual. These agents are registered with trustworthy local agents in Saudi Arabia, and everything happens through correspondence between your agent and Saudi agents. They are responsible for your stay in Saudi, and will often take your passports to ensure your safety and that no fraudulent people stay back. This is method devised by the Saudi authorities to ensure that pilgrims return to their homeland and to reduce the case of illegal migrants. The Saudi authorities, particularly the Ministry of Hajj is always working hard to provide the best facilities and services to the esteemed pilgrims.


In latest news, the Ministry of Hajj has confirmed that all local Saudi agents and their contracts with the foreign agents have to be registered and processed electronically. The local agencies in Saudi contact the Ministry of Hajj through electronic mail and then they are given the go ahead to start a contract with the foreign agents. Once the ministry has confirmed that the foreign agents are trustworthy and non-fraudulent, they will issue visas to external agents. The Saudi embassies abroad are not allowed to charge any money for issuance of Umrah 2014 visas and can only be done through the Hajj Ministry.

Adnan bin Momammed Hariri, who is the director of administration of Hajj Ministry has announced that the ministry starts the documentation and processing at the beginning of the year. If you are planning a Hajj or Umrah trip in 2014, you should make sure that the agency you are applying through is appropriate and works under the supervision of Ministry of Hajj in Saudi. In cases when it is not approved by the ministry, these tour operators charge much more money and do not provide the pilgrims with appropriate facilities. Due to this, new rules and regulations for Umrah process have been introduced to ensure that pilgrims do not overstay illegally which is a huge offense in Saudi Arabia. Through this process, the number of pilgrims overstaying has been reduced from 25 percent to 0.17 percent with the diligent work of the ministry and its administration.

Adnan bin Mohammed Hariri said,“Since these regulations took effect 13 years ago, the number of overstaying cases has decreased significantly, especially since the Kingdom has invested large sums of money to improve services for pilgrims.” He also announced that along with this, the ministry has been able to provide pilgrims with better accommodation and other facilities. The ministry is working on improving the valued pilgrims stay in the holy land and ensuring that they get maximum output from the money and time they spend in Makkah and Madinah. He said the administration has imposed strict rules on agencies who have a reputation of even 1 percent of their pilgrims overstaying in Saudi and will not issue any visas in the future to these agencies. They have introduced a fool-rpoof method for pilgrims to register their complaints in the ministry’s branches in major cities of Makkah, Madinah and Jeddah.

The ministry will be issuing more licenses to local Saudi agents and organizations and they will be strictly monitored by a company call Tasheel. More construction is also being done to allow more pilgrims to perform Hajj and Umrah every year. All steps to resolve pilgrims problems are being taken care of by the Hajj Ministry, who realize the importance of the pilgrims.

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