Umrah Visa Guide

A Step by Step Action Guide to Plan and Prepare to Get an Umrah visa for Saudi Arabia.

An Umrah Visa Action Guide

Are you here to know the answers to "how I can get Umrah visa, how much does it cost, is it free, how long it's validity, and so on?" Then, you're in the right place! 

This Umrah visa action guide answers to your questions, and if it's not, then you can "Ask your questions or find more answers here."

Getting an Umrah Visa is an essential and one of the most required documents you need before you plan and prepare your next trip to Makkah Saudi Arabia to perform an Umrah.

We are sure you are too excited to get your visa for your next spiritual journey to the Makkah but hold your excitement for some time and let's find out whether you're qualify to get an Umrah visa for a more extended period than 15 days.

So, let's go ahead and read all about the types visas before you apply to get one.

Understand the types of Saudi visas available for Umrah visitors

There has been a lot of confusion about the difference between Umrah and Saudi e Visas among the people, so let's go ahead and understand.

There are two different types of Saudi Visas available for international visitors to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah pilgrimage: The Umrah Visas, and Saudi Tourist Visas.

Wait a minute, did I just read "Saudi Tourist Visa?" Yes, you read it right! 

Tourist Visas: Recently, Saudi Arabia has opened its doors to the world through its new tourist visa, and this is commonly known as an eVisa. Tourist visas are only available to the citizens of these eligible countries at the time of writing this article, and it will be a multiple entry visa for one year. Learn more about Saudi e Visa here.

Umrah Visas: The Umrah visas are available to all international visitors coming to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah rituals.

Now we know the types of visas available for the Umrah trip. Before you go to the next step, decide what kind of Visa you need to apply and get one. 

Let's find out the ways to get an Umrah Visa.

If you are one of the lucky citizens of 49 qualified countries, you can apply for a Saudi e Visa for Umrah online without an agent and get it within 24-48 hours. The Saudi eVisa holders can perform Umrah, and it allows tourists to stay up to 90 days in the country.

Unlike tourist e Visas, the Umrah visas are only available through the eligible and authorized licensed travel agencies. You have to look for and contact the trusted and well-established travel agencies to get an Umrah visa. 

If you don't know which travel agency to contact, then find out and communicate with your friends or family members who have recently visited Makkah Saudi Arabia and performed the Hajj or Umrah rituals.