{"id":48768,"date":"2021-11-21T11:56:24","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T08:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/?p=34006"},"modified":"2021-11-21T09:59:55","modified_gmt":"2021-11-21T09:59:55","slug":"umrah-for-overseas-pilgrims-restricted-to-18-50-age-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/sharqiyah\/en\/latest\/umrah-for-overseas-pilgrims-restricted-to-18-50-age-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Umrah For Overseas Pilgrims Restricted To 18-50 Age Group"},"content":{"rendered":"

While there no is age restriction for domestic pilgrims (save for children under 12) a Gulf News report<\/a> highlights that Umrah for overseas pilgrims has been limited to those in the 18-50 age group.<\/p>\n

This report comes at a time when Saudi Arabia has recently lifted the daily cap on the number of worshippers allowed in the Two Holy Mosques, which was placed after the pandemic struck.<\/p>\n

But there is good news for overseas pilgrims too and that is that they will be able to perform<\/a> Umrah even if they are on tourist or visit visas.<\/p>\n

According to the Saudi Ministry of Umrah and Hajj, overseas pilgrims must be completely immunized against COVID-19 with vaccines recognized in Saudi Arabia and produce an officially signed vaccination certificate to get an electronic entry visa via a portal run by the Saudi Foreign Ministry. Once here, they can then book permits for the Two Holy Mosques using the Eatmarna and Tawakkalna apps.<\/p>\n

As we file in this piece, news has come in that the Grand Mosque in Makkah is now open for those wanting to do just the tawaf<\/em>. However, they will have to do it from the first floor.<\/h2>\n

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