DIY Umrah Budget Package Planning – Part 1

Please read complete parts and note down the points to ease your UMRAH Journey also read the important tips in the end shared by Umrah Traveler.

Apply for Saudi Visa, Nusuk App

For Dutch Passport Holder — you can avail the facility Visa on Arrival on Jeddah/Madinah Airport or else apply directly on visitsaudi.com

Validate Visa formalities as per your Nationality — Visit Saudi

For Indian Passport Holder having Tourist and Permanent Resident Permit of any Schengen can apply Visa on Arrival or E-Visa.

I fall under above category and I applied for Saudi Tourist E-Visa beforehand from KSAVISA (It’s better to take e-visa before boarding to avoid any hassle on airport)

Create an account on this website and apply Tourist Visa with Multiple Entry option and select “Yes, I want to do Umrah” in the lower section with details including your RP details and validity. Selection of Umrah doesn’t impact on visa issuance. This Visa is valid for 365 days and cost around 110 euro +/- per person.

Make sure you have scanned photo with white background(should be 200 x 200 in Width and Height), passport first page and last page scan(in 1 file image not PDF), RP card scan(in 1 file image not PDF) to upload during your visa application.

Example of Tourist Visa, taken from Internet –

Visa will generate instantly after making the payment along with health insurance which is mandatory while apply for Visa and receive in your email. Take a Print of the Visa and now you have completed the first part.

Nusuk App —

Once you visa has been issued and before leaving to Madinah you need to download the Nusuk App, create the account by entering the Visa number and other details, make sure your email ID is working as Nusuk app will send you the OTP for authentication. Nusuk app requires to take the permit to read 2 rakat namaz in Riyaz ul Jannah(Rawadah), permits get open during Thursday and Friday early morning CET for complete next week and you should take the permit separately for male and female in separate mobile. No need for kids permit as they are allowing kid with an adult. You need to be in the line before your permit start at least 30 min otherwise if you are late then permit will get auto cancelled. No entry without permit allowed in Riyaz ul Jannah.

I have also taken permit for Umrah as per my timing but no one checked the same as I think they are not checking the Umrah permits for anyone but it’s wise to take the Umrah Permit as well for male and female separately.

On the other note — you are only allowed on ground floor near Kabaah Sharif (Mataf) when you are in Ehraam, if you are in normal clothes then they will directly send you on the first floor.

P.S. — In Indian Passport usually we don’t have Surname field or complete name written in the Given Name field, in this case you need to enter your father name in the Visa form. Please make sure to fill the same very carefully and whatever name you are entering in the Visa Form should match with your passport details.

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