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Updated February 2023

The Umrah is a minor and non-compulsory pilgrimage that any able-bodied Muslim with the financial means to do so may undertake in order to gain the blessings and favour of the Almighty Allah.

Pilgrims looking to fulfil this religious calling must first obtain an Umrah visa. However, to avoid the long and tedious process of visiting an embassy to apply for a visa, pilgrims from eligible countries can now apply for the Umrah e-visa, which takes around five to thirty minutes to get processed.

Here is everything you need to know about the Umrah e-visa, its requirements, eligible countries, the application process, processing time, fees and more.

Umrah e-visa 2023

The Umrah e-visa is actually the Saudi e-visa which covers tourism-related activities and Umrah (excluding the Hajj season). The Umrah e-visa is a one-year, multiple-entry visa allowing eligible travellers to spend up to 90 days in the country.

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Umrah e-visa validity

The Umrah e-visa is a one-year, multiple-entry visa which allows travellers from eligible countries to stay in the KSA for a period of 90 days.

Umrah e-visa eligible countries

The following are the eligible countries for the Umrah e-visa:

North America

Canada, the United States.

Europe

Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom.

Asia

Brunei, China (Including Hong Kong And Macau), Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Singapore, and South Korea.

Oceania

Australia, New Zealand.

GCC residents

The GCC residents can also apply for the Umrah e-visa, provided they meet some specific requirements. More on this below.

Umrah e-visa requirements

For all eligible countries

The requirements for an Umrah e-visa for all other eligible countries are as follows:

a completed Umrah visa application form which can be filled out on the visa.visitsaudi.com website.
a valid passport
a recent passport photo
a valid email address
a debit or credit card

For GCC residents

To be eligible to apply for the Saudi or Umrah e-visa, GCC residents must meet the following conditions:

the GCC resident’s occupations must be among the eligible occupations listed here
the residency document must be valid for three (3) months
the passport must be valid for at least six (6) months
a parent application is mandatory for children under the age of 18

For travellers from the UK, Tunisia, Kuwait, Bangladesh and Malaysia

The Umrah pilgrims from five countries – UK, Tunisia, Kuwait, Bangladesh and Malaysia must mandatorily provide their biometric data, including fingerprints, in order to get an electronic Umrah visa.

Interested pilgrims will have to use the Saudi Visa Bio app (android & iOS) that allows for visa registration via fingerprints and selfie biometrics without the need to visit the embassies and consulates of Saudi Arabia or visa issuance centres in their respective countries.

The registration of vital features on the app is carried out through four steps, such as the automated reading of the passport; identification of the type of visa; taking a photo of the face; and fingerprinting.

Umrah e-visa application?

For GCC citizens

To apply for the Umrah e-visa, GCC residents need to follow the steps given below:

visit the MOFA website and log in to your account.
fill out the required information.
upload the required eVisa documents

Once approved, you will receive your Umrah eVisa via email.

For other countries

To apply for the Umrah e-visa online, follow the steps given below:

visit and register or log in to the visa.visitsaudi.com website
fill out the online visa application form
pay the required visa fee
you will receive an e-visa via email

Umrah e-visa processing time

The issuance of the Umrah e-visa takes around 5 to 30 minutes.

Umrah e-visa fee

The cost of an Umrah or Saudi tourist e-visa is SAR 535 (USD 142) and is inclusive of full health insurance during the traveller’s stay in the country. For GCC residents, the Umrah e-visa costs SAR 300 (USD 79) plus full health insurance fees.

Alternatively, you can visit our dedicated Umrah visa article to learn more about all the available visas for Umrah.