Saudi Arabia's Public Security warns against performing Umrah without a permit, and the penalty for this violation is 10,000 Saudi Riyals. Umrah permits can be issued through Eatmarna or Tawakkalna applications for free.

Permits will be checked in the Tawakkalna app by matching them with National ID, Iqama number, passport number or border number, in addition to comparing it with the permit date.

It is important that those arriving to perform Umrah issue permits through Eatmarna or Tawakkalna apps, as without permit it is not possible to perform Umrah rituals.

Earlier this year, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah clarified that prayer permits are not needed to be performed in the Prophet's Mosque in Madina or the Grand Mosque of Makkah. In order to perform Umrah or to pray at Rawdah Al Sharif in Prophet's Mosque, one must obtain a permit.

The Ministry has set a minimum age of 5 years and above as the minimum age for issuing permits for performing Umrah and praying at Rawdah Al-Sharif.

Persons who have not received Corona vaccines or who have not completed immunization can perform Umrah and enter the Grand Mosque or Prophet's Mosque, however, they must not be infected with Covid-19 or have been in contact with infected persons.

- For pilgrims coming from outside the Kingdom in order to obtain a permit to perform Umrah, the Ministry also scrapped the immunization requirement.

SOURCE : SAUDI EXPATRIATES