India Mein Haj Umrah Visa Update – India ke pilgrims ke liye current visa rules ka latest status
Saudi Arabia ne Haj aur Umrah visa policy mein 2025 ke liye kuch bade updates announce kiye hain jo khas taur se India jaise countries ke liye bahut important hain. Sabse pehla point ye hai ki 14 countries – jinmein India bhi include hai – ke liye Saudi ne temporarily Umrah, business aur family visit visas suspend kar diye hain. Yeh step April se lekar mid‑June 2025 tak effective raha, Hajj season ke peak ko manage karne aur unauthorized Hajj attempts rokne ke liye liya gaya tha .
Is suspension ka maksad tha un logon ko rokna jo Umrah ya visitor visa se entry karke bina registration ke Hajj mein shamil ho jaate the, jiski wajah se overcrowding aur safety risks barh jaate the. 2024 ke Hajj mein extreme heat aur overcrowding ke karan 1,200 se zyada logon ki death ho chuki thi .
Hajj season ke khatam hone ke baad, Saudi Arabia ne Umrah visa applications ko 10 June 2025 se fir se open kar diya, aur international pilgrims June 11 se apply aur arrive kar sakte hain .
Ek aur major rule change hai ki Umrah visa ke liye hotel booking ab mandatory hai, aur wo booking sirf Nusuk Masar platform ke through honi chahiye. Ye hotel bookings officially licensed hone chahiye, aur Makkah ya Madinah mein service providers ya agents ko yeh bookings Visa issuance se pahle system pe upload karni hoti hain. Agar booking verified na ho to visa issue nahi kiya jayega .
EK aur zabardast step hai safety ke liye – pilgrims bina proper Hajj permit ke Makkah nahi ja sakte; agar unauthorized entry hoti hai to 20,000 Saudi Riyals ya approx ₹4.5 lakh fine lag sakta hai, aur help karne walon ke liye up to 100,000 Riyals tak penalty ho sakti hai .
2025 ke Hajj mein 500+ thousand se zyada pilgrims participate kar rahe the aur more than 1.6 million pilgrims internationally is year ke Hajj aur Umrah cycles mein involve hue .
Important hai ye bhi note karna: repeat Hajj pilgrims from India are restricted, matlab agar kisi ne pehle Future pilgrimage national quota se Hajj kiya hai to is baar apply nahi kar sakta – except kuch exceptions ke saath (jaise elderly ke saath travel) .
Health guidelines bhi update hue hain – especially Meningococcal vaccine essential hai, aur Indian pilgrims ko Polio vaccine bhi recommend ki jaati hai. Airlines aur hotels in guidelines ki strictly audit kar rahe hain Google Ad spacing requirement
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