Hajj Updates
Traveling for Hajj Checklist
Information here is for those traveling from USA
Bismillah Al-Rahman Al-Raheem
Passport valid for 7 months
- Passport should have at least two empty visa pages adjacent to each other.
Passport size picture
- A recent passport size color photograph with a white background. The photograph must be a full-face view in which the visa applicant is facing the camera directly. Side or angled views are NOT accepted.
Visa Application Form
- Complete visa application form (Download)
- Maharam should write his complete information on the application forms of his spouse and children or any relative with whom he is traveling. He should also provide copies of marriage or birth certificates; if these documents were issued outside the US, he should then provide copies translated and notarized by a certified translation office.
- All women are required to travel for Hajj with a Mahram. Proof of kinship must be submitted with the application form. Women over the age of forty-five (45) may travel without a Mahram with an organized group, They must, however submits a no objection letter from her husband, son or brother authorizing her to travel for Hajj with the named group. This letter should be notarized.
Round trip flight ticket
- The applicant must be in possession of a non-refundable roundtrip ticket with confirmed reservations.
Proof of Vaccination
- Vaccinations requested for adults.
- a. meningitis and ACYW135.
- b. The seasonal (or common) flu, which should be taken two weeks before applying for the visa.
- c. The H1N1 flu, if a vaccine is made available before Hajj season, and should be taken two weeks before applying for the visa.
- d. Infants and children up to fifteen (15) years of age should provide a vaccination report for meningococcal and polio.
- e. Children above fifteen (15) years of age should present the same vaccinations requested for adults.
- f. Health experts advise the following groups to postpone their plans for Hajj and Omrah this year for their own safety: The elderly, the terminally ill, pregnant women, and children.
Processing Fee - Cashier Checks
Each pilgrim should submit two certified checks or cashier checks payable to "Unified Agents Office" in Jeddah for pilgrimage services. These checks should include the name and the passport number of the pilgrim.
Each applicant must pay the following fees:(a) US $158.40 (one hundred fifty-eight dollars & forty cents) for services rendered by the local Tawaf agencies and for housing at the Holy sites.
(b) US $116.00 (one hundred sixteen dollars) for air-conditioned transportation services.
Pilgrims have the option to submit one check combining both fees: in this case, the amount would be US $274.40 (two hundred seventy-four dollars & forty cents).
Children between the ages of seven (7) and fifteen (15) should only pay half of the above-mentioned amount. Children under the age of seven (7) do not need to pay.
Non-U.S. citizens Traveling from USA?
Non-U.S. citizens should submit a copy of their green card or othert proof of legal residence status in the US. Passport authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reserve the right to return (at his or her own expense) any pilgrim who has provided wrong or false information about their residence in the US at his or her expense.
Under the Age of 18?
No minor (under 18 years of age) will be granted a Hajj visa if not accompanied by his family. Minors travelling one parent must submit a notrized letter of authorization, in either in Arabic or English, signed by both parents or legal guardians.
A convert to Islam?
If the applicant has converted to Islam, an Islamic certificate must be presented; this needs to be notarized by an Islamic Center.
