The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has lifted the maximum age limit of 50 years for overseas pilgrims performing Umrah.
However, the pilgrims will still be required to produce Covid-19 vaccination certifcates.
The new rules were revealed by the Saudi Gazette, which said the ministry has scrapped the maximum age limit of 50 years as a prerequisite for pilgrims coming to perform Umrah from outside Saudi Arabia.
The elderly foreign pilgrims can perform Umrah in line with the precautionary measures and preventive protocols to control the spread of coronavirus.
#SaudiArabia to issue #Umrah permit for all foreign pilgrims aged 18 and above — https://t.co/k8kVja7Xgu pic.twitter.com/xy1v7V6V0i
— Saudi Gazette (@Saudi_Gazette) November 27, 2021
However, Muslim foreigners under 18 of age are still not allowed to perform Umrah.
For the domestic pilgrims, the Kingdom has allowed the fully vaccinated people aged 12 and above to perform Umrah.
Earlier the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah had limited Umrah permits for overseas Muslims to those aged between 18 and 50 years.
Pakistani pilgrims permitted direct entry
The Saudi government has also issued the new directives Thursday to allow Pakistani travelers to directly enter Saudi Arabia from December 1. The travelers are no longer required to spend 14-day quarantine in a third country.
According to the Saudi Gazette, the new directives will also be applicable to travelers from Indonesia, Brazil, Vietnam, Egypt, and India.
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