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Saudi allows Qatar World Cup visitors to perform Umrah with multi-entry visa

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TBS Report
15 October, 2022, 11:45 am
Last modified: 15 October, 2022, 01:15 pm

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Saudi allows Qatar World Cup visitors to perform Umrah with multi-entry visa

TBS Report
15 October, 2022, 11:45 am
Last modified: 15 October, 2022, 01:15 pm
Hayya card. Photo: Collected
Hayya card. Photo: Collected

Saudi Arabia has announced to allow Muslims with World Cup Qatar Hayya card to perform Umrah and visit Madinah with a free visa from 11 November to 18 December. 

The announcement was made from Saudi news channel Al Ekhbariya on Friday (14 October). 

In a video on the channel's Twitter handle, Assistant Director-General of the General Department of Visas at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country, Khaled Al-Shammari, made the announcement adding that Muslim Hayya Card holders can stay in the country for up to two months, ending on 11 January, 2023.

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An official at the #Saudi Foreign Ministry: #Muslim "#Hayya" card holders can perform Umrah and visit #Madinah@KSAmofaEN#EKHNews_EN pic.twitter.com/8TrTbikAw6— AlEkhbariya News (@EKHNews_EN) October 14, 2022

"The visa is free but medical insurance must be obtained from the visa platform," said Al-Shammari. 

He further added that cardholders are being offered a multi-entry visa which will allow them to enter and exit Saudi Arabia at any time during its validity period. 
 

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