Each applicant for an Umrah visa must apply through a licensed US travel agency, which must have signed a contract with a Saudi company or establishment to provide Umrah visa services.

Applications for an Umrah visa will not be considered if the following requirements are not complete:

1. The applicant must have a passport with a validity of at least six (6) months and acceptable both for entry to Saudi Arabia and entry to the next destination; the passport should have at least two empty visa pages adjacent to each other.
2. Each applicant must submit one (1) 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.
3. The applicant must submit a completed application form filled in with black ink pen or printed; the form must be signed and stamped by the authorized travel agency.
4. The Mahram 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 USA, he should then provide copies translated and notarized by a certified translation office.
5. All ladies are required to travel for Umrah with a Mahram. Proof of kinship must be submitted with the application form. Any lady over the age of forty-five (45) may travel without a Mahram with an organized group, provided she submits a letter of no objection from her husband, son or brother authorizing her to travel for Umrah with the named group. This letter should be notarized.
6. The applicant must be in possession of a non-refundable roundtrip ticket with confirmed reservations.
7. The applicant must submit proof of vaccination for meningitis and ACYW135. For infants and children up to fifteen (15) years of age, a vaccination report is required for polio as well as meningitis and polio. Children over fifteen (15) years of age should present the same vaccinations requested for adults.
8. Umrah visas will only be granted once the competent authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have approved the applicant’s request.
9. The validity of an Umrah visa is one month. The length of stay in the Kingdom will depend on the duration of the Umrah program chosen by the applicant.
10. Any applicant visiting the USA and who has legally spent more than two (2) months in the country is allowed to apply for an Umrah visa through an authorized travel agency.
11. Non-US citizens should submit a copy of their green card or documented proof of legal residence status in the USA. 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 USA.
12. No applicant under the legal age of eighteen (18) will be granted a Hajj visa if not accompanied by his family.
13. If the applicant has converted to Islam, an Islamic certificate must be presented; this needs to be notarized by an Islamic Center.

General Guidelines:

• Travelers must carry vaccination certificates with them for inspection by the Saudi Authority at port of entry.
• No food products are allowed into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Pilgrims will be authorized to visit any city besides the Holy Sites, if they request permission to the Authorized Saudi Passport Offices. Their travel agency should be informed of such intention. The travel agency should then provide and arrange for transportation.
  
  

General guidelines for travel agencies:

• Travel agents must submit all contracts and financial guarantee letter before Umrah visas are issued.
• Passports will be returned if the information submitted is not compatible with the information sent electronically by the Ministry of Hajj. The Embassy reserves the right to inform the ministry of Pilgrimage about travel agencies that submit inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Travel agencies should affix on each passport a sticker showing the agency’s name, address and telephone number.
• The Ministry of Hajj will void Umrah visas if applicants do not submit applications within fifteen (15) days from the date of issuance of visa.
• Travel agencies are responsible for assuring that all Umrah pilgrims they send leave the Kingdom by the 15th of Shawwal.
• In the case that a travel agency wishes to submit any question or complaints to the Ministry of Hajj, they may do so through the company or agency they deal with in Saudi Arabia or through the official routes in their country.

Notes:

• Visitors should not overstay the time granted on the visa.
• Visitors to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia must abide by the country's Islamic laws and regulations and respect its society's values and traditions.
• The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's laws against drug trafficking are strictly enforced. Violators are subject to severe punishment, which may include the death penalty.
• Sectarian, political or religious gatherings are forbidden.

If you are applying to Washington, DC, fill out and then print the Visa Application & Requirements (pdf)

The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington DC takes this opportunity to wish all pilgrims a happy Umrah and a safe return.

You will need Adobe Acrobat to view and print the application forms.