*ALHUMDULILLAH THE UMRAH PETITION CAN BE DECLARED A VICTORY THE HAJJ & UMRAH MINISTRY HAVE RESPONDED* 17/09/2019
JazakAllah to All the Muslim Brothers & Sisters across the globe who signed the petition. The Hajj & Umrah Minsitry have responded to the 2000 SAR rule visa claims. The previous year 1439 Hijri rule still stands, which is whoever has been for Umrah in the last 2 Years (Islamic Hijri Years) they will incur a penalty of 2000 SAR. Whoever is travelling for the first time or travelled for umrah before 1438 Hijri DO NOT incur a penalty, speak to your local travel agent for further clarifications or go on the Hajj & Umrah Ministry website and enter your passport details to check if you incur a penalty. See the link below & listen into the clip:
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News - 17-09-2018
The South African Muslim Travel Association (SAMTA) has told Radio Islam that the repeat Umrah fee has been reverted to the previous system of a charge EVERY 2 YEARS.
Concerns were raised last week after it emerged that a SR 2,000 Riyals repeat Umrah fee would have to be paid irrespective of the year that a person went for the mini-Hajj.
SAMTA’s Fazila Malek says agents across the world raised concerns with the Hajj Ministry and the Ministry of Umrah about the charge.
“With us all being registered with the Hajj Ministry and with the Ministry of Umrah, we are linked with them and obviously with all the countries around the world have been contesting this with the Ministry of Hajj and I think they brought it to the ministry’s attention and I think they realised it was a glitch in the system” (sic)
According to the “old system”, if a person went for Umrah in the last 2 years, only then will the SR 2,000 repeat Umrah fee becomes applicable.
May Allah reward the Ummah of the Beloved P.B.U.H .
Wassalam.