We, the Muslims of South Africa and after consultation with the Muslims Public present on Sunday, 16th October 2016 at JISA Centre, under the auspices of the ANTI VISA COMMITTEE (SA)

RESOLVED:

1.         We oppose the Hajj and Umrah visa Fees;

2.         We call on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to immediately scrap the fees for Hajj and Umrah;

3.         We call on the South African Government via DIRCO and the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to take up this call on behalf of the Muslim Community;

4.         We call on the South African Government via DIRCO and the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to present our call to scrap the proposed visa fees for Hajj and Umrah;

5.         We call on all the Muslims of South Africa to sign the petition to scrap the proposed visa fees for Hajj and Umrah;

6.         We do not support the call to boycott Umrah and Hajj as it is our right and religious obligation to perform Hajj and Umrah;

7.         We join the International Community in this call to scrap the proposed Hajj and Umrah fees;

8.         We will work towards regulating the agent’s admin fees that are being charged for obtaining of visas;

9.         We will look into the issue of Health Insurance that is being circulated currently in the social media;

10.       We will have effective engagement with the authorities to re-look at the visa fees and discuss the reasonableness of such fees;

11.       We will call on the South African Government to engage in bilateral agreements specifically for Hajj and Umrah on behalf of the Muslims of South Africa;

12.       We will join the International forum to further the call for the scrapping of the visas for Hajj and Umrah;

13.       We will use any other effective ways in going forward to challenge the visa fees for Hajj and Umrah.