How to get Transit Visa for Umrah performing?

If pilgrims have a stay over in the Saudi Kingdom for more than twelve hours or want to travel to another country through Saudi Arabia, so pilgrims are eligible to apply for Transit Visa. Several people book their tickets via Saudi Airlines and arrange a 72-hour transit visa from said airlines in order to perform Umrah. They get out of Jeddah Airport and go to Makkah to perform Umrah on the base of 72-hours transit visa from Saudi Airlines. That’s why it is called Jeddah transit visa. Since there is 1-hour distance from Jeddah to Makkah, so pilgrims can easily perform Umrah. 

Let’s see the important steps of getting a transit visa. 

Step 1: Payment of fee 

Firstly, pilgrims have to submit an application form and pay the transit Visa fee online. After submitting the application form, pilgrims have to agree on the terms and conditions containing on two pages by opening the screenshot below. Thus, pilgrims have to enter their details along with a recent picture of 200 x 200 size. Select “Transit Visa” and click the “save” button. Now it is time to pay the visa fee $ 10.5 which is pretty simple. Step 

2: Transit Visa requirements 

The requirements are given below: 

• Passport must be valid at least 6th month 
• Residence permits to applying country 
• One recent passport-sized photograph 
• A Saudi Visa questionnaire signed 
• Declaration of Saudi laws signed 
• Booking of the tickets confirming stay over in Kingdom 
• Print of the Visa application form submitted through the website Enjaz 

Step 3: Mail the particulars to the Saudi Embassy 

Pilgrims have to mail all documents to the Saud Embassy from their country. However, it is advisable to personally submit the documents but not mail so that they can be accountable for that. Usually, it can take a week to be processed. The Manager of receiving the form will ask the reason to visit Saudi Arabia and the candidate will have to tell the reason. 

Step 4: Question asked by the Saudi Embassy 

It is might be possible that Saudi Consulate to whom the form is submitted for the Saudi Transit Visa ask a few questions for deciding to grant or refuse the visa. However, the reply of the candidate should be valid and does not give the clue of Umrah performing. 

• Why are you going to the Saudi Kingdom? 

So, in the reply of the question, the candidate should avid to tell them the actual reason such as going for Umrah performing. If a candidate tells the real cause, so meanwhile the application will be rejected as they will consider you to the candidate for Umrah applying. 

• Why haven’t booked a ticket from Saudi Airlines? 

If a candidate has booked a ticket another airline instead of Saudi Airlines, so he must prepare to answer for such a question. And the logical answer is that the ticket of umrah packages 2020 price from concerning airlines was cheap and reasonable. 

• How long going to stay in Saudi Arabia? 

Even though the candidate has planned to stay full times which is 72-hours, but the answer should be 1 or 2 days only. 

Step 5: Get Passport 

Though Manager will say the receiving days in 7 days candidate should get the visa just in 3 or 4 days from submitting date to avoid any problems.