r/Umrah

Going to be spending 8 days Makka and 7 days madina, first time going umrah, I’m not certain about how much is food as agent is saying £250 = 1250 SAR is enough for 15 days but I think they might just be saying that to get me to book quickly, looked online and it is saying £1000/£1600 - 5000/8000 sar.

I know it depends on where I eat and how much, however mid range what would it be? By mid range I mean shops near al kiswah tower, and durrat al eiman (woman side of masjid nabawi). Also some extra in case I want to go to some restaurants near the haram for couple days.

Range looks too big and I don’t need an exact figure just an idea.

Salaam,

I am on my H1B visa in USA, California. I'm Indian Nationality. I applied for e-visa tourist visa at https://ksavisa.sa/ and it got rejected after staying in "Send to embassy" stage for 3 days.

Tried calling the LA embassy but the rude operator just transferred me to someone and cut the call. Twice.

Can anyone share their experience around what they did / what to do in this scenario?

Jazakallahu Khairan.

Given the new 2026 rules, for Pakistanis, we need to book hotels, air tickets and transport from before. After that the visa is applied. There needs to be a booking reference number within Nusuk. Would I not be able to get the reference number if I book directly from the hotels?

Has anyone booked their hotels on their own without going through an agent?

Assalamalaikum.

I have a valid KSA visitor visa linked to the old passport which is going to expire this month. I renewed it and now have a new passport. Can I still travel to the KSA if I carry both my old/expired passport along with the new passport?

Hey everyone, I live in the UK on a tier 2 sponsorship visa and I hold an Indian passport. I also have a b1/b2 USA visa that I’ve used once.

I applied for tourism eVisa yesterday using my USA visa as evidence and got rejected.

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I’m thinking it’s possibly one of these two reasons:

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1. When I finished filling the form, at the end it had categorised the USA visa under “Schengen visa holder” but I thought it might just be an umbrella term for all such visa holders

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2. My first name on the passport is 16 characters long (it’s two words with a space in between) and the field on the portal has a 15 character limit. So I used the first word of my name as first name and put the second word in the middle name field.

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Are these valid reasons for my visa being rejected ?

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PS: I am planning to reapply now with UK tier 2 visa, let’s see how that goes. (The field where it asks for visa number and proof of residency , do I upload screenshot of my evisa from ukvi, and share code in the visa number field? Or is there something else?)

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I'm flying via Pegasus start of July

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Thank you for your help!

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Indian passport with Green Card.
I applied for Tourism visa on Friday and got rejected on Monday. I got the amount refunded as well.
Any idea what I can do now ?
Please help me, me and wife have been trying to go umrah for a year and we thought things would be easier with a GC.

جَزَاكَ ٱللَّٰهُ خَيْرًا

I am going for Umrah in end of June with family and I want to buy Fabrics (per meter/per yard) and Sarees. I also want to buy perfumes and Atar (not very expensive)... And Abayas.

From Where can i Buy these things? Need affordable shopping options.

Kindly also share some good and affordable Pakistani Restaurants. Thank you

As-salamu alaykum,

I’m looking for some guidance regarding Umrah. My wife’s mahr was to perform Umrah, so I’m planning to fulfill that for both of us.

So far, I’ve reached out to Bismillah Tours and Dawn Travel, and their pricing seems fairly similar. We’re planning a multi-city trip—about one week in the Middle East for Umrah, followed by another week visiting her family.

At this point, I’m trying to decide whether one agency is better than the other or if it would be better to arrange the trip on our own without a tour package.

I also have some concerns—Dawn Travel provided their banking information and asked for payment that way, which feels a bit unusual to me. For context, we’re both based in the United States.

Any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Jazakum Allahu khayran.

I have the option of emirates or etihad but not sure if I should book with the war situation. We can book free cancellation, pay at the property hotels. How is everyone navigating this situation?

Hello everyone,
I am thinking of organizing food for 25 people in restaurants where all can sit and have a good food.
I am looking for some most affordable options.
Does anyone know good options near masjid al haram?

I’m booking train ticket to madinah and I want to know how long it’s takes to get to station after jumuah

Hello everyone,
When I checked ksavisa.sa webpage
I saw Indians with gcc residency can obtain visa on arrival. Has anybody tried this?

Does anyone know how I can set up my nusuk app for
umrah?
Especially for Giving Salam at the prophet Mohammad grave

Hi, has anyone stayed at Le Meridian Towers in the past few weeks/months? Whats the latest route after the shuttle drops you off? The most recent video I could find showed that they've redirected the path through Ibrahim Khalil Road and the walk is much longer now(10-15 mins vs 5 mins). I will be traveling with older individuals and am trying to decide between Le Meridian Towers and Voco urgently so any help would be hugely appreciated. JazakAllah Khair

Hello everyone,

I have my Nikah planned next month in Masjid e Haram inshallah. I wanted to ask do they allow you to enter the boundry of Masjid E Haram in Wedding attire, and let us go on the First floor or second floor to do our Nikah?
I know on the ground floor (mataaf) it is not allowed to wear anything else except Aheram.

Salam, has anyone been able to see whether the Umrah packages has been released on Nusuk app or website?

AsA Brothers & Sisters,

I will be traveling to SA for Umraah in a couple of weeks. Looking for recommendations for a reliable, affordable Taxi/Transportation service for Airport/Hotel transfers.

Don't want to deal with last minute negotiations, haggling, etc. Who do you recommend?

Jazak Allah khair.

I am going Umrah on 11th - 21st July spending 5 days in makkah and 5 days in madinah. what budget should i have for food. I have breakfast included in my hotel so only looking to get lunch and dinner and occasionally dessert/drinks. how much am i looking at spending? I'm not looking to get fancy foods from high-end restaurants.

my father has a 10 years french residency (but i don't live in a country that's eligible for visa on arrival like us, uk, eu, ect) , and i want to go to umrah with him, if we go together can i also get visa on arrival with him because we're close relatives?

Bismillah

Assalamu 'alaikum

Officially, the Umrah was open but it was not clear whether it's ground reality as well. I can confirm from several credible sources in the ground that people with tourist visas are able to perform Umrah now without any hindrance.

May Allah accept your worship and keep everyone in your Dua