

It has frequently been observed that Muslim ladies travel from other parts of the world to come for education or work and then settle here. At some point in their life, they feel the need to perform umrah. At this point in time, (until unless, they are 45 years of age), they face major problems. One of which is the Mahram rules for women performing umrah by Kingdom of Saudi Arabia government. These ladies (often young and under 45), feel that they are being deprived of a religious duty and if they were living with families back home, it would have been a lot easier to perform umrah. They sometimes drop the idea of umrah altogether due to conflicting advice, they get from agents and others around them. And this is true as well, to an extent, specially if you don’t know the modus operandi in such cases. This situation is worsened, when your mahram is in a different country.

Following is a step by step procedure, if followed to the letter carefully, can result in getting you going on umrah without any trouble.

First of all, make sure that the person traveling is a Mahram for you. A mahram is defined as someone who, you are permanently forbidden to marry, due to blood or foster or marriage relationships. Remember, if you choose the wrong person, the whole procedure will be a waste. If needed, you might be asked to produce documents of proof of relationship. Now book umrah flights for both of you. These flights should be indirect, making sure that you meet, for example in Dubai or any other airport and then take an onwards flight to enter Saudi together. Remember, as much as you can avoid it, only reserve the flights. Do not get the tickets issued just yet, to avoid any losses. Since last year Saudi government has started to issue E-visas. The system is still only available with authorized Saudi umrah visa agents. So you can send both your passports and two pictures each with white background. The agent (we have this facility available) will apply for your visas and insha Allah in two to three days you will get a visa. Please remember that there is a one in hundred chances of the Saudi consulate requesting the passport to be presented in the embassy physically. You should either be able to arrange the presence of the passport in UK or risk a cancellation of the whole process. This is one risk that you will absolutely have to take when applying for visa like this. Remember, you also need to keep in mind, that in some countries, there is an age limit for males as well, on going for umrah alone. So, exercise caution and make sure all relevant rules are followed.

Please note that this procedure is described as a guideline only and we are not responsible for results of following or not following this procedure. If you want us to take care of it, please call us at 0203 026 26 51 for more details.