MECCA - A new Umrah system will be announced soon it will also increase the number of religious pilgrims quota of 400,000 pilgrims a month now to 1.25 million pilgrims every month.
According to the Ministry of Hajj of Saudi Arabia, Dr. Bandar Mohammed Al-Hajjar, an increase in the number of Umrah visas higher it aims to take full advantage of all the mega development projects in Makkah and Madinah.
Each expansion project involves the Sacred Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah is expected to be completed soon and by the end of this year, according to local media reports recently.
The minister explained that from next year, it is expected to approve more visas for trips to all countries using fully electronic system known as E-Visa.
Although the new Umrah season will begin in mid-next month, Dr. City add it plans to double the number of pilgrims quota within the next five years.
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Umrah visa applications via the internet site of the Ministry of Hajj in Saudi Arabia, he said, only takes a few minutes compared to traditional manual processing of forms for decades.
The ministry expects will produce up to 10 million next year visa for all the umrah pilgrims around the world compared to just 6 million visa which can be issued throughout the year.
In fact he was very confident were estimated at 60 million visa can be issued by 2018. Last month, Dr. City announced quota will be increased in stages starting next season.
This follows the completion of two expansion projects in the Holy Land, which saw five million pilgrims can be accommodated in 2016 before increasing again to 30 million people in 2020.
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