For pilgrims coming from the United Kingdom, Tunisia, Kuwait, Bangladesh and Malaysia, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced the commencement of the condition to register the biometric enrolment “fingerprint” in order to issue Umrah Visas online.
For those performing Umrah through Saudi Arabia’s ports, the ministry stressed that this Visa condition will aim to ease the arrival procedures. It also aims to enrich the digital experience of pilgrims during their travel there.
The Umrah Visa application (Saudi Visa Bio) is available to download for those who wish to register their fingerprints.
The type of Visa must be chosen, and the ‘passport scan’ must be selected to verify the identity. The individual must then take a full-face picture to match it with their passport photo from the front camera, and lastly, scan their 10 fingerprints electronically using the camera.
Darul Ihsan Media Desk