There is an agreement between India and Saudi in January itself, according to which there are a total of 175025 pilgrims from India in the year 2025 today. Of these, 1,40,020 seats are reserved for the Haj Committee of India and the remaining 35,005 seats have been scheduled for Haj Group Operators.
License will have to be obtained by Haj Ministry
It will be said that it has been informed by the officials that if a recruitment passenger is planning for pilgrimage, then they should apply for Umrah Visa only through the license and the license recognized by the Ministry and the Travel Agency recognized by the embassy. Applicants will have a valid passport and application form, health and vaccination certificates and documents such as personal photos.
It is believed that the Haj pilgrimage is likely to be between 4 June to 9 June 2025 this year. The passenger should have a Umrah visa issued by Saudi Arabia. This visa cannot be used for jobs or walking. The age of applicants for this visa should be at least 18 years. At the same time, according to the new rule, now women aged 18 to 65 can also perform Umrah without male guardian (Maharam), but for this they should be part of a group or their husband or father.