{"id":33099,"date":"2025-05-11T18:26:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T18:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/?p=33099"},"modified":"2025-05-11T18:26:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T18:26:15","slug":"umrah-season-2025-26-saudi-arabia-confirms-official-calendar-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/umrah-season-2025-26-saudi-arabia-confirms-official-calendar-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"Umrah Season 2025-26: Saudi Arabia Confirms Official Calendar &#038; Dates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia\u2019s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has released the <strong>official calendar for the upcoming Umrah season, detailing key dates and regulations for international pilgrims<\/strong> planning to perform the pilgrimage during the Islamic year 1447, corresponding to 2025\u20132026 in the Gregorian calendar.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Umrah Start and Visa Schedule<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>International pilgrims will be allowed to begin performing Umrah from June 11, 2025. <strong>Visa issuance will start a day earlier on June 10, 2025 (14 Dhul Hijjah 1446)<\/strong>, giving pilgrims and service providers a clear timeline for preparation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30402\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_2009463230.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_2009463230.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_2009463230-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_2009463230-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_2009463230-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Service Agreement Deadlines<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>To streamline the process, <strong>all service agreements between Umrah companies and foreign agents must be finalized by May 27, 2025 (29 Dhul Qadah 1446)<\/strong>. The Ministry also reminded foreign agents that they must submit qualification requests and complete contracts with Saudi operators by January 20, 2026 (1 Sha\u2019ban 1447).<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Final Entry and Exit Dates for Pilgrims<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The <strong>final date for issuing Umrah visas is March 20, 2026 (1 Shawwal 1447)<\/strong>. Pilgrims must enter the Kingdom no later than April 3, 2026 (15 Shawwal 1447) and depart by April 18, 2026 (1 Dhul Qadah 1447). These deadlines ensure an orderly flow of visitors and support efficient planning for all stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31362\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_2589332945.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_2589332945.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_2589332945-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_2589332945-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_2589332945-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Digital Support for Pilgrim Services<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>As part of its broader digital transformation, <strong>Saudi authorities launched the external agent qualification service on March 25<\/strong> via the <em>Nusuk<\/em> platform and the <em>Umrah Path<\/em> system. These tools aim to increase transparency and ease administrative processes for both service providers and pilgrims.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry emphasised that the newly released calendar is designed to support a seamless and well-organised Umrah experience, offering international pilgrims greater clarity and structure as they plan their spiritual journeys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia\u2019s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has released the official calendar for the upcoming Umrah season, detailing key dates and regulations for international pilgrims planning to perform the pilgrimage during the Islamic year 1447, corresponding to 2025\u20132026 in the Gregorian calendar. Umrah Start and Visa Schedule International pilgrims will be allowed to begin performing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":33100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-33099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"tags":[{"id":15448,"slug":"news","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0623\u062d\u062f\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631"}}],"countries":[{"id":15507,"slug":"ksa","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/ksa\/","api_id":215,"title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia"}}],"cities":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33099"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33099\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}