Hajj Visa Requirements [Infographic]
1. The applicants’ requirements must bear a passport with the legitimacy of six months at least. The passport must be acceptable for Saudi Arabia as well as next destination. This international ID must possess two blank visa pages side by side.
2. A recent and colored photograph of passport size with white background is required of every applicant. The photo should be full-front view with the candidate confronting the camera. Angled view or side photos are unacceptable.
3. The candidates are obliged to submit complete application form written in black ink or else printed. An authorized and approved travel agency must sign and stamp this form.
4.If a Mehram (an adult man of 21 years and above) wishes to go on Hajj with his family, then he is required to write entire data of his life partner and children or any family member who are voyaging with him. He is obliged to submit the copies of marriage certificate and birth certificate.
5.If the Mehram is not a US citizen and the documents are issued in any foreign country then translated copies of marriage and birth certificates are required. These copies need to be notarized by registered translation office.
6.Women are allowed to travel for Hajj only with a Mehram. Kinship proof is required with the application form to support their relationship.
7.A lady beyond 45 years of age is allowed to travel without Mehram together with a Hajj group. In this case, a notarized No Objection Certificate is required from her father, husband, son or brother approving her to go for Hajj.
8.The candidate must possess a ticket that is non-refundable roundtrip with official or confirmed reservations.
9.The evidence of vaccination for ACYW135 and Meningitis in the form of inoculation certificate must be submitted by the applicant. For kids up to 15 years of age and infants, an immunization report of polio and meningitis is required. Children above 15 years are considered as adults so they must present the same type of vaccination report as that of adults.
10.The candidates under the age of 18 are only granted Hajj Visa if they are traveling with their families.
11.An applicant who is changed over to Islam must submit an Islamic Certificate notarized or issued by Islamic Center.
12.Only the passport which is legitimate for seven months from travel date must be submitted.
13.Non- US citizens are obliged to present a photocopy of Green Card.