{"id":54171,"date":"2026-05-18T12:06:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/?p=54171"},"modified":"2026-05-18T13:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:13:09","slug":"saudi-arabia-announces-umrah-visa-dates-and-new-season-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/saudi-arabia-announces-umrah-visa-dates-and-new-season-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia Announces Umrah Visa Dates and New Season Calendar for 1448 AH"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Planning Umrah for the upcoming season? Saudi Arabia has now confirmed the <strong>official timeline for Umrah visas, entry dates, and final deadlines for pilgrims<\/strong> <strong>for 1448 AH<\/strong> arriving from outside the Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the main dates confirmed for the 1448 AH Umrah season:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>May 31<\/strong>, 2026: <strong>start of Umrah visa issuance <\/strong>(14 Dhu Al Hijjah 1447 AH)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>June 1<\/strong>, 2026: <strong>pilgrims with Umrah visas can enter Mecca<\/strong> and receive permits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>March 9, 2027: final deadline for issuing Umrah visas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 23<\/strong>, 2027: <strong>last date for pilgrims entering Saudi Arabia<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>April 7<\/strong>, 2027: deadline for pilgrim departures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_2146757321.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_2146757321.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_2146757321-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_2146757321-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_2146757321-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, Saudi Arabia confirmed that visitors entering the Kingdom on tourist, family, or other valid visas can <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/saudi-arabia-now-allows-to-perform-umrah-with-any-type-of-visa\/\">complete Umrah during their stay<\/a><\/strong> <strong>without needing a separate Umrah-specific visa<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pilgrims can also access extra support services during their trip. There&#8217;s a new <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/saudi-arabias-umrah-guide-now-available-in-16-languages-for-pilgrims\/\">Umrah guide available in 16 languages<\/a><\/strong>, helping visitors navigate rituals and transport and get all important information. A dedicated <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/hajj-and-umrah-hotline-number-pilgrims-can-now-get-24-7-help-in-saudi-arabia\/\">Hajj and Umrah hotline is also available 24\/7<\/a> for pilgrims inside Saudi Arabia<\/strong>, offering assistance and support whenever needed during the journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planning Umrah for the upcoming season? Saudi Arabia has now confirmed the official timeline for Umrah visas, entry dates, and final deadlines for pilgrims for 1448 AH arriving from outside the Kingdom. Here are the main dates confirmed for the 1448 AH Umrah season: Last year, Saudi Arabia confirmed that visitors entering the Kingdom on [&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-54171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"tags":[{"id":15448,"slug":"news","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"}}],"countries":[{"id":15507,"slug":"ksa","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/ksa\/","api_id":215,"title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia"}}],"cities":[{"id":15508,"slug":"riyadh","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/ksa\/riyadh\/","api_id":283,"title":{"rendered":"Riyadh"}},{"id":15509,"slug":"jeddah","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/ksa\/jeddah\/","api_id":296,"title":{"rendered":"Jeddah"}},{"id":20596,"slug":"madina","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/ksa\/madina\/","api_id":333,"title":{"rendered":"Madina"}}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54171\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}