Saudi Arabia continues extra hajj visa policy for Maldives
Saudi Arabia has awarded the Maldives 1,000 extra hajj visas since 2014.
07 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM
In keeping with the tradition of the last four years, Saudi Arabia has given 1,000 extra visa places – in addition to the annual allocation of 1,000 – for locals to travel to Mecca for the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
On Thursday, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih confirmed that the additional visas had been received.
Following the president’s announcement, Islamic Minister Ahmed Zahir Ali tweeted that the quotas are now being allocated to different hajj tour groups.
Saudi Arabia allocates the Maldives an annual visa quota of 1,000 for worshippers to travel to Mecca. Half of the quota is reserved for the state-owned Hajj Corporation, while the rest are awarded to private groups through a bidding process.
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