Saudi Vaccination Mandates for Hajj and Umrah Pilgrims

As millions of Muslims from all over the world converge at the time of Hajj and Umrah rituals, Haramain gets filled with a sea of pilgrims. Many of these pilgrims are traveling from low-income countries with minimal access to healthcare, thus, the risk of infectious diseases’ outbreak increases dramatically. In order to ensure the health and safety of everyone, The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) has therefore stipulated those mandatory vaccinations have to be carried out prior to Hajj and Umrah visas being issued to the pilgrims i.e., it’s one of the requirements in a visa application form. However, the vaccination requirements may vary for every individual depending on his/her region of travel with hajj packages from UK.