The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities stressed the importance of full compliance with the requirement for tourism Hajj pilgrims to obtain a health capability certificate, one of the basic requirements for being allowed to perform Hajj, within the rules and procedures regulating tourism Hajj for the 1447 AH/2026 season approved by Sherif Fathy, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, and in light of the rules and guidelines issued by the competent authorities in Saudi Arabia.
For her part, Samia Samy, Assistant Minister for Travel Companies Affairs and Head of the Higher Committee for Hajj and Umrah, stressed that the procedures for issuing tourism Hajj visas this year will only be completed after submitting a health capability certificate for each pilgrim issued by hospitals approved by Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population.
This comes as part of an integrated system of measures aimed at preserving the health and safety of tourism Hajj pilgrims from the start of the journey until their safe return home, in continuous coordination with the executive body of the Ministerial Hajj Committee and the Ministry of Health and Population, in cooperation with the counterpart authorities in Saudi Arabia, and in compliance with all applicable health requirements, ensuring that pilgrims undergo a thorough medical examination and declare their health capability to perform the Hajj rituals, helping them perform them in a safe and organized atmosphere.
Samia Samy added that coordination took place with the Chamber of Travel and Tourism Companies and Agencies to direct companies organizing tourism Hajj programs to make sure their pilgrims obtain the health capability certificate before completing any travel procedures. The certificate is to be approved via Saudi Arabia's "Nusuk Masar" platform as a basic condition for issuing the Hajj visa, stressing that pilgrims must carry the certificate when leaving Egypt, as it will be checked and matched at entry ports to Saudi Arabia, whether by air or land.
The ministry said citizens applying to perform tourism Hajj can view the list of hospitals approved by the Ministry of Health and Population in the various governorates for issuing the health capability certificate through the portal of the Central Department of Travel Companies via the following link (https://trans.hajj.gov.eg), by going to the Citizen Services tab – Medical Examination Centres for Hajj.
