By Akram Medhat
The Chamber of Tourism Companies held a meeting yesterday with officials of Tasheel to learn about the mechanism for taking biometric fingerprints of Umrah pilgrims in Egypt and the company's preparations to complete these procedures smoothly and easily.
For its part, Tasheel showed great cooperation with the requirements put forward by the chamber and its branches in the governorates, in the interest of pilgrims and companies alike, the most important of which is redistributing the capacity of its offices in the governorates according to the geographic distribution of pilgrims.
The company said that the website www.vfstasheel.com is ready from now for companies to log in and start registering their data, and the website is also available for citizens to log in and register their data to complete the fingerprint procedures, and to submit proof that the fingerprints have been taken to the tour company when applying for an Umrah or Hajj trip.
Tasheel agreed to the Chamber of Tourism Companies' request to hold introductory seminars for tour companies in Cairo and at the chamber's branches in the governorates in the very near future, at which Tasheel will explain and present all the information, steps and procedures for completing the fingerprint process and answer all inquiries and questions on this matter. The dates of these seminars will be announced after they are agreed on in upcoming meetings with Tasheel, so that everyone is ready when the 1439 AH Umrah season begins.
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