A responsible source at the Higher Committee for Hajj and Umrah said the Ministry of Tourism has officially decided to abolish the repeat Umrah fee, equivalent to 2,000 Saudi riyals, in implementation of the ruling issued by the Administrative Judiciary Court of the State Council cancelling the collection of these fees and the cap on the number of Umrah pilgrims, which were applied under the Umrah regulations for the 1439 AH season and remained in force in the 1440 AH season.
The source added that the decision will apply from the next Umrah season, 1441 AH, as the current Umrah season has effectively ended, noting that many Umrah pilgrims who are clients of tourism companies have begun turning to the electronic visa after it was introduced by the Saudi government.
It is worth noting that the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism began imposing a fee on repeat Umrah in the 1439 AH/2018 season, applying to those who had performed Umrah during the previous three years, at a value equivalent to 2,000 Saudi riyals.
