The Umrah season will start from July 19, as Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has started issuing electronic visas for pilgrims who wish to visit the kingdom to perform Umrah.

The Ministry has started issuing e-visas for Umrah, as part of its efforts to enable more Muslims to come to the Kingdom to perform the Umrah rituals and facilitate its procedures for them, Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday.

This comes along with raising the quality of Umrah services to achieve the goals of Saudi Vision 2030, it said.

The ministry stated that people who seek electronic visas can submit applications at the Nusuk platform so they can arrive to the Kingdom by July 19.

The Nusuk platform facilitates arrival procedures for all Muslims from worldwide to visit Makkah and Madinah, provides housing choices, residence and transportation services, in addition to an easy access to a package of enrichment information and interactive maps in several languages.

The expedited visa process is part of the country’s efforts to facilitate travel and enable more Muslims to perform Umrah rituals.

The facilitated procedures of Umrah also permits for women performing the Umrah with no need of male guardian (mahram), while it includes the ability of Umrah performers to visit the unique sites of the Kingdom to learn about its cultural diversity, and enrich their religious and cultural experience.