Travel to Riyadh on Umrah Visa

waqarahmed1985 New member

Member since 23 June 2015

waqarahmed1985New member06 January 2016 10:58:29

Dears;

My aunt living in UK want to visit me in Riyadh, she is planning for Umrah, is it possible that she can come to Riyadh on same visa?

TheLegendLeads ViP

Member since 06 April 2010

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TheLegendLeadsViP06 January 2016 11:22:44

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Legally, she can't. Umrah visas limits commute to Mecca, Medina (and Jeddah).

mozaffar421 Active member

Member since 25 August 2015

mozaffar421Active member06 January 2016 12:07:42

in principle no, she cannot move out from these three cities:聽 Jeddah/makkah and Madinah

GuestPoster7415 Guest

GuestPoster7415Guest06 January 2016 12:41:14

She cant really. But you can go to meet her in Mekkah

javedakb Serial expat

Member since 29 May 2013

javedakbSerial expat07 January 2016 04:57:53

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waqarahmed1985 wrote:
Dears;

My aunt living in UK want to visit me in Riyadh, she is planning for Umrah, is it possible that she can come to Riyadh on same visa?

waqar bhai your aunt can do one thing that in return from jeddah buy a ticket connecting via Riyadh and keep a gap of a day to meet you here.
one of my friend did this.

mozaffar421 Active member

Member since 25 August 2015

mozaffar421Active member08 January 2016 12:24:16

Where immigration procedure will be done, jeddah ir in riyadh?

javedakb Serial expat

Member since 29 May 2013

javedakbSerial expat10 January 2016 03:48:14

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mozaffar421 wrote:
Where immigration procedure will be done, jeddah ir in riyadh?

Riyadh

aftabv Active member

Member since 16 March 2014

aftabvActive member24 January 2016 09:18:34

From the Saudi Airlines website :::

Umrah visa holders should enter and depart from King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Airport in Madinah or Prince Abdulmohsin Bin Abdulaziz Airport in Yanbu only without passing through other Saudi airports.

Umrah visa holders enter and depart from King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, should have confirmed tickets for the whole itinerary (international and domestic flights) via Jeddah or Madinah and the Minimum connecting time for domestic flights shouldn鈥檛 be less than (4-6 hours). In addition, they should be at the airport 4 hours prior to departure of the international flight that has a connected domestic flight.