The Normal Directorate of Passports confirmed that it’s totally ready to deal with Hajj arrivals by:
✓ Utilizing superior know-how methods
✓ Deploying educated employees throughout all entry factors (air, land, and sea)
✓ Making certain quick and clean immigration procedures
Makkah Route Initiative Expands in 2026
The Makkah Route Initiative, launched in 2017, is now in its eighth yr (2026).
This yr:
★ The variety of taking part nations elevated to 10
★ New nations added: Senegal and Brunei Darussalam
Different taking part nations embody:
» Morocco
» Indonesia
» Malaysia
» Pakistan
» Bangladesh
» Turkey
» Ivory Coast
» Maldives
Since its launch, the initiative has served over 1.25 million pilgrims (1,254,994).
How the Makkah Route Initiative Works
The initiative helps pilgrims by finishing all journey procedures earlier than they depart their house nation, together with:
⁃ Amassing biometric knowledge
⁃ Issuing Hajj visas electronically
⁃ Finishing passport checks at departure airports
⁃ Making certain well being necessities are met
⁃ Tagging and organizing baggage based mostly on journey plans. See Additionally: Madina accommodations bans moveable gasoline range and cylinders
When pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia:
☆ They’re taken on to buses
☆ Transport is organized to their lodging in Makkah and Madinah
☆ Their baggage is delivered individually by accomplice businesses
