Riyadh, June 04, 2022, SPA – The Ministry of Interior has launched the Makkah Route Initiative, as part of the initiatives of Pilgrim Experience Program, one of the programs of the Saudi Vision 2030, in (5) countries, including Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Morocco, and Bangladesh.

The Ministry said that the Makkah Route Initiative

aims to receive the pilgrims and complete their procedures in their countries with ease, starting with issuing the visa electronically and taking the biometric characteristics, and passing through the completion of passport procedures at the airport of the country of departure after verifying the needed health requirements, in addition to coding and sorting of luggage per transportation and housing arrangements in the Kingdom.

The ministry added that upon their arrival, the pilgrims will be transported to their places of residence in Makkah and Madinah, per designated paths, while the service authorities deliver their luggage to their residence.

The Ministry of Interior is implementing the initiative in cooperation with the ministries of “Foreign Affairs, Health, Hajj and Umrah”, the General Authority of Civil Aviation, Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority, the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority “SDAIA”, Pilgrim Experience Program, the General Directorate of Passports, and Elm Company.

Source: Saudi Press Agency