sodiya visa

Visa Requirements
Please note that visa forms MUST be filled out completely in order for the application to be processed in a timely manner.
Don't forget to include the following information on the form
The applicant's name exactly as it is listed on the passport
Expiration date of the passport
Date and place of issuance of the passport
Complete the online Enjaz** application (Visa Offices Registered with Enjaz)

Complete the applicable visa form
Passports or documents can be dropped off at the Embassy in Washington between 9:30am and 12:30pm weekdays. Pick ups are between 3:30 and 4:30 weekdays. Please note that this schedule can change without notice.   Ramadan Business hours

Mailing Passport: Include a prepaid return label and envelope (from FedEx, UPS or USPS only) with the return address label filled out completely. A proper prepaid return envelop must include a “PRE-PAID” label.  Return envelops showing only account numbers are no longer accepted as proof of pre-payment.  Credit cards, checks, money orders or cash will not be accepted for return mailing.  Any package without a proper pre-paid return envelope and label will be put on hold until a proper return envelope is received. It is the applicant’s responsibility to determine the EXACT return shipping costs. All labels must have a tracking number, and applicants are advised to keep both incoming and outgoing tracking numbers for their records. The Embassy does not send international packages.

Uraha Visas 

The Saudi Consulate Section of the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington DC has the honor to inform all Muslims that the Umrah season is from 1 Safar until Ramadan each year. Umrah visas are not valid for work or residence.
Hajj and Umrah Health Requirements

1) Yellow Fever:
 All pilgrims arriving from yellow fever endemic countries* must present a valid certificate of vaccination against the disease, in accordance with international health regulations. The certificate must show that its holder was vaccinated against the disease no less than ten days and no more than ten years before arriving in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

2) Meningococcal Meningitis

Pilgrims from all nations must present a valid certificate of vaccination against Meningococcal Meningitis, showing that the vaccination was administered no less than ten days and no more than three years before their arrival in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. All adults and children over the age of two years must have received a single dose of the ACYW135 vaccine.

3) Poliomyelitis
All pilgrims arriving from still-prevalent Polio Virus-transmitting countries* must present certificates of vaccination for children under the age of fifteen years confirming that they have received the oral polio vaccine within six weeks of arriving in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. They will be given another dose of the oral polio vaccine upon arrival.

4) Seasonal Influenza

The Ministry of Health recommends that all pilgrims from both inside and outside of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia get vaccinated against the seasonal influenza virus before commencing their Hajj or Umrah journey, especially those most vulnerable to complications from the flu, such as the elderly and people with chronic respiratory diseases, diabetics, and renal, liver and cardiac problems.