His Excellency the Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, concluded his official visit to the Kingdom of Morocco, as part of international communication efforts to introduce the facilities provided to the guests of God coming from various parts of the world.
His Excellency explained that the visit came under the generous guidance of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister - may God protect them - in confirmation of the keenness of the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah and all sectors of the system. Serving the guests of God, to provide exceptional facilities and services to pilgrims and visitors, ensuring the saving of time and effort, and raising the quality of service to the guests of the Two Holy Mosques.
During his discussions with the leaders of the Kingdom of Morocco and Umrah companies, Al-Rabiah reviewed the facilities and services provided by the Kingdom to Umrah pilgrims and visitors coming from Morocco to Mecca and Medina, which contributed to the arrival of more than 195,000 Umrah pilgrims during the year 1444 AH. Improvement and improvement of the journey of the Moroccan guests of God was also discussed. During a working session held during the visit, it was concluded to increase the capacity of air transport by 50% via Flynas in the Ramadan season of 1445 AH, and to increase the capacity by 30% in the Umrah seasons via Saudi Airlines, which will contribute to enabling the arrival of more people. Visitors and Umrah pilgrims, with a gradual increase in flights to 68 monthly flights, and a reduction in ticket prices by 10%, in addition to allowing the weights of each Umrah pilgrim to increase by up to 50%.
His Excellency and the accompanying delegation witnessed the signing of an agreement to transport the guests of God coming from Morocco in partnership between the Moroccan Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs and the airline company. Saudi Arabia, which will play a positive role in improving the level of services through a set of qualitative initiatives that serve the pilgrims.
The “Tashir” center was also launched in Morocco, which aims to reduce the period of obtaining visas to 48 hours, facilitate the procedures for issuing them in the Kingdom of Morocco, and enable... Those holding Umrah visas, residency and movement between Saudi cities for a period of up to three months.
The visit witnessed the opening of His Excellency the “Nusak” exhibition in the city of Casablanca in the presence of a large presence of relevant authorities concerned with providing Hajj and Umrah services, and more than 300 partners from the private sector, who discussed ways of cooperation to facilitate the procedures for the arrival of pilgrims and visitors to the Kingdom of Morocco.
The organizers of the exhibition also highlighted the system of facilities and developments in electronic services provided by the “Nusk” platform to the guests of God, improving services for them, and introducing them to the most prominent historical and Islamic landmarks in Mecca and Medina to maximize the impact of the faith journey of pilgrims and visitors to the Two Holy Mosques. The interactive pavilions of the platform, which was held in one of the famous markets in the Kingdom of Morocco, met with; There was a large turnout and a remarkable presence of visitors, as the pavilions presented stories from the noble Prophet’s biography and Islamic history, through a virtual reality experience.
In addition to the services, programs and packages for Umrah, the “Nusk” platform provides the “issuing visas” service with ease and ease after entering the basic information, by adopting several types of visas, all of which allow performing Umrah and visiting the Prophet’s Mosque, with the ability to roam within the Kingdom and visit sites. Tourist visas, including: Umrah visa, tourist visa, transit visa, and family and friends visa. Citizens of 57 countries can also obtain an electronic visa or visa on arrival, in addition to residents of the United States, the United Kingdom, and European Union countries, and holders of United States, United Kingdom, and Schengen visas, and residents. In the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
It is worth noting that the Saudi Tourism Authority has launched the new Saudi platform “Nusk” in cooperation with the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, with the aim of developing the experience of the Guests of God and facilitating the procedures for their arrival to perform Umrah and visit from all over the world. It is one of the initiatives of the Guests of God Service Program, and one of the programs of Saudi Vision 2030. .