- Saudi Arabia announced the 1447 AH Umrah schedule starting June 11, 2025, for international arrivals.
- The final deadline for issuing Umrah visas is March 20, 2026, with entry closing April 3.
- Pilgrims must utilize the Nusuk Umrah Platform for bookings and exit the country by April 18, 2026.
(SAUDI ARABIA) — Saudi Arabia set the 1447 AH Umrah calendar for international pilgrims, fixing 11 June 2025 as the start of arrivals and 20 March 2026 as the last date to issue an Umrah visa.
The official schedule also sets 3 April 2026 as the final deadline for Umrah performers to enter the Kingdom and 18 April 2026 as the final deadline to leave.
Saudi guidance says the pilgrimage process for international Umrah performers is managed through the Nusuk Umrah Platform, which sits at the center of the season’s booking and visa flow.
The dates define the main framework for the new season. Pilgrims can begin arriving from 11 June 2025, but the window narrows sharply in late March and early April, when visa issuance ends and entry closes.
Saudi authorities tied the cutoffs to the Hijri calendar as well as the Gregorian calendar. The ministry calendar identifies 1 Shawwal 1447 AH as 20 March 2026 and 15 Shawwal 1447 AH as 3 April 2026.
Those two dates carry particular weight because they mark the last visa issuance date and the last entry date in the official calendar now in force. A pilgrim who secures permission after the first cutoff cannot obtain a new Umrah visa, and a traveler who misses the second cannot enter for Umrah under that season’s schedule.
Saudi guidance says travelers may enter for Umrah on an Umrah visa, a tourist eVisa, or a transit visa, if eligible. That gives pilgrims more than one route to travel, depending on nationality and eligibility.
The official Saudi eVisa is a one-year, multiple-entry visa that allows stays of up to 90 days. Saudi guidance says that visa can be used for Umrah, excluding Hajj.
The distinction matters because Saudi rules separate Umrah travel from Hajj travel. A visa that covers Umrah does not open the Hajj season, and the official eVisa guidance draws that line directly by stating that Umrah is allowed but Hajj is excluded.
Saudi guidance also sets out limits on who can travel and what the visas allow. Non-Muslims are not allowed to travel to Makkah, and Hajj and Umrah visas are not valid for work or residency.
That makes the travel purpose narrow and specific. The visa permits pilgrimage, not employment and not settlement, and the restriction on entry to Makkah remains part of the practical rules that accompany the broader Umrah calendar.
Saudi authorities say Umrah visas are issued through licensed channels and Saudi-approved systems, including Nusuk Umrah. The reference to licensed channels places the process inside approved booking and authorization systems rather than informal arrangements.
The calendar released for international pilgrims does not read as a broad advisory. It functions instead as an operating schedule, fixing when the season starts, when visa issuance ends, when entry closes, and when departures must be completed.
Each of those dates carries a different consequence. 20 March 2026 closes the issuance window, 3 April 2026 closes the entry window, and 18 April 2026 closes the stay for Umrah performers already in the Kingdom.
The spacing between those dates is also tight. Pilgrims have 14 days between the final visa issuance date and the final entry date, then 15 days between the final entry date and the final departure date.
That sequence leaves little room for delay once the season reaches Shawwal. A traveler planning late-season Umrah must secure the correct permission by 20 March 2026, arrive by 3 April 2026, and depart no later than 18 April 2026.
The official Hijri conversion provides an added check for pilgrims and operators working from religious dates rather than civil ones. Saudi authorities matched 1 Shawwal 1447 AH to 20 March 2026 and 15 Shawwal 1447 AH to 3 April 2026, reinforcing the two dates that control the end of visa issuance and the end of entry.
The new Umrah calendar also gives travel agents, operators and pilgrims a fixed frame for planning around the Nusuk Umrah Platform. With the season beginning on 11 June 2025 and ending for departing pilgrims on 18 April 2026, the official timetable now sets the boundaries for international Umrah travel under 1447 AH.
