UMRAH CORNER
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FALCON UMRA SERVICE TYPES
UMRAH GROUPS
Group package is a Full Umrah package with set departure date, and set return date. The package would usually include airline ticket, Accommodation, Transportation, Breakfast, Umrah Visa, and the benefit of traveling with a Group Leader and Religious Guidance “Imam”.
PRE-DESIGNED PACKAGES
Pre-designed Umrah packages are number of packages designed based on our experience with previous clients choice of Umrah packages. The packages include Accommodation, Transportation, Breakfast, Umrah Visa. You can book these packages according to your timetable.
CUSTOMIZE YOUR OWN
Click Here to customize your own Umrah package, you will need to fill a form with your preferences with respect to dates, hotels, and transportation. Once our Umrah sales team receives your request, they will process it and come up with the best possible quote that meets your needs.
UMRAH IMPORTANT LINKS
Before you choose your Umrah Package, or deal with any Umrah Company in Canada, you should know if you meet the basic requirements of the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, and the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Canada.
If you are a male going by yourself or accompanying a family member, and you are 18 years or older.
If you are a male younger than 18 years and you will be traveling to Hajj with an older Male family member ( be 18 years or older). Muhrem relations accepted: (Father, Brother, Uncle “Father’s Brother or Mother’s Brother”, Grandfather).
If you are a female accompanied by a Male family member ( be 18 years or older) acting as a Muhrem. The Muhrem relations accepted: (Father, Husband, Brother, Uncle “Father’s Brother or Mother’s Brother”, Grandfather, Son, and Son in Law).
If you are a female planning to travel by yourself to Hajj without a Muhrem, and you are 45 years or older, you can go without a Muhrem.
If you are a Citizen of Canada and you are holding a valid Canadian Passport.
If you are a Citizen of another country with a valid Canadian PR card. If you are not a Canadian Citizen and you do not have a valid Canadian PR card but you wish to tag alone with our Canadian Group, you obtain your own Umrah visa from your country, and you can buy the land package from us.
You should be holding regular passport (No Diplomatic or special passport) that is valid for at least 6 months from the traveling date. You can also be holding a valid Travel Document and apply. Regardless if it is a passport you are holding or a travel document, they be Machine Readable (No hand written or manual passports will be accepted).
If you have broken any type of Saudi visa before by overstaying after your visa expiry date, or you have a criminal record in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, The Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Canada holds the right to either accept or reject your visa.
If you are a Muslim or a revert even if you have a Non-Muslim name. You might be required to provide extra documents to proof that you are a Muslim.
To ensure your eligibility you may click on the Umrah Eligibility Questionnaire below. It takes couple of minutes to complete the questionnaire, and you will get a confirmation of your eligibility status. You will also get a copy by e-mail.
If you decide to choose Falcon Travel as your Umrah services provider, we require this questionnaire as one of the Umrah visa requirements.
– Umrah Visa Department
General Umrah Visa Requirements:
This year’s updated Umrah Visa Application, electronically filled (Or neatly handwritten), signed and dated.
A valid passport for at least 6 month from the traveling date of your Umrah Package is required. Your passport be machine readable. Passports showing water damage, or any kind of damage, or not well maintained, or dirty will NOT be accepted by the Embassy of Saudi Arabia as the Embassy uses very advanced scanner to read the passports, these scanners will not be able to read the passports if they show any of the above mentioned signs. You MUST provide a copy of your current passport even if it is expired or will require to be changed, at the time of signing up for one of the Umrah packages.
If you are a permanent resident of Canada and not yet Canadian, you provide a colored clear copy of your VALID PR card (Both Sides). The Embassy of Saudi Arabia will use the information on the card to validate the legitimate owner of the card, in case if the card is not legitimate or it belongs to another person, you risk being black listed for life with the Saudi Authorities, and your application will be dined and reported to the Canadian Authorities for states fraud.
The Embassy of Saudi Arabia requires two Canadian passport size photos (50 mm “2 inch” wide X 70 mm “2-3/4 inch” high). The photos must be colored with white background. For Ladies, the photos are preferred to be with Hijab but not mandatory. The photos must be stamped, dated by the studio, and you are asked to print your full name and sign on the back of each photo. If you have enough computer knowledge to scan your photos and send it to us as soon as you take them, that is highly recommended but it is NOT mandatory. Any small sized photos, or photos NOT showing the face looking straight at the camera will be denied.
You are required to provide a proof of being vaccinated against Meningitis ACYW135 or Menactra. The Canadian government vaccination card (The Yellow Card in Ontario, White Card in Alberta, or Travel vaccination Card) to proof that are vaccinated is highly recommended. You can get vaccinated at any travel clinic or by your family doctor. Although the Meningitis may be required once in a life time, also some doctors give Meningitis dosage that is valid for 5 years and 10 years the Embassy of Saudi Arabia requires the vaccination date NOT be older than 3 years of the travel date of your Umrah Package. The vaccination card or must show the date you were vaccinated, the vaccination name or code, the doctor name, the doctor signature and/or the clinic stamp in which you were vaccinated.
You are required to provide your confirmed airline ticket reservation. Your ticket should show the ticket #, the departure date from Canada, the arrival date, the arrival port “for example to Jeddah or Medina airport”, your departure date from Saudi Arabia. Some guidelines to keep in mind:
- You can NOT enter through Riyadh or even transit in Riyadh. Your ticket MUST have the first stop in Saudi Arabia at Jeddah Airport or Medina Airport.
- The number of days you stay in Saudi Arabia MUST match the validity of your Umrah visa.
- The departure port MUST be from any Canadian airport, and should not be departing from anywhere else in the world.
- If you are acting as a Muhrem for ladies or children, all your family MUST be entering and exiting Saudi Arabia on the same days and flight.
If you are booking your package with Falcon Travel, we will arrange your airline ticket and we will ensure it meets all requirements.
If you have a non-Muslim name, or you are a new revert to Islam, you MUST provide a proof of being a Muslim. i.e Birth Certificate showing a Muslim named Father and Mother, or a Certificate of Conversion to Islam. A letter from any Islamic Institutions is NOT accepted by the Embassy of Saudi Arabia.
If your name that is appearing currently in your passport is different than your name appearing in any of the required documents i.e Birth Certificate, or Marriage Certificate; you MUST provide a copy of a legal Name Change Certificate showing the old name and the current name.
If you not planning on dropping off or picking up your documents to/from one of our offices in Canada, then you provide a prepaid FEDEX waybill so we can use it when returning your passport and documents after we finish the visa processing. We also highly recommend using FEDEX when sending us your documents and passports as it is one of the safest courier service providers in the market. We advise everyone to avoid Canada Post at all cost when sending sensitive documents.
Additional Umrah Visa Requirements:
In Addition to the Mandatory Requirements for Everyone, you will need to provide a copy of a legal, governmental document proofing your relation with the Muhrem. i.e (a copy of a Marriage Certificate, or the long Birth Certificate showing both the names of the parents…etc). The document MUST be in English. Documents that aren’t in English MUST be translated to English by a Certified Canadian Translator, Click Here to find a Canadian certified translator.
Once you have the English document or you have the document with the certified English translation, the document MUST be notarized from a notary public or the Board of Trade.
Once the document is notarized, the document MUST be sent to the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ottawa to be certified.
If you decide to go with Falcon Travel, we will be helping you in getting this document ready once you have the English document or the document with the English translation.
In Addition to the Mandatory Requirements for Everyone, you will need to provide one of the following documents:
- Traveling Alone Declaration (FAL654) IF; you are living on your own and do NOT have a Male Muhrem i.e (Father, Husband, Brother, Son that is 18 years or older…etc) to give you permission to go for Umrah. (The Form Must Be Filled, and Notarized by a Notary Public or a Lawyer)
- Related Documents to be provided with FAL654: If you are DIVORCED or WIDOWED only, you will need to provide a legal proof of your marital status i.e Divorce Certificate or Court Order, Death Certificate,…etc.
- Muhrem Letter (FAL852) IF; you have a Male Muhrem i.e (Father, Husband, Brother, Son that is 18 years or older…etc) to give you permission to go for Umrah. (The Form Must Be Filled, and Notarized by a Notary Public or a Lawyer)
- Related Documents to be provided with FAL852: You also need to provide a copy of any legal photo ID of the Muhrem who is giving you permission to go for Umrah i.e (Valid Driver License both sides, Valid Passport…etc). You will also need to provide a notarized copy of any legal proof of your relation with the Muhrem i.e (Marriage Certificate, or the Long Birth Certificate showing the names of parents…etc). The proof MUST be in English or Arabic or French, any other languages will need to be accompanied with a notarized translation.
If the children are traveling with BOTH parents:
The long birth certificate showing the name of the child as it is in the passport along with both names of parents.
If the children are traveling with the FATHER:
- The long birth certificate showing the name of the child as it is in the passport along with both names of parents.
- Consent letter for children traveling abroad filled and notarized by the Mother, along with a clear colored copy of a Photo ID of the mother i.e (Valid Driver License both sides, or Valid Passport…etc)
If the children are traveling with another Blood Muhrem other than the Father i.e (Brother, Uncle…etc):
- The long birth certificate showing the name of the child as it is in the passport along with both names of parents.
- Consent letter for children traveling abroad filled and notarized by both Parents giving the child permission to travel abroad, along with a clear colored copy of a Photo ID from each parent i.e (Valid Driver License both sides, or Valid Passport…etc)
- Muhrem Letter (FAL321): Filled, Signed, and notarized by the Male Muhrem who is NOT going giving permission to the child to go for Umrah with blood Male Muhrem and indicating the relationship of the Muhrem who IS going to the child.
- Related Documents to be provided with FAL321: A copy of a legal proof of the relationship between the Muhrem who is going and the child i.e. (If the child is going with his older brother, then a copy of the long birth certificate for the Muhrem and the child showing the same parents…etc)
Additional Document required For Children 15 Years or Younger:
Below you will find a complete list of all forms and documents required to obtain a Umrah visa from Canada. These Forms comply with the requirements of Umrah enforced by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in Saudi Arabia and the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Ottawa, Canada. Most of these Forms are electronically fillable, but for those who would like to fill it manually please ensure your hand writing is neat and clear.
– Hajj Visa Department
In Canada there are 20 authorized agents to provide Umrah services. These approved agents are registered with the Ministry of Hajj and the Umrah quota system Click Here to view all approved agents. Falcon Travel is one of these approved agents in Canada, not only that we hold our own license but we also work with another three different companies all over Canada to ensure your visa is always processed on the fastest base possible, and that we always have the best deal with respect to accommodation which can be very challenging to secure especially in the peak seasons. Falcon Travel is well known for serving individuals who wish to go for Umrah.
Moreover, Falcon Travel is also well known for organizing big groups not only from Canada but from all over the world as we are a part of big chain of companies that work together to ensure the quality of the work and the ability to combine different services from all the companies participating from all over the world so that you as a Canadian Muslim always have more than one choice that delivers quality at the right price.
One of our specialty is to combine Umrah with other events such as convention in Makkah and Medina; Falcon Travel has worked with Mercy Mission in 2014 to host the biggest Umrah Group that went from over 10 different countries, and Al-Hamdo le Allah we were able to arrange for their visas, accommodation, transportation, and most important that the group had daily organized seminars in Makkah and Medina. What that means to you as a client is that we are able to handle and work with group with different sizes and requirements.
Another trip that Falcon Travel hosts every two year with co-operation of the ISL (Islamic Soccer League) is combining Umrah with Soccer where we take Muslim Soccer teams (Boys and Girls) and we go for Umrah and play Soccer in Saudi Arabia against national Saudi teams, and then we visit another country and play against its national teams. Falcon Travel was able to organize not only Umrah but also the soccer aspect in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and we hoping to host the group to play against some European countries in the near future.
In any successful industry or work place there are people “Team” behind the success or the end result of the work. Falcon Travel understands the importance of picking the right people and placing them in the right place with the required knowledge to be able to assist and help Canadian Muslims. Our Canadian team is divided into smaller teams; You have the Operation Team designs the work procedures from the day a client signs up and until the Mutamers complete their Umrah. The Sales Team responsible for helping the clients choosing the right product that best suits their time, finances, and needs. The Visa Legalization Team responsible for helping clients obtaining their visas. The Religious Advisors responsible for assisting the Clients with Fiqh matters according to their sect “Mazhab”. Each of our team members speaks at least two languages for better communication.
In Saudi Arabia, Falcon Travel has a very strong team running the show. We understand that even though the pre-planning is done at the best possible way, but with such a big crowd performing Umrah, challenges do occur. Therefore, we ensure that we are ready to deal with any situation we may face through a well trained team that can create a stress free environment for the Mutamers to complete their Umrah without having to deal with any difficulties. In our Saudi Operation Team, we have Managers, workers, a team that handle the luggage, electricians, plumbers, construction workers, A/C and Heating technicians, drivers, doctors, and guides.
Each of these experienced team members has one goal in mind, and that is to ensure the comfort of our respected Mutamers.
To Conclude:
Umra is a memorable experience and investment while some are able to experience it more than once, others may not. That being said; Falcon team ensures that your experience is exceptional and that your investment pays off. So How do we do that?! Simply by emphasizing on the success keys that can make Umra trip a wonderful, and exceptional experience:
Well-designed packages that caters to all needs. We offer express packages, Stopover packages, and regular packages.
We ensure that these packages are priced fairly, so you don’t over pay, and you don’t save money at the cost of quality. It is always balancing the Umrah equation that makes any package (Location, Quality, and Price) any Umrah package usually serves one or two factors but not all three, at Falcon we do our best to balance all three factors.
All of our accommodations used in any of our Umra packages are either 4 or 5 stars which suit the Canadian standard. Anything below this is not suitable for Muslims living in Canada. We also choose them within walking distance to the Harm and Masjid Al Nabawy so we don’t waste time in transportation between the Harm and the hotel.
We hand pick our religious guides carefully so they can educate the Mutamers in Canada and in Saudi Arabia when we have a big group. They also accompany the group to perform Umra with them step by step.
Your experience with Falcon Travel won’t be focused on luxury and a 5 stars Umrah, but rather will be smart and practical so you get to perform Umrah the safe and comfortable way. Therefore We promise a life changing experience.
