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.

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:

1. 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)
   1. 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.
2. 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)
   1. 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:

1. The long birth certificate showing the name of the child as it is in the passport along with both names of parents.
2. 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):

1. The long birth certificate showing the name of the child as it is in the passport along with both names of parents.
2. 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)
3. 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.
   1. 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:

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