Steps to Book Appointment for Rawdah Riyad ul-Jannah

• Click on issue Permits
• Select permit “Praying in the Noble Rawdah – Men” for Men & “Praying in the Noble Rawdah – Women” for Women.
• Select the Date & Time when you want to visit the Rawdah Riyadh ul-Jannah

Once your application permit is approved, then only you will be able to enter Rawdah Riyad ul-Jannah. No Entry without permit.

Ministry of Hajj & Umrah in Saudi Arabia has highlighted that it is a mandate to book an appoinment in advance to pray Rawdah Riyaz ul-Jannah

Allocated visiting Timing for Men at Rawdah Riyadh ul-Jannah start from 11 AM untill Isha prayer and from 12:30 AM until Fajr prayers

Allocated visiting Timing for women at Rawdah Riyadh ul-Jannah start from Fajr Prayer to 11 AM & from Isha prayer untill 12 AM (Midnight)

Note: Currently, there is not option to modify, cancle the prayer time for Rawdah Riyadh ul-Jannah. We’ll keep you posted if we receive any update on this.

Jazakallahu Khairan

The Public Prosecution has stated that anyone who assists the intruder in any way or hires the intruder to work throughout Saudi Arabia will be arrested because it is one of the major crimes that requires strict criminal accountability.

Also, anyone who aids or hires an intruder to work in Saudi Arabia will be charged with major crimes and must be held accountable.

Fine of SR 1 million, 15 years Jails for helping Intruders into Saudi

The penalties for allowing intruders to enter the Kingdom include a fine of up to SR1 million as well as imprisonment for a period of no less than 5 years and up to 15 years.

In addition, the tools used in the crime will be confiscated, as will the house that was prepared to house the intruder.

According to the Public Prosecution, if the means of crime or the housing (the location of confiscation) belong to someone else, the penalty will be a fine of up to SR1 million.

The penalties imposed by the Public Prosecution are in accordance with Royal Order No. A/406 dated 7/27/1442 and Royal Order No. 7975 dated 7/2/1443.

SAMA advised financial institutions and banks that accounts opening for new customers should be done through branches. This lets bank staff confirm their identity with the individual opening the account.

New Bank Accounts Online in Saudi halted

In accordance with the new rules that apply to non-Saudi customers, they will no ever be able to add beneficiaries to money transfers on the internet. Instead, they must complete the process in person. The new regulations also contain limit the amounts of cash that are transferable online up to an amount of SR60,000. The time of transfer for domestic wires is two hours, whereas it’s 24-hours for wires from international countries.

SAMA demanded banks operating within the Kingdom to take certain security measures to safeguard customers from fraud in the financial sector. This is in line with the Saudi Central Bank Law that seeks to improve the stability of the banking industry and increase customer confidence.

Tawakkalna has confirmed that the status of a visitor will change if a visitor to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is not covered by an active medical insurance policy during the entire duration of his visit to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

The change in status will be applicable only to non-GCC nationals.

The Ministry of Interior (MOI) in Saudi Arabia has clarified that visitors who are in Saudi Arabia on all kinds of visas for visit must purchase health insurance to cover emergency treatments such as Covid-19 insurance in the event that someone is infected by the coronavirus.

The rule is applicable to all visitors, including those who are on Umrah and tourist visas, as well as multiple entry visas. The insurance coverage must cover all the time of the visitor’s stay in Saudi Arabia. The insurance policy should be renewed every time you extend your visa.

Tawakkalna has asked all users of the app to ensure the app is kept up-to-date so they don’t lose one of the many benefits that it provides.

Saeed explained in the interview to Al Saudiya channel that to arrange pilgrims in accordance with the capacity of absorption Saeed clarified that the Ministry has set a minimum age of issuance of permits in order to practice Umrah and to pray during Al-Rawdah Sharifa to be limited to children aged five and above.

Pilgrims who wish to perform Umrah are able to obtain permits using applications like Eatamarna and Tawakkalna applications, Saeed said, while noting that both apps are essential to ease the administrative processes and to understand the the absorptive capacity as well as to enhance pilgrims’ experience on the internet.

No Age Limit for Entering Two Holy Mosques

Age Limits have been removed for Makkah & Madina.

Individuals who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 or are not fully immunized can participate in Umrah and be admitted to into the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque in the condition they do not have a history of infection with coronavirus , or in contact with persons who were confirmed to be infected by the virus.
It is important to note it is noteworthy that the Hajj and Umrah Ministry, in light of the decision to end the precautionary measures within The Two Holy Mosques, has cancelled the permissions to worship inside the Grand Mosque and the permits to visit the Prophet’s Mosque.

It is still required to have permits in order to perform Umrah and to visit the Al-Rawdah Sharifa inside the mosque of the Prophet in Madinah.

The ministry also cancelled the requirement for submitting unapproved PCR test in addition to removing the quarantine for home and institution for pilgrims who are coming from overseas.

There’s also no requirement to sign up for immunizations for pilgrims who are from outside of the Kingdom in order to obtain the Umrah permit.

The social distancing rules within The Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque have been canceled, however all must wear facemasks.

This service allows citizens and expats living in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia to check how many SIM cards are registered on their Iqama ID (Iqama numbers).

Using “My Number Service” will allow you to get a full list of mobile numbers & SIMs cards registered on your Iqama which will be on your name.

My numbers service allows the user to view the details of the phone numbers and data segments registered with his identity number with telecom and information technology service providers;

It is very important to keep checking these services on a regular basis to make sure that all the SIM Cards showing up on your Iqama under your name are used by you, else you might get into trouble if some other people are using the SIM card registered on your Iqama and using it for illegal services.

How to Check Number of SIM Cards Registered on your Iqama

Please follow the below steps To check How many SIMs are registered on your name in Saudi:

Method 1:

Check Number of SIMs registered on Iqama using Mobile Number & SMS

1) If you are a Sawa, STC user, then you can send SMS containing the number 9988 to 900.
If you are a Zain customer, send a Empty SMS to 700123

Mobily Users can also avail this service by sending an Blank SMS to 616166

Virgin Mobile Users can send a blank message to 309985

Lebara users need to write ‘ID’ in SMS and send it to 1755

Etihad Jawraa SIM Card users for Telecom and Information Technology Company MVNO, send an SMS to 1755 by writing ‘ID’

Once you’ve sent one of the above message as per your Telecom provider, then you will receive a message that will confirm how many sims do you have on a specific network.

Method 2:

Check Number of SIMs registered on Iqama using CITC website

Open The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC)’s have an official website “https://portalservices.citc.gov.sa/E-Services/MyNumbers/MyNumbersInquiry.aspx”

1) Select user category (Individual or Business)
2) Enter Iqama number as your ID Number
3) Select your Date of Birth
4) Mobile Number field is optional. You can skip this step
5) Enter the Captcha code shown in the Image
& click on Enquiry

You will receive an OTP on the provided registered Mobile Number. Enter the secret code and press Search.

In the next screen, you will be able to view all the SIMs registered against your Name on your Iqama

Mask not Compulsory in Public Places

The new rules will only apply to those who have been fully vaccinated against COVID 19 in KSA. These precautions were reduced starting Sunday along with other below relaxations

• Masks will no longer be mandatory at open public places
• Precautionary measures are relaxed only for who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (all the doses)
• Permit of using full capacity in Grand Mosque of Makkah with workers & visitors to wear masks when in mosque
• Usage of Eatmarna or Tawakkalna App for Umrah appointments

The relaxation will now allow people in full capacity to attend the country’s two Holy Mosques in Makkah and Madinah. Relaxing the COVID-19 curb decision was approved by King Salman and announced by the ministry of interior. COVID-19 restrictions are imposed for nearly 19 months following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Here is the list of countries where Face mask is not a Mandatory now along with Saudi Arabia.

United Kingdom
Sweden
United States
China
Israel
New Zealand
Hungary and Italy.

The property can be any land or building located in a residential area. In respect of land, the land area shall not exceed a maximum of (3,000 sqr mtrs).

Expats can Buy a Property in Saudi Arabia (KSA)

The right for owning a property for the purpose of housing must be only for the owner or his family, with no right to use the property for another purpose unless permitted by the law of the state where the property is located.

Real Estate will now boom in Saudi Arabia

Absher platform has identified five requirements that expats must meet in order to buy a property in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)

Absher is a smartphone application which allows citizens and residents of Saudi Arabia to use a variety of government services provided by the Saudi Arabia government.

The platform, with the support of the infographics has explained that the service allows residents to apply for a permit to own a property inside Saudi Arabia (KSA), with the following five conditions:

1. Expat must have a Valid Iqama (residence ID)
2. Expat must provide all accurate information related to the property with a copy of the title deed
3. He or she shall not have any other property in the Saudi Arabia on his name
4. Properties in Makkah & Madina cannot be bought
5. Property bought by Expat can only be used for residential purposes

Absher explained that the service can be benefited from by entering “my services” (Khidmaty) on the Absher platform, then entering “services” (Khidmat), then “public services” (Al-Khidmatul Aamma), and from there to “request for obtaining real estate ownership.