Visitors aged 18 to 50 will be granted visas to undertake the Umrah, according to the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Hajj and Umrah.
The pilgrims must also be properly vaccinated against the coronavirus using vaccinations approved in Saudi Arabia, according to the ministry.
To get an electronic entry visa through the Saudi Foreign Ministry’s online platform, they will need to provide a vaccination certificate.
According to the Saudi Gazette, the Saudi Ministry of Health added SinoVac and Sinopharm to the list of approved COVID-19 vaccines in August of this year.