FAQs

You do not need to go to New York in all cases. It depends upon the city of departure, and flight availability.

It is best that you call the Airline 72 hours prior to departure and make and changes to your meal plan,
or if you have any additional requests.

It is best to go with a group and return with a group, in order to avoid additional delays during arrivals
and departures from Saudi Arabia.

Hajj seats are blocked seats and are treated as group booking. The airline normally doesn’t provide this information except until mid-June or July. However early reservations can result in cheaper fares and
better connections.

This is dependent upon airport and airline rules and regulations. If permitted then you may bring it accordingly.

We provide meet, assist, and greeting at the Jeddah airport; however, in some cases there may be a
group leader also departing from a bigger city with the group.

The process takes roughly 2 weeks in the embassy. However, prior to transporting the passports,
they must be prepared and organized by our staff and entered into the Saudi consulate site. As such,
we request that passports be sent 2 months prior to departure.

The consulate releases passports, with visas, a few days before departure. The consulate process visas on
dates of departure,those who are travelling first will get their passports back first. However, in some cases
we may receive the passports earlier.

No, we do not sell or provide visas to individuals who are not performing hajj with Almanasik.

According to Saudi regulations a woman may not go to Hajj alone unless
she is at a minimum age of 45 years old.

The Saudi Consulate has been excellent in issuing visas to all those who apply and meet the visa requirements.
Alhamdulillah we never had a visa rejected by the Consulate since 1999 .