According to statistics from the Ministry, 13,586 of the applicants are eligible, which include 6,683 men (49 percent) and 6,903 women.
Nearly, 32.3 percent of these beneficiaries are 46 to 60 years old, 42.4 percent are 31 to 45 years old and 20 percent of them are older than 60 years.
Those eligible for Hajj are required to complete contracting procedures and electronic payment of 50 percent for the Hajj companies they have joined within 10 days via the electronic registration system for pilgrims of the Sultanate of Oman (hajj. om).
This was stated during a meeting of the Permanent Committee for Haj Affairs, headed by Ahmed bin Saleh bin Sofian al Rashdi, undersecretary of the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs.
The electronic registration sorts those eligible according to specific criteria that take into account the priority of eligibility.
The system is characterized by transparency and speed in showing the results and sending messages to the eligible ones. This step facilitates early preparation and selection for the citizen and resident who intends to perform the Haj and to choose companies specialized in operating Hajj missions.
The ministry said that the cost of the institution services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia amounts to 6,274 Saudi riyals for pilgrims arriving by air to Medina and 6,078 Saudi riyals for those arriving by air to King Abdulaziz Airport in Jeddah.
The cost of the Haj for pilgrims traveling via land transport to Medina or Mecca stands at 4,613 Saudi riyals which covers service fees, tent fees, Mina and Arafat camps, health insurance, and transportation fees which includes 15 per cent value-added tax, the cost of the Haj card as well as the visa fees for non-citizens (300 Saudi riyals).
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