Steps to Book Cheap Umrah Packages Online

Umrah is the minor pilgrimage that is the source of great ambiance’s satisfaction. It is the way to clean your soul and remove your past sins by asking forgiveness by the Lord who created us all. Performance of Umrah and planning for this holy journey is the cradle of utmost happiness and prestige for the pilgrims. But before anything else to plan, the very first thing you have to think about is to search for your Umrah package. The advancement of technology has now eased up the workings in every aspect of life and even in opting your Umrah package. 
You can now have the facility to choose your Umrah package online and now it is just a click away from you. Many of the Umrah travel agencies including our reliable site “Travel for Umrah” offer numerous Umrah packages in accordance to your need and comfort. In this blog we will give you an idea how to select your Umrah package online without being in any sort of trouble. To avoid and minimize any bothering situation in the future, make it certain that the travel agency you are selecting for your trip is a reliable one and has good reputation in the market. Travel for Umrah will be best for you to opt as we value our customers and their priorities the most.
The very first step of booking cheap Umrah Package online is to call to the number given by the Umrah and Hajj travel agency that you opt. call the relevant number and select your most suitable Umrah package. It can be 3 star, 4 star or 5 star. 3 star Umrah package offers pocket friendly and budget non- straining package, 4 stat packages are moderate one and 5 star Umrah packages bestow the luxury and grace that everyone wants to have. You can opt among the packages in accordance to your budget and desire.
After selecting the package, the next thing you have to do is to reserve your flight. For the purpose, you will obviously have to pay. You can pay in cash for your flight. The airline that you are opting will give 1 day time to reserve the flight in the high season like December or Ramadhan season because many of the pilgrims wish to perform Umrah in these two seasons because of their many advantages over the other times of the year. Also the month of Ramadhan is the most blessed one and performing Umrah in this season will bring the virtue of one good deed multiplied by several thousand times. In low season, like in extremely hot season (June- July) the time for the reservation of flights can be 4 to 5 days.
Then comes your personal information and documentation. Submit your passport that must be 6 months valid with 2 passport sized photographs. Your documentation also requires a meningitis certificate which should be brought by a reliable doctor, hospital or clinic and should be attached with your passport. Meningitis certificate will be needed when you are departing on the immigration counter. The disease is infectious and can be transferred from one person to the other. The certificate showing the absence of the disease is the assurance of the health of millions.
After doing all the paper work, you then can rush towards your accommodation. Choose the hotel that suits you the best in regards to facilities and budget. Try to select the hotels near Haram Shareef so it will be easy for you to move back and forth. But for sure, they are a bit expensive as compare to those who are farther from the Grand Mosque. On doing all the selecting and opting, your reservation will be completed and your visa will arrived after some days as per time given by the office.
Your final payment will be collected when your passport will be arrived and you will go to collect your passport. Passport processing time is maximum of 2 weeks but if you are in a rush then you can also apply for your passport that can be ready for 2 or n 3 days. It will cost a bit more than the regular passport.
The final step for your Umrah package booking online is to book transport. Your Umrah package includes sending E tickets when paying for the flights price. The tickets will be sent to you right away after your payment.
If you done all these steps without any issue, then your Umrah selecting online will be done and you will be worriless during your trip by the will of Almighty. Travel for Umrah wishes a safe and sound Umrah journey for our customers who choose our reliable site for the performance of their holy trip.

Biometric Testing for Umrah Visa

The technology is improving day by day and has been acknowledging its use in every field of life. Science is making us dependent on it and we are happily doing so in order to save time and energy both. All of the previous matters that were handled manually are now feeding in computers and gadget are taking place of paper and pen so as the system regarding the procedures and documentation of Hajj and Umrah.
Umrah pilgrims are now required to biometrically verify their selves before visa application. The initiative is taken in order to protect people who come to the holy land of Makkah and Madina from all across the world for the performance of Hajj and Umrah. People all across the World wishing to perform Umrah has to biometrically verified themselves firstly before applying for Umrah visa. Same is the case with Pakistani people. The ones pertaining to Pakistan who desires to perform Hajj or Umrah also have to get biometric verification before applying for visa. The pilgrims for their umrah visabiometric verification will be charged additionally an amount of PKR 1040 million each year.
The amount is becoming a huge burden on the people as they have to pay an additional amount besides the Umrah or Hajj expanses they are already have to pay. The travel agents of many travel companies have called to cease down this process.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia proposed a new law regarding the matter that has been implemented from the month of November 2017. In accordance to this new law, each and every pilgrim will have to get biometrically verified and registered before applying for a visa. In Pakistan the working will be done with Etimad in collaboration with the Saudi government.
The procedure of biometric verification is a very complicated one and requires a lot of human effort as well as usage of materialistic resources especially for the illiterate pilgrims who wish to perform Umrah but are not capable to understand even the basics of this process. Uneducated pilgrims from countryside and rural areas are suffering from this the most. For the procedure to go on, the applicant has to take an appointment for this service, and then they have to get to the Etimad’s office on time provided by them for their biometric verification.
 The process is complicated in way of its completion. Also it is a costly procedure as each pilgrim applicant has to pay PKR 650 for registration as an additional amount. According to the official statistics, about 1,600,000 Pakistani travels to the Saudi Kingdom for the holy purpose and these people will have to bear an extra cost of PKR 040 million. The credit goes all to the new law of biometric verification. 
The process of biometric verification has been a source of stress and relief both. Some are seeing it a stressful process and find it fatiguing to complete the hectic process as well as to pay an additional amount. Some are seeing it in regards to a safety requirement so that the unfortunate events can be avoided by this verification.
Pakistani authorities especially those pertaining to Hajj ministry and Travel agencies are demanding to review this policy by the Saudi Ministry of Hajj so that the Pakistani people living in remote areas of the country do not have to be in problem and can avoid this additional hassle. People also have to wait for hours during the process. Many of them are senior citizens and aged and some of them are even sick for whom the process is a painful one.
This verification and identification of pilgrims who are applicants involves endeavoring unique identifiers to applicants and may be established through fingerprint scanning, face, iris or retina scanning using gadget and sensors that acquire the information. Every individual who wants to apply for Umrah or Hajj visa or for some business trip or any other purpose will have to come to visit Etimad Visa service Centers situated at numerous spots in numerous cities