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title: "Children Below Age 5 Restricted To Perform Umrah This Year"
url: "https:\/\/theislamicinformation.com\/news\/children-below-age-5-restricted-to-perform-umrah\/"
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updated: "2022-08-15"
description: "MAKKAH - As Hajj 2022 has successfully concluded, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced the registration of Umrah Season 1444 from July 19, 2022. UPDATE: Saudi Arabia has finally removed this\u2026"
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# Children Below Age 5 Restricted To Perform Umrah This Year

Source: https://theislamicinformation.com/news/children-below-age-5-restricted-to-perform-umrah/
Updated: 2022-08-15

MAKKAH - As Hajj 2022 has successfully concluded, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced the registration of Umrah Season 1444 from July 19, 2022.

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UPDATE: Saudi Arabia has finally removed this restriction, [read more](https://theislamicinformation.com/news/saudi-removes-age-limit-to-perform-umrah/).

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Umrah was restricted due to the Hajj, but upon re-opening the registration of Umrah for the new season, the ministry of Hajj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia announced a new set of restrictions.

## Umrah Season 1444 Protocols

These are the protocols that everyone have to follow who wish to perform Umrah this season:

1. Children only age 5 or above can perform Umrah. (*Children below age 5 will be restricted*)
2. Ministry has started issuing Umrah Visas.
3. The first batch of Umrah pilgrims will arrive on 1st [Muharram](https://theislamicinformation.com/blogs/importance-events-muharram/).
4. There is no need for a [COVID-19 vaccine](https://theislamicinformation.com/news/covid-19-vaccine-not-required-to-enter-masjid-al-haram-and-nabawi/) or PCR test to perform Umrah.
5. If someone wishes to visit the [Rawdah](https://theislamicinformation.com/news/oldest-guardian-prophet-muhammad-chamber-passes-away/) (Chamber of Prophet Muhammad PBUH), they can apply for it on the Eatmarna app.
6. Those who have [Tourist Visas](https://theislamicinformation.com/news/visitors-with-tourist-visas-can-perform-umrah/) can apply for permits by 19th [Dhul Hijjah](https://theislamicinformation.com/blogs/things-10-days-dhul-hijjah/).
7. To obtain Umrah visas, these are the [verified companies](https://maqam.gds.haj.gov.sa/Home/OTAs).

The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has not yet confirmed the reason behind this restriction. We have reached out to the ministry, but we haven't got any answer.