The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs said that residents of Kuwait will be able to claim and get Umrah Hajj visas electronically just by entering their biometric data.
In a statement that the officials released in front of the media and press, they announced that. Officials said that Saudi Arabia has decided to allow residents of the state of Kuwait who want to go to Haj Umrah.
Here are the basic key points that the Kuwaiti officials announced for the residents of Kuwait-
Residents are required to register their biometric data. It also includes fingerprint registration for pilgrims coming from the five countries to complete the process of issuing Umrah visas electronically before reaching Makkah and Madinah.
Fingerprint registration currently applies to all pilgrims arriving from the United Kingdom, Tunisia, the State of Kuwait, Malaysia, and Bangladesh. Pilgrims intending to participate in important Muslim pilgrimage sites will need to use the Saudi Visa Bio app which allows visa applications, fingerprints to be entered and biometric data to be entered.
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Biometric registration includes fingerprints of face, eyes, and hands and submission of passport through an authentic application and in use. Four steps are needed to complete the registration of biometric data on the application. Automatic reading of passport, determination of visa type, the capture of face, and capture of fingerprints.
This app and e-visa service for ‘Haj Yatri’ is started by the Saudi government after the commitment that they had made last year. Enrollment in biometrics using mobile phones will help the pilgrims as they need not visit visa centers in person.
Let me tell you that Saudi becomes one of the first countries in the globe to accept biometrics through e-mode. And issuing visas online without making a rush at visa centers. Saudi Arabia also issued an electronic passport with a chip in last Feb 2022 which stores the biometrics of the user.
