Umrah Visa for US Green Card Abanikazi

Isingeniso

I-United States of America iyikhaya lamaSulumane angaba yizigidi ezintathu nengxenye. Njengoba i-Umrah ingenye yezinsika ezinhlanu ze-Islam, amaSulumane avela emhlabeni wonke kulindeleke ukuthi athathe uhambo olungcwele unyaka nonyaka. I-Umrah ifana nenguqulo elula ye-Hajj, uhambo oluyinhloko. Kungenziwa ezikhathini eziningi zonyaka, ngaphandle kwenkathi yeHajj. Ngo-2023, abahambi abayizigidi eziyi-13.55 benza iHajj, ngama-58% aphezulu kunango-2019. Uma uyiSulumane e-US, injani inqubo yokuthola i-visa yase-Saudi Umrah yabanikazi bamakhadi aluhlaza ase-US?

Kulesi sihloko, sabelana ngokuthi abanikazi bamakhadi aluhlaza base-US—okunye abaziwa ngokuthi abahlali base-US unomphela—bangayithola kanjani i-visa yaseSaudi yokwenza i-Umrah. Qhubeka ufunde ukuze ufunde kabanzi.

Ukufaneleka

Ama-visa alula futhi alula angawathola azobavumela ukuthi benze i-Umrah i-Saudi electronic/e-visa noma i-visa lapho befika.

Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izakhamizi zase-US kanye nabanikazi bamakhadi aluhlaza baphakathi kwalabo abafanelekile ukufaka isicelo se-e-visa yaseSaudi noma i-visa lapho ufika. Ngala ma-visa, izivakashi zivunyelwe ukwenza izinto eziningi e-Saudi Arabia, kusukela ekubambeni iqhaza emisebenzini yezokuvakasha, ukuya emihlanganweni yebhizinisi noma izingqungquthela zebhizinisi, ukuvakashela umndeni nabangane, ukuya ekwenzeni i-Umrah.

Manje, yini i-e-visa? Kulula kangakanani ukuthi abahambi bawufake isicelo? Yiziphi izidingo? Ake sizihlole ezigabeni ezilandelayo.

Isicelo

Njengoba kushiwo, izakhamizi zase-US kanye nabanikazi bamakhadi aluhlaza base-US baphakathi kwalabo abafanelekile ukufaka isicelo se-e-visa yaseSaudi noma i-visa lapho ufika. Injani le nqubo futhi yiziphi izinyathelo ezihilelekile? Qhubeka ufunde ukuze ufunde kabanzi.

Inketho 1: I-e-visa yaseSaudi

Uhlelo lwe-e-visa lwaseSaudi, oluqalwe ngoSepthemba 2019, lwenza kube lula ngezakhamizi ezivela emazweni afanelekile njenge-US ukuthi zivikele i-e-visa yaseSaudi noma i-visa yaseSaudi lapho zifika. Ivumela abantu bakwamanye amazwe ukuthi bangene eSaudi Arabia ngezinjongo ezahlukahlukene njengokuvakasha, ibhizinisi, kanye ne-Umrah.

Ngaphandle kwezizwe ezifanelekile (okuhlanganisa izakhamuzi ezimbili ezivela emazweni afanelekile), izakhamuzi ezihlala unomphela e-US, EU, noma e-UK; abanikazi bama-visa okuvakasha (i-Schengen, i-US, i-UK); futhi izakhamuzi ezisemazweni e-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) (i-Bahrain, i-Kuwait, i-Oman, i-Qatar, i-Saudi Arabia, ne-United Arab Emirates) nazo ziyafaneleka ukuthola i-e-visa yase-Saudi noma i-visa lapho ufika.

Isebenza kanjani i-e-visa yaseSaudi?

Manje njengoba sesazi ukuthi ubani ofanelekela i-e-visa yase-Saudi, masiqonde ukuthi isebenza kanjani.

Ngaphansi kohlelo olusha lwe-e-visa, abahambi abafanelekile abafika e-Saudi Arabia abadingi isitika se-visa esigxivizwe kumaphasipoti abo. Esikhundleni salokho, lezi zithathelwa indawo i-e-visa ephrintiwe enekhodi ye-QR. Le khodi ye-QR izoqukatha yonke imininingwane ebalulekile kanye nolwazi mayelana nomgibeli, esebenza ngempumelelo njenge-visa yedijithali. I-e-visa ingatholakala ku-inthanethi futhi izolethwa khona manjalo nge-imeyili. Ngaphansi kwe-e-visa, ungahlala e-Saudi Arabia isikhathi esingaphezu kwezinsuku ezingu-90.

Ungasifaka kanjani isicelo se-e-visa yaseSaudi

Ukufaka isicelo se-e-visa yaseSaudi, vakashela inkundla ehlanganisiwe ye- KSA Visa –Saudi Arabia ukuze uthole izicelo ze-visa–bese ukhetha i-e-visa ozikhethele yona, bese ugcwalisa ifomu lesicelo eliku-inthanethi.

Nikeza ulwazi lwakho lomuntu siqu kanye nemininingwane yepasipoti. Okulandelayo, layisha isithombe sosayizi wepasipoti yedijithali esinengemuva elimhlophe.

Ngokusekelwe esicelweni sakho esifakiwe, ifomu lizokhiqiza ukuba semthethweni kwe-visa ehambisanayo: izinsuku ezingama-365 noma unyaka ongu-1 we-visa yokungena kaningi kanye nezinsuku ezingama-90 ze-visa yokungena kanye. Womabili ama-visa ongashadile nalawo okungena amaningi asebenza izinsuku ezingama-90 sezizonke.

Izimali ze-visa

Imali yokufaka isicelo se-visa ihlanganisa u-$80 wemali ye-visa (ebuyiselwayo), u-$10.50 wemali yesevisi yedijithali ye-visa (engabuyi), u-$10.50 wemali yesevisi yedijithali yomshwalense (engabuyi), kanye nezimali zomshwalense.

Qaphela ukuthi imali yomshwalense izohluka kuye ngomhlinzeki wakho womshwalense wezokwelapha omkhethile). Ungakhokha ngedebhithi yamazwe ngamazwe noma ngekhadi lesikweletu.

Isikhathi sokucubungula

Manje njengoba usuligcwalisile ifomu lakho lesicelo se-visa ku-inthanethi, sekuyisikhathi sokulinda. Isikhathi sokucubungula singathatha noma yikuphi phakathi kweminithi elingu-1 kuya ezinsukwini zebhizinisi ezingu-3, ​​ngakho qiniseka ukuthi uthola i-e-visa ngaphambi kwesikhathi. Uzokwazi ukuthi i-visa yakho igunyaziwe yini uma usuthole i-imeyili evela ku-KSA Visa.

Inketho 2: I-Visa lapho ufika

Inketho elandelayo elula nefanelekile izakhamuzi zase-US kanye nezakhamuzi ezihlala unomphela (abanikazi bamakhadi aluhlaza base-US) i-visa lapho ufika ekhishwa lapho umuntu wangaphandle engena ezweni. Qaphela ukuthi nakuba kuyindlela esheshayo nelula yokuthola i-visa yaseSaudi, kungase kube usizo kakhulu ukufaka isicelo se-e-visa yaseSaudi kusenesikhathi ukuze ugweme noma yiziphi izimanga esikhumulweni sezindiza.

Ngokufanayo ne-e-visa, labo abaphethe ubuzwe obufanelekile (kuhlanganise nezakhamuzi ezimbili); ube nama-visa okuvakasha e-US, UK, noma i-Schengen esebenzayo; bangabahlali baphakade base-US, UK, noma i-EU; kanye nezizwe ze-GCC noma abahlali bangathola i-visa yaseSaudi lapho befika.

I-visa yaseSaudi lapho ifika isebenza unyaka ongu-1 kusukela ngosuku lokukhishwa kwayo. I-visa yokungena kaningi lapho ufika isebenza unyaka ongu-1 kusukela ngosuku ekhishwe ngalo. Ivumela isihambi ukuthi sihlale izinsuku ezingama-90.

Inketho 3: I-Visa Yezokuthutha/ye-Stopover

Kukhona enye indlela ongangena ngayo kalula eSaudi Arabia: i-visa yezokuthutha yaseSaudi noma i-stopover visa, evulekele zonke izizwe. Ivumela abahambi ukuthi badlule emingceleni yezwe laseSaudi, izikhumulo zezindiza, noma amachweba. Lokhu cishe akuyona inketho ekahle kakhulu kubo bonke, kodwa inketho enhle uma uhlala izinsuku ezingaphansi kwezine eSaudi Arabia.

Abahambi bangase bakhethe ukufaka isicelo se-visa yezokuthutha/yestopover ngezindiza zezindiza zaseSaudi Arabia noma i-Flynas ngokubhuka izindiza ezimbili ezinokuma okufanelekile phakathi kwamahora angu-12 kuya kwangu-96. Nakuba i-visa yezokuthutha/ye-stopover imahhala, isangaphansi kwezimali zomshwalense wokuphatha nezokwelashwa. Kungenjalo, abahambi bangafaka isicelo se-visa yezokuthutha/ye-stopover evamile nge-KSA Visa.

imibuzo ejwayelekile ukubuzwa

Sixoxile ngokuthi abanikazi bamakhadi aluhlaza base-US (abaziwa njengezakhamuzi zase-US ngokugcwele) bangathola kanjani i-visa yaseSaudi ukuze benze i-Umrah. Kodwa siyaqiniseka ukuthi ungase ube nemibuzo evuthayo. Nazi ezinye izimpendulo zemibuzo evame ukubuzwa.

Yimiphi imigomo eyimpoqo yezihambi zase-Umrah?

Abahambi base-Umrah kumele bavikele ukugonywa kokulandelayo uma beya eSaudi Arabia nge-Umrah:

• I-COVID 19
• I-Neisseria meningitis
• I-Tetravalent meningitis (okungenani izinsuku eziyi-10 ngaphambi kokuvakashela izindawo ze-Hajj)
• Umkhuhlane wesizini (umthamo womuthi wokugomela umkhuhlane wesizini waseNingizimu)

Yiluphi ulwazi oludingekayo ukuze umhambi abhalise eNusuk?

Nikeza ngolwazi olulandelayo uma ubhalisa ku-Nusuk:

• Inombolo yepasipoti
• Inombolo ye-visa
• Usuku lokuzalwa
• Ubuzwe
• Inombolo yeselula
• Ikheli le-imeyili

Angiyiboni imvume yami ye-Umrah esicelweni ngemuva kokukhishwa kwayo. Ngenzeni?

Uma imvume yakho ingaveli ngemva kokukhishwa, vele udonsele isikrini phansi ukuze uvuselele ikhasi futhi kufanele liboniswe.

Ngingakwazi ukushintsha igama lami ku-Nusuk?

Yebo, ungashintsha igama lakho ku-Nusuk. Uzodinga ukususa i-akhawunti yakho ekhona yakwaNusuk futhi ubhalise njengomsebenzisi omusha ngegama elifanele. Kufanele ibuyekezwe ngokushesha, ngaphandle kwalokho, thintana ne-Enaya Center for Services for the Guests of God at the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah ngokushayela ku-92000281.

Ngingakwazi ukwenza i-Umrah ngesikhathi seRamadan nge-visa ye-Umrah?

Yebo, i-Umrah ingenziwa ngesikhathi seRamadan nge-visa evumelekile ye-Umrah. Kodwa-ke, ukungena kwabahambi ngeRamadan kungase kuthinte ukutholakala kwezindawo zokuhlala nezokuthutha.

Ingabe ikhona imikhawulo kubanikazi be-visa ye-Umrah?

Abanikazi be-visa ye-Umrah kumele bahambisane nemithetho nemithethonqubo ebekwe yiziphathimandla zaseSaudi. Ukwephulwa komthetho kungase kuphumele ekujezisweni noma ekudingisweni.

Ungakwazi yini ukwenza i-Umrah ngosuku olulodwa?

Nakuba ngokobuchwepheshe kungenzeka ukuqeda amasiko e-Umrah ngosuku olulodwa, akuyona indlela yendabuko noma enconywayo yokwenza umrah. Umkhuba ovamile uhilela ukuchitha izinsuku ezimbalwa edolobheni elingcwele laseMecca ukuze wenze i-Umrah ngokuthula, ukuzinikela, nangokuzindla.

Nokho, izimo zingase ziphakame lapho abantu benesikhathi esilinganiselwe ngenxa yezinkinga zokuhamba noma ezinye izibopho. Ezimweni ezinjalo, ukwenza i-Umrah ngosuku olulodwa kuvumelekile.

Kutuswa ukunikeza isikhathi esengeziwe, uma kungenzeka, sokucwilisa ngokugcwele okuhlangenwe nakho okungokomoya nokusebenzisa ngokunenzuzo izibusiso namathuba okukhulekela edolobheni elingcwele laseMecca.

Ngingakwazi ukwenza i-Umrah ngedwa?

Yebo, kuvunyelwe ngokuphelele ukwenza i-Umrah yedwa, ngaphandle kwesidingo somngane noma iqembu. Ukwenza i-Umrah kuyisenzo sokukhulekela komuntu ngamunye, futhi abesilisa nabesifazane bangakwazi ukuthatha uhambo ngokuzimela.

Ngingakwazi ukufaka isicelo se-visa ye-Umrah ngokwami?

Yebo, ungafaka isicelo se-visa ye-Umrah ngokwakho, ucabanga ukuthi ufanelekile ukuthola i-Saudi e-visa, ekuvumela ukuthi wenze i-Umrah.

Lisho ukuthini igama elithi “Umrah”?

Ngesi-Arabhu, elithi “Umrah” lihunyushwa ngokuthi “ukuvakashela indawo enabantu abaningi.”

Ingabe abangewona amaSulumane bangakwazi ukuya eMecca naseMedina?

Cha, abangewona amaSulumane banqatshelwe ukuvakashela iMecca kanye nezingxenye ezithile zeMedina ezibhekwa njengezingcwele, njengeMosque yoMprofethi (Al-Masjid an-Nabawi).

Ukwengeza, kungase kube nemingcele kwabangewona amaSulumane abangena kwezinye izingosi zezenkolo noma izindawo ezibalulekile ngaphakathi kweMedina. Yize imingcele eqondile yale mikhawulo ingahluka, kuvamile ukuthi abangewona amaSulumane banqatshelwe ukungena kuma-mosque kanye nezimpawu ezithile zenkolo.

Le mingcele ibekwa ngenxa yokuhlonipha ubungcwele balezi zindawo nokulondoloza isimo senkolo sabakhulekeli. Kodwa-ke, kufanele uthintane neziphathimandla zendawo noma abaqondisi bokuvakasha ukuze uthole ulwazi olusesikhathini samanje ngemikhawulo ethile yokufinyelela kwabangewona amaSulumane e-Medina.

Isiphetho

Minyaka yonke, izigidi zamaSulumane zifeza isibopho sazo senkolo sokwenza i-Umrah, okubhekwa njengohambo oluncane lwamaSulumane. Phakathi kwalaba kukhona izinkulungwane zamaMuslim aseMelika angabanikazi bamakhadi aluhlaza base-US, okunye abaziwa ngokuthi abahlali base-US unomphela.

Njengabahlali baphakade base-US, abanikazi bamakhadi aluhlaza base-US bafanelekile ukuthola i-e-visa yaseSaudi kanye ne-visa lapho befika, ama-visa amabili avumela izivakashi ukuthi zenze i-Umrah. Ngenye indlela, bangase futhi bacabangele ukuthola i-visa ye-Saudi transit/stopover uma bedlula e-Saudi Arabia ekuhambeni kwamahora angu-12 kuya kwangu-96.

Ukuthola eminye imininingwane yokuthi abanikazi bamakhadi aluhlaza base-US bangathola kanjani i-visa yaseSaudi Umrah, vakashela i-KSA Visa.

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