Plan your Umrah from the UAE, in the right order.
Season dates, visa routes, health requirements and scams to avoid, researched from Saudi ministry announcements and UAE reporting. Last checked 6 October 2026.
The 2026–27 season at a glance
Saudi season limits, expected Ramadan and UAE school breaks on one line. Only the season dates are official.
Umrah season, 1448 AH Official
Solid bar: pilgrims can enter until 23 March 2027. The marker is 9 March, the last day visas are issued. Striped: the window to leave, ending 7 April.
Ramadan and Eid Estimate
Expected from about 8 February; the moon sighting decides. Darker amber is roughly the last ten days, when prices peak. Black is the expected Eid Al Fitr holiday, 8 to 12 March.
UAE school breaks Reported
Autumn 12–18 October, winter 14 December to 3 January, spring 5–11 April. The spring break falls after the Umrah-visa deadlines.
Sources: Saudi ministry season calendar, Wego for Ramadan, The National and Gulf News for school dates.
Start here
Five questions, in the order they usually need answering.
Check the season dates against your leave
Saudi Arabia sets the last day for visas, entry and departure. Your dates have to fit inside them.
Choose your visa route
UAE residents can use a tourist eVisa, a provider-issued Umrah visa or the new one-year multiple-entry visa.
Know the scams before you pay anyone
Dubai Police have arrested gangs selling fake Umrah visas on social media. Check who you are paying.
Price the trip and compare packages
Estimated ranges, what moves them, and eight questions to ask every provider.
Get the order right: health, bookings, permit
The vaccine, the Nusuk permit and the 30-day entry window all have deadlines. This guide puts them in sequence.
All guides
Each guide lists its facts at the top with where they come from.
- Umrah from the UAE, step by stepThe order to do things in, from checking season dates to getting your Nusuk permit, based on Saudi ministry announcements and UAE reporting.
- Umrah visa for UAE residentsTourist eVisa, Umrah visa through a licensed provider, or the new one-year multiple-entry visa: what each route means for UAE residents.
- Umrah scams and how to check an agentDubai Police have already arrested a gang selling fake Umrah visas on social media. Red flags, safer ways to pay, and what to do if it happens to you.
- Best time for Umrah from the UAEThe official 2026–27 Umrah season dates set against UAE school breaks and expected Ramadan 2027, so you can see which windows actually work.
- What Umrah costs from the UAEEstimated Umrah package price ranges from the UAE, why Ramadan costs more, and the questions to ask before you agree to any package.
How the facts are checked
Umrah rules change, and many websites repeat old information. So every fact here says how sure we are.
Official first
Season dates come from the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah. Where no official page was found, the fact is marked as reported.
Every fact is labelled
Official Reported Estimate tell you whether to rely on it, double-check it or just use it as a guide.
Disagreements are shown
Where sources contradict each other, such as on visa fees, we say so with Sources disagree instead of picking a number.
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