Saudi Arabia Visa Rules: Saudi Arabia has tightened health rules for tourists coming to the country with Umrah and travel visas.
Saudi Arabia Visa Rules: If you are planning to go to Saudi Arabia, then this news is for you. Saudi has issued a new rule for tourists coming to the country with Umrah and Travel Visa. Its purpose is to prevent the spread of any type of infectious disease in the country.
It is necessary for tourists to take meningitis vaccine
Usually millions of Indians visit Saudi Arabia every year. In the year 2022, about 2.5 million Indian citizens went to Saudi Arabia. By the year 2030, this figure is estimated to increase to 7.5 million.
In such a situation, the government here has made meningitis vaccine mandatory for tourists coming to Saudi. That is, now the tourists coming here will have to show the certificate of meningitis vaccine administered 10 days before the journey. However, children below one year of age are excluded from this rule.
Guidelines also issued for polio vaccination
The Saudi Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) has asked airlines to ensure compliance with this rule. Under this, airlines will have to verify that all passengers traveling have a vaccination certificate. Not only this, guidelines have also been issued for polio vaccination.
However, this rule will be applicable only for tourists from a few countries. Tourists coming to Saudi via Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kenya, Congo or Mozambique will be allowed to travel only after showing the polio vaccination certificate. However, this rule will be applicable only if their stay in the transit area is for more than 12 hours.
Indonesia also issued a new rule
SCAA says that its purpose is to take care of the safety of the citizens as well as tourists. However, Saudi is not the only country to implement strict health protocols, rather tourists coming to Indonesia will also have to fill the Electronic Satusahat Health Pass (SSHP). The SSHP website states that you will be able to travel to Indonesia only after giving information about your health condition and travel history.
Let us tell you that the new rule has been made keeping in mind the plan made by the World Health Organization (WHO) to prevent the outbreak of ampox.
