Nearly three million pilgrims travel to Makkah for Hajj every year. The Saudi government goes through an extensive preparation program for participating pilgrims. Part of the preparation program is regulating the incoming flow of pilgrims by both air and sea.
The Saudi Aviation Authority restricts the number of visitors (with non-resident visas) that may fly into King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah and Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz Airport in Medina. These restrictions apply to Muslim business visitors only from Monday, July 24 to Thursday, September 7.
KAUST Government Affairs has been working with the Civil Aviation Authority to grant a special exemption for KAUST Muslim visitors to fly into KAIA in Jeddah.
To ensure smooth entry for visitors to Jeddah, Government Affairs will need information about all KAUST visitors. Please download this form and send it to ga.inkr@kaust.edu.sa.
This information should be forwarded to Government Affairs at least two days prior to the guest’s arrival and before the deadline on Monday July 24. This will ensure sufficient time for the information to be passed on to the relevant government officials in order to facilitate smooth passage through airline check-in overseas and immigration in Jeddah. Any requests received after the deadline will not be accepted.
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This doesn’t mention anything about personal visitors. Would they fall under the same category if Muslim?