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Last updated: 13 Sep 2026, 11:08 AM (Saudi time)
Saudi Arabia has opened an early registration-of-interest process on the Nusuk Hajj platform for international pilgrims planning Hajj 2027, though submitting the form is not a confirmed booking.
More than 340,000 Pakistanis have registered online under the country's first four-year Hajj policy for 2027 to 2030, which lets applicants register once for a pilgrimage in any year up to 2030.
Saudi Arabia has unveiled reforms for the 2027 Hajj season, cutting packages to three tiers, bundling accommodation, transport and catering into one mandatory service model, and requiring training for Hajj office staff abroad.
Qatar's Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs will open registration for the 2027 Hajj on September 20, with a national quota of 4,400 pilgrims and a mandatory health fitness certificate for applicants.
Saudi Arabia has begun early coordination meetings with Hajj affairs offices from more than 75 countries to prepare for the 2027 pilgrimage season.
The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah now requires all Hajj 2027 pilgrims to upload medical certificates to Nusuk before visa approval, with the quadruple meningitis vaccine mandatory and polio, yellow fever and flu jabs required or advised.
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