JAKARTA - Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah (Wamenhaj) Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak reminded the public to be wary of the mujamalah visa offers that are often circulating, especially through the internet, because they do not have certainty.
"Regarding the visa, it is the authority of Saudi Arabia. Whether it exists or not, the one who can answer is the Saudi Arabia," said Dahnil as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, April 15.
He explained that every year the Saudi government does issue mujamalah visas as a form of attention outside the official hajj quota. However, the number is not fixed and depends on the decision of the Saudi Government.
However, Dahnil reminded the public not to easily believe in parties who claim to be able to provide the visa.
He assessed that the certainty level of the mujamalah visa was very low compared to the regular and special hajj visas based on official quotas.
"What is certain is the Hajj visa based on quotas, the rest of the level of uncertainty is high. Because later there will be people selling visas on the internet as if they can get a visa, that level of certainty is very low," he said.
According to him, the proliferation of visa offers outside the official hajj visa with the promise of a quick departure has the potential to harm prospective pilgrims. Therefore, the public is asked to be more careful.
"Don't let the pilgrims be tempted by the lure of being able to mujamalah or furoda visas," said Dahnil.
Previously, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah confirmed that the Saudi government did not issue a furoda Hajj visa during this year's event, so people are asked to be alert if there is an offer to depart using the visa.
"No, so this year Saudi Arabia did not issue a furoda Hajj visa. So, the clear legal visa is called the Hajj visa," said Dahnil.
Dahnil said the prevalence of offers to depart for the hajj without a queue through social media was a practice that must be wary of, because it has the potential to be a modus operandi for fraud or illegal hajj.
Currently, the Ministry of Religion together with the National Police will form a Task Force for the Prevention of Illegal Hajj, one of whose tasks is to crack down on all forms of modus operandi for non-procedural Hajj departures.
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