A Total Of 327 Citizens In Saudi Arabia Participate In The 2021 Hajj

JAKARTA - A total of 327 Indonesian citizens (WNI) residing in Saudi Arabia registered as prospective pilgrims and will take part in the 2021 hajj pilgrimage. "Currently, 327 Indonesian citizens have registered as pilgrims for this year's hajj. They are Indonesian citizens who have been living in Arabia. Saudi Arabia and participate in registering as prospective pilgrims according to the procedures imposed by Saudi Arabia," said Consul for Hajj, Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Jeddah, Endang Jumali, in a written statement received in Jakarta, Friday. Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI), as well as Indonesian students and a number of other Indonesian citizens who have been living in Saudi Arabia for a long time. So it is still possible to continue to grow," he said.

Previously, the Saudi Arabian government banned pilgrims from other countries from performing the hajj in the 2020 and 2021 hajj seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. congregation, and specifically for Saudi citizens and expatriates who have settled there. They were selected from more than 500,000 prospective pilgrims who registered. The Saudi Ministry of Hajj stated that only people between the ages of 18 and 65 who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 and are free from chronic diseases can perform the Hajj. Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna and Johnson&Johnson.