Passport Documents For Prospective Hajj Pilgrims 2023 From Boyolali Are Safe, Ministry Of Religion Waits For Repayment Until May 5

Illustration of pilgrims from Indonesia carrying out worship at the departure of 2022. (ANTARA-Iggoy F Fitra)

A total of 837 prospective hajj candidates from Boyolali Regency, Central Java, have the right to confirm the payment of the cost of organizing the 2023 Hajj pilgrimage.

"Prospective Hajj from Boyolali who have the right to confirm the payment and payment of this year's Hajj departure payment, is 837 people," said Head of the Hajj and Umrah Section of the Boyolali Sauman Regency Ministry of Religion Office in Boyolali, Friday, April 28, as reported by Antara.

Sauman said that the payment for the pilgrimage payment would begin on May 5.

The prospective hajj will confirm the payment and they will then make regular Hajj payments according to instructions from the local Ministry of Religion Office.

He explained that there was no problem with managing the passports of prospective hajj candidates in Boyolali. The congregation, whose validity period has run out or who has not issued it, has completely finished.

"Prospective Boyolali Hajj, which is scheduled to leave for the Holy Land in 2023, has completed the documents needed to travel for Hajj," he said.

Meanwhile, the Boyolali Ministry of Religion previously proposed 831 hajj candidates to the Regional Office of the Ministry of Religion of Central Java Province and continued to the central Ministry of Religion. This amount consists of 459 prospective Hajj pilgrims in the delayed category of leaving 2020 who have made payments for this year's hajj departure.

Meanwhile, there are 316 hajj candidates from Boyolali in the portion order category and 56 elderly people (elderly) who have not paid their Hajj fees.

He hopes that prospective pilgrims from Boyolali who enter the 2023 portion can all go to the Holy Land through the Surakarta Embarkation in May.

Based on the Decree of the Minister of Religion (KMA) of the Republic of Indonesia No. 189 of 2023 concerning the Indonesian Hajj Quota in 1444 Hijri/2023 AD for Central Java Province, a total of 30,377 prospective pilgrims.

The number of Central Java Hajj quota consists of 28,494 pilgrims, 1,519 elderly priority pilgrims, 106 KBIHU guides, 258 regional Hajj officers, bringing the total to 30,377 pilgrims.