Overview

• The Ministry of Religious Affairs announced that applications under the private Hajj scheme are now open.
• The government fixed the private-operator quota at 60,000 seats.
• Within this quota, 22,097 seats are reserved for pilgrims who could not go last year and 37,903 are for new applicants.
• Private Hajj operators have been instructed to prioritize the deferred group and submit affidavits confirming completed registrations.
• Local media, citing unnamed sources, report that all 22,097 deferred pilgrims have already registered.