Reference guide · every rule with its source and date
Umrah and Hajj from Morocco: a reference guide with sources
The sourced guide to Umrah and Hajj from Morocco
What does the official calendar say right now?
The official calendar is the core of the guide: one row per date or rule we follow, each with a status and the source behind it. These are the current milestones; the full table and its change log are on the official calendar page.
"Confirmed" means the date comes from an official publication. "Estimated" means an astronomical calculation that is still waiting for the crescent moon to be sighted. A row only changes status when a new source justifies it, and each change is dated.
Where should you start?
The guide is arranged by situation, not alphabetically. Pick the one closest to yours.
You are planning Umrah, for yourself or for a parent
- Umrah steps: the practical side: papers, health, the Nusuk booking and the stay, before and around the rites.
- Travel papers for Moroccans: passport, hotel and insurance, as the published rules list them.
- Meningitis and the Saudi health rules: what the Saudi Ministry of Health publishes, and what is still unconfirmed this season.
- Booking a Rawdah visit on Nusuk: how the time slots work and where the rules stop.
You live in Europe, North America or the Gulf
- Umrah from your country of residence: what the Saudi online application route means for Moroccans living abroad, and what it leaves open.
Many readers of these English pages organise a trip from abroad for parents who live in Morocco. In that case, the papers page above describes your parents' side of the journey, and the residence page describes yours.
You are following a Hajj application in Morocco
- Morocco's Hajj lottery: eligibility, the draw levels and the official steps, in the order they happen.
You need a word explained
- The Umrah and Hajj glossary: miqat, ihram, tawaf, sa'y, taqsir and the rest, in plain English.
How is each page laid out?
Every page follows the same order, so you can find your way quickly, even when reading it to a parent over the phone.
- "The sourced answer" box gives the answer in a few lines.
- A reference card gathers the dates and rules in one table.
- Small numbers point to the references consulted, listed straight after the text with the date we read them.
- "What the sources do not say yet" states openly what is still unsettled.
An estimated date always carries its caveat. When two sources disagree, we show both rather than quietly picking one.
What does this guide not do?
- It quotes no religious texts and gives no fiqh rulings; a trusted imam or scholar is the right person for those questions.
- It does not rank agencies or publish their prices.
- It does not replace official announcements: where anything here differs, the authority's own publication prevails.
References consulted
- haj.gov.sa, accessed 20 October 2026
- fr.le360.ma, accessed 20 October 2026
- khaleejtimes.com, accessed 20 October 2026
- medias24.com, accessed 20 October 2026
- fr.hespress.com, accessed 20 October 2026
Sources consulted on 20 October 2026.
Recently added to the guide
- Makkah Route: Saudi entry checks done before leaving Morocco
The Saudi programme that moves Hajj pilgrims' entry formalities to the departure airport: how it works, Morocco's participation, the last published season totals, and what is still unannounced.
- Can a Moroccan apply for an Umrah visa alone on Nusuk?
The direct Nusuk Umrah service, why its use from Morocco is not confirmed, and the separate eVisa route open to many Moroccans living abroad.
The guide's contents
- Umrah and Hajj official calendar: dates, status and sources
The guide's working page: one row per date or rule we track, with its status, its source and the chapter that explains it.
- Umrah visa and documents for Moroccans: the published rules
The published Umrah visa rules for Moroccans, in Morocco and abroad: the documented route, the timings, the hotel, insurance and what is still unconfirmed.
- Umrah on the Saudi eVisa for Moroccans living abroad
For Moroccans settled in Europe, North America and elsewhere: who the Saudi Umrah guide lists for the eVisa, what it allows, and how to plan when your parents travel from Morocco.
- Meningitis vaccine for Umrah: the Saudi rule and its gaps
The meningitis rule in the Saudi Ministry of Health's Umrah 1447 document, read line by line for pilgrims who had their injection in Europe or in Morocco, with what is still unconfirmed for 1448.
- Morocco's Hajj lottery: eligibility, levels and official steps
Morocco's official Hajj cycle in the order it happens, from the conditions to the waiting list, for relatives following a parent's file from abroad, with the status of the next cycle.
- Rawdah permit on Nusuk: how booking works and its limits
The Rawdah booking in Madinah, rule by rule: how often, how long, what happens after a no-show, and what has not been confirmed for this season.
- Umrah and Hajj glossary: the terms in plain English
The words you meet when preparing Umrah or Hajj from Morocco, grouped by rites, places, apps and papers, the Moroccan Hajj procedure and the calendar.
Who writes this guide, and how?
Guide Omra is published by Wiki Tours International, a travel agency based in Casablanca. Every page starts from a register of sourced facts; the publisher page explains the method, the limits and the corrections.