The Supreme Committee for Hajj and Umrah Affairs has announced the opening of the door for Hajj campaigns wishing to run for the Hajj season 1447 AH / 2026AD, as of tomorrow, Thursday, July 10 to August 1, 2025, within the early preparations for the season, and in accordance with the timetable issued by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The committee also revealed the date for the start of electronic registration for those wishing to perform the pilgrimage rituals for the next season, which will start on Wednesday 3 September 2025 at 9 am, and will continue until midnight on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, using the electronic key through the approved official website.
The committee approved, during its meeting today (Wednesday), the organizational plan for the next Hajj season, after a comprehensive review that included the results of the Pilgrims’ views and field assessments, in addition to the proposals of the Hajj campaigns during the last season.
The committee emphasized that this step aims to preserve the positive results achieved during the last season and continue to improve the services provided to the pilgrims of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and to consolidate the principle of competitiveness and transparency in all procedures.
In the context of developing registration procedures, the committee adopted a new stage within the mechanism of choosing those who wish to perform the pilgrimage for the campaigns, so that in the first stage the electronic registration is opened without choosing the required campaign, after which the names of those who meet the precedence criteria and priority are determined from among the registrants, and within the limits of the prescribed session for the Kingdom of Bahrain, where they can communicate with campaigns and see their packages and prices, while another date will be announced to choose the appropriate campaign, with a view Giving campaigns enough time to market and announce their bouquets and services, and give pilgrims more freedom to choose the most appropriate campaign for them.
Regarding the requirements of submitting campaigns for management requests, the committee called for the need to fill the allocated form and submit applications according to the specific conditions and standards, noting that each campaign is obligated to determine the number of pilgrims to be managed, with a minimum of 90 pilgrims, and it is not allowed to exceed 800 pilgrims per campaign.
The committee also called on the campaigns to abide by the deposit of the war check, according to the mechanism specified in the instructions of the Supreme Committee for Hajj and Umrah No. (1) for submitting management requests for the Hajj season 1447 AH.
The committee pointed out the necessity of the campaigns not to announce services or prices before obtaining the official approval of the management, stressing that it will review requests and verify the fulfillment of the conditions and the validity of the documents, before notifying the campaign by acceptance or rejection.
The committee stressed the need for each campaign to have an actual and accredited headquarters from the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments, and also prohibited the launch of registration links outside the official website of the Hajj.
