Umrah in Ramadan 2027: visa timing, Nusuk permits and the last ten nights

Ramadan 2027 within the 1448 Umrah season

Ramadan 2027 is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, a forecast that depends on the sighting of the crescent moon. It ends with Eid al-Fitr, which the official season calendar places on 9 March 2027. Our 1448 Umrah season calendar lists every official date with its Hijri equivalent.

One date matters more than the others for the Umrah visa: Eid day is also the last day Umrah visas are issued this season. Entry remains possible until 23 March 2027. The tourist eVisa is not bound by these issue dates and follows its own one-year validity.

Your visa: apply early, at the right moment

In Ramadan, flights and hotels fill up quickly. An application that has to be redone (a rejected photo, a mistyped passport number) costs you days you can ill afford when everything is booked. Leave yourself a margin.

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If your nationality or residence makes you eligible for the eVisa, it is often the more flexible route for Ramadan. Our guide eVisa or Umrah visa helps you choose, and our guide to eVisa processing times covers the cases that take longer.

The Nusuk permit: slots go quickly

The Umrah permit is still required in Ramadan, whatever your visa. It is booked in the Nusuk app for a given date and time. According to the official FAQ, only one permit can be active at a time: to change your slot, cancel before the booked time and book a new one.

Create your account as soon as you have your visa number, then watch for the Ramadan slots to open. In 2023 the Saudi press was already reporting whole days shown as full in the app. Our guide on creating a Nusuk account covers registration, and booking your permit in Nusuk covers the booking itself.

The Rawdah: a separate permit

If your trip includes Madinah, praying in the Rawdah at the Prophet's Mosque requires a second permit, separate from the Umrah permit. Slots are in high demand in Ramadan too, so book it at the same time as your Umrah permit.

The last ten nights: the biggest crowds

The last ten nights of Ramadan draw the largest crowds to Makkah. For Ramadan 2026, Gulf News reported the guidance issued to pilgrims: heavy congestion around the Grand Mosque before and after each prayer, indicators at the entrances (green when access is open, red when the area is full) and restrictions on cars in the central area.

• Follow the security staff, the signs and the marked pedestrian routes.
• Use buses, taxis and the Haramain high-speed railway rather than a car.
• Leave promptly after prayers without stopping in entrances, corridors or emergency exits.
• Keep children away from the densest areas at prayer times.
• Older worshippers have dedicated prayer areas, priority routes and electric carts.

If you can, perform the Umrah itself away from the hours around prayer times, and pick a quieter slot in Nusuk.

Health: fasting, heat and vaccines

The meningitis vaccine is required of everyone coming for Umrah, at least 10 days before arrival. Other vaccines apply depending on where you travel from: our guide Umrah on the tourist eVisa sets them out.

The Saudi Ministry of Health has published advice on the heat: drink regularly even when not thirsty, wear light, pale clothing, use an umbrella and avoid direct sun between 10 am and 4 pm. It was written for the hot season, but Umrah involves long walks. While fasting, drink plenty between iftar and dawn. If you have a chronic condition or take medication, see your doctor before you go.

What myumrahvisa does for you

We submit the tourist eVisa application for you, whether you are an individual traveller or an agency: we check every passport and photo, enter the application on the official portal and send you the visa. A clean application from the start saves you redoing it just when everything is filling up. With your visa number, you then create your Nusuk account and book your permits.