Dr. Maya Morsi, Minister of Social Solidarity and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Foundation for Hajj Facilitation, announced that applications are open for members of civil society organizations wishing to perform the Hajj for the Hajj season 1446 AH – 2025 AD, starting next Sunday, November 17, until Thursday, November 28. Noting that any application submitted after this date will not be considered.
The Minister of Social Solidarity confirmed, while chairing the meeting of the Board of Trustees of the National Foundation for Hajj Facilitation, that in light of the decision of the Supreme Committee for Hajj, headed by the Prime Minister, 12,000 visas have been allocated to be implemented through the National Foundation for Hajj Facilitation, affiliated with the Ministry of Social Solidarity.
Dr. Maya Morsi thanked the Board of Trustees of the National Hajj Facilitation Foundation for all the efforts provided to the pilgrims of the civil society organizations, which made it distinguished and gained the respect and appreciation of everyone.
The Minister of Social Solidarity explained that the Ministry is keen to provide the best distinguished services to pilgrims of associations, so the Board of Trustees of the National Foundation for Hajj Facilitation was assigned to finalize all contracts related to the Hajj trip, noting that an electronic lottery will be conducted on the centrally unified Hajj portal to choose the winning pilgrims for all governorates according to the percentage The number of applications submitted in each governorate, according to the available levels, with a supervisor allocated for every 46 pilgrims, as the public electronic lottery is scheduled to be conducted centrally on the unified Egyptian Hajj portal. In the presence of representatives from each governorate during the middle of next December, the final results of the lottery will be announced on the website of the Ministry and the National Foundation for Hajj Facilitation and published in the social directorates and administrations.
For his part, Mr. Ayman Abdel Mawjoud, Assistant Minister of Social Solidarity for Civil Work Affairs and Executive Director of the National Foundation for Hajj Facilitation, confirmed that the Ministry has set a number of conditions that must be met by those wishing to perform the Hajj for this season, including that he be a member of the General Assembly of the civil association registered as a member when submitting the application. The annual subscription must be paid, whether an active member or an affiliate, and the association or institution must be registered before June 30, 2024 AD, and no one has signed the association or institution. Penalties as a result of legal or financial violations proven against them by a final ruling. The applicant wishing to perform the obligatory Hajj has never performed Hajj before in his entire life. The winning pilgrims will be verified only after the announcement of the lottery result, by submitting a certificate of movement.
Abdel Mawjoud added that among the conditions that must be met by the applicant to perform the Hajj ritual, he must be fully qualified to perform the rituals, and be of Egyptian nationality. When determining the age of the applicant, the date of February 19, 2025 AD, corresponding to Shaaban 20, 1446 AH, is taken into account, as the applicant’s age is not less than 25 years, and an exception is made. This includes an accompanying parent who is at least 18 years old, and the presence of a legal mahram is not required for women under 45 years of age.
The following medical categories will not be allowed to apply to perform Hajj rituals, as they are most at risk of infection, according to the instructions of the Egyptian Ministry of Health. They are: kidney failure patients whose treatment requires dialysis, lung fibrosis patients, cases of morbid obesity, and advanced cases of diabetes. People with diseases of the heart – blood vessels – cirrhosis – tumors, pregnant women in the first and last months, psychological diseases and Alzheimer’s according to approved medical reports, and active infectious diseases that have an impact on public health in human populations, such as “pulmonary tuberculosis.” Open”, and the National Foundation for Hajj Facilitation has the right to request a medical re-examination of the pilgrims who won the lottery to verify their ability to perform the Hajj rituals and meet the health conditions for them, in the hospitals designated by the administration of the National Hajj Facilitation Foundation. The Foundation has the right to exclude cases proven to be incapable of health to perform the rituals.
Abdel Mawjoud explained that a citizen is not allowed to register in more than one association or other entity, whether tourism or the Ministry of Interior’s lottery, as the first application registered on the portal is registered on the Egyptian Unified Hajj Portal, and it is not allowed to be registered again, and the national ID card must be valid for no more than a period. Less than six months from the date of registration.
The Assistant Minister of Social Solidarity for Civil Work Affairs indicated that the form prepared for requesting Hajj will be distributed through the social departments to associations and civil institutions that meet the conditions in their area of work, and it will be completed by those wishing to perform Hajj and those accompanying them “with a maximum of two companions” from a relative, where Hajj requests are submitted. To the association or civil institution that reviews the data of the applicants to perform the Hajj, signs its accuracy and bears responsibility in the event that the administrative body proves that the applicant’s data is incorrect or incapable of performing the Hajj. For health reasons, penalties will be imposed on the association or institution, including being prevented from submitting Hajj applications in the upcoming season.
Also, those wishing to perform Hajj and meeting all conditions may submit their applications electronically through The unified portal for Hajj This is after they pay the necessary fees, according to the electronic payment methods specified by the Administrative Affairs Sector of the Ministry of Interior, indicating that the application is considered under review until a decision is made on the validity of the data listed by the applicant on the portal or not, through the relevant Social Solidarity Directorate, and in In the event that the applicant’s data is incorrect, the competent Social Solidarity Directorate will note the application to prove this.
