Saudi Arabia launched the Makkah Route Initiative

Saudi Arabia launched the Makkah Route Initiative

Saudi Arabia launched the Makkah Route Initiative, under which the Proof of Concept (POC) pre-clearance of immigration for pilgrims would be done at the embarkation points from their respective countries.

Hajj pilgrims from Indonesia and Malaysia were the beneficiaries in the first phase of the initiative when it started implementation during the year 2018.