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Hajj from Pakistan: Government and Private Schemes, Permits and Health

Hajj from Pakistan: how the Government and Private Hajj Schemes work, applying for Hajj 2027, health and mahram rules, and why other offers are fraud.

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Last checked against official sources on 25 September 2026

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How much does Hajj 2027 cost under Pakistan's Government Hajj Scheme?

For Hajj 2027 the Ministry of Religious Affairs has set the Government Hajj Scheme at Rs 12 lakh for the long package of about 38–42 days and Rs 13 lakh for the short package of about 20–25 days, paid in two instalments, plus a non-refundable Rs 1,000 to the Hujjaj Muhafiz Scheme. A Hajj visa comes only through the Government or Private Hajj Scheme; private packages are priced by each company and paid only through the Pak Hajj App or the official Hajj portal.

Checked on the official sites on 13 October 2026. Fees and times change, so confirm them on the linked page before you pay. Visa centre charges and any consultant's fee are extra.

Long package
Rs 12 lakh
Government scheme, about 38–42 days
Ministry of Religious Affairs ↗
Short package
Rs 13 lakh
Government scheme, about 20–25 days
Ministry of Religious Affairs ↗
Hujjaj Muhafiz Scheme
Rs 1,000
non-refundable, from each pilgrim
Ministry of Religious Affairs ↗

At a glance

What you are applying for

Hajj from Pakistan goes through one channel: the quota Saudi Arabia allocates to Pakistan, shared between the Government Hajj Scheme, run by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, and the Private Hajj Scheme, run by licensed companies under the Ministry's control. Your Hajj visa comes with your place in one of them.

What decides it is getting a place, and then being fit to go. Both schemes fill first come, first served, and pilgrims who do not meet Saudi Arabia's health rules are not allowed to go. Any offer outside the two schemes — a “Hajj visa” from an agent, Hajj on a visit or Umrah visa, a seat bought from someone else's quota — is not a shortcut. It is fraud, and Saudi Arabia does not allow Hajj without a permit.

Most problems come down to one of four

  1. Only the two schemes
  2. Paying officially
  3. Meeting the health rules
  4. A permit and Nusuk card
Masjid al-Haram, Makkah
Saudi Arabia · Hajj visa
Who runs it
The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, within Saudi Arabia's quota for Pakistan
Two schemes
Government Hajj Scheme and Private Hajj Scheme, both first come, first served
Hajj 2027
Registration opened on 22 June 2026, under a policy that runs to 2030
Private scheme payments
Only through the Pak Hajj App or the official Hajj portal
Women
No mahram needed, subject to an affidavit
Permit
No other visa allows Hajj; every pilgrim carries a Nusuk card

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Who it is for

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  • Applying under the Government scheme

    Pilgrims applying under the Government Hajj Scheme, including those joining the waiting list for a later year.

  • Comparing a private package

    Families comparing a private package with the Government scheme.

  • A woman going without a mahram

    Women planning Hajj without a mahram.

  • Elderly, or living with a health condition

    Elderly pilgrims and people with health conditions, who need to know the Saudi health rules before they apply.

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How to apply, and how long it takes

In the order it happens. Each stage waits on the one before it, so the date you start decides the date you finish. Ranges, not promises — the mission owns the clock.

GOVERNMENT SCHEME20–42 daysin Saudi Arabia, on the short or long package
  1. June–November

    Register early

    Hajj 2027 registration opened on 22 June 2026 under a multi-year policy. Registering, and paying the deposit the Ministry sets, moves you onto a waiting list that has first claim when applications open for the year you choose.

  2. 20–25 or 38–42 days

    Choose a scheme

    The Government scheme offers a long package of about 38–42 days and a short one of about 20–25, at dues the Ministry announces each season. Licensed private companies offer packages in categories the Ministry approves, and bookings close when the seats run out.

  3. Apply and pay only through official channels

    Government scheme dues go to the bank the Ministry designates, in instalments. Private packages are booked and paid only through the Pak Hajj App or the official Hajj portal, into a government account — never to a company or an individual directly.

  4. Weeks before you fly

    Check you meet the health rules

    Saudi Arabia bars pilgrims with conditions such as organ failure needing dialysis or oxygen, dementia, late or high-risk pregnancy, active infectious disease and active chemotherapy, and Pakistan does not send the terminally ill. Get your medical certificate and the meningitis and polio vaccines in good time.

  5. Training and the visa

    Attend the Ministry's Hajj training, which covers the rituals, Saudi law and the apps you will use. You do not apply for the Hajj visa yourself: it is processed through your scheme.

  6. 8–12 or 13 Dhu al-Hijjah

    In Saudi Arabia

    The Nusuk card is your proof of legal entry for Hajj, and you need it to reach the holy sites. Keep it with you throughout, and keep to Saudi law: begging, political activity and other violations disqualify a pilgrim from future government-arranged visits, on top of any Saudi penalty.

  7. Appeal within 15 days

    If something goes wrong

    Complaints against a private company go to the Ministry's Complaint Disposal Committee, with an appeal within 15 days of its decision. The Hujjaj Muhafiz Scheme pays compensation for death, injury or emergency evacuation during Hajj.

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Money

What it costs

The official figures are in the quick answer at the top, as checked on 13 October 2026. They change without notice, so each line here says what a cost depends on and where the current figure is published.

  • Set each season

    Government scheme dues

    Government scheme dues are set each season once the Ministry's contracts are signed, and depend on the package, exchange rates and Saudi charges. Any saving is returned to pilgrims after Hajj.

    FIGUREThe Ministry
  • Paid through the app

    Private packages

    Private package prices depend on the company's category, the hotels and their distance from the Haram, and the camps at Mina and Arafat. Pay only through the Pak Hajj App or the official portal.

    FIGUREPak Hajj App
  • As Saudi Arabia directs

    The sacrifice

    The sacrifice (Qurbani) follows Saudi instructions — for Hajj 2026 it had to go through the Saudi Adahi programme.

    FIGURESaudi instructions
  • Non-refundable

    Hujjaj Muhafiz Scheme

    Each pilgrim pays a fixed, non-refundable contribution to the Hujjaj Muhafiz Scheme, which compensates families for death or injury during Hajj.

    FIGUREThe Ministry

Where the current rules and figures are published

LAST CHECKED 25 SEP 2026

This is general guidance. Rules change, sometimes without notice, and your case will have specifics this page cannot know about. Check anything decisive on the official pages, or send us your situation and we will tell you where you actually stand.

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What goes wrong, and how to avoid it

Most of it happens before you travel — in who you pay, and what you are sold.

  • A seat bought outside the schemes

    Buying a “Hajj visa” or a seat outside the two schemes. There is no other visa for Hajj, and the policy bans trading, reselling or subletting quota.

  • Hajj on another visa

    Setting out on a visit, work or Umrah visa to perform Hajj. The Nusuk card is needed to reach the holy sites, and Saudi Arabia penalises people caught attempting Hajj without a permit.

  • Paying a company directly

    Paying a private company directly, in cash or to a personal account. The Ministry says it is not responsible for money paid outside the Pak Hajj App and the official portal.

  • A barring health condition

    Applying with a condition Saudi Arabia lists as barring Hajj, or arriving without valid meningitis and polio vaccinations.

  • No affidavit or attendant

    A woman travelling without a mahram but without the affidavit, or a pilgrim with a disability booked without an attendant.

  • On the Exit Control List

    A name on the Exit Control List, or a court order barring travel abroad, which makes an applicant ineligible.

  • Breaking Saudi law

    Begging, political activity or any other breach of Saudi law during Hajj, which disqualifies a pilgrim from future government-arranged visits.

  • Offered something that sounds too easy?

    A place outside the official schemes, a package with no hotel named, a payment into a personal account — send it to us before you pay, and we will tell you what it is.

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Through the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony. For the Government scheme you register and apply through the channels the Ministry names — the Pak Hajj App, the official portal or the designated bank. For the Private scheme you choose a licensed company's package and book and pay in the Pak Hajj App or on the official portal. For Hajj 2027, registration opened on 22 June 2026.

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