Inoculations,
Visa Application and Passport
The Hajj Group (Philadelphia Tri-state area) annually applies
for group inoculations (approximately one month
prior to departure) from a local doctor who verifies on the required "International
Certificate of Vaccination" form (yellow card). You can go
to a doctor of your choice. The
time, date and place will be announced for the group inoculation
at one of the workshops. The due date for the submission of the
shot verification will be mailed to registered travelers and posted
on the site closer to
departure. For those of you
who are out of the area, meningitis is the required inoculation
recorded on the, "International Certificate of Vaccination" form
(yellow card). However, requirements change from year to year,
check the site closer to departure time to make sure the requirement
are still the same before you get your
shots.
Visa applications will be submitted by Al-Mu'adhdhan
Hajj Group as a group submission. Print the visa
application sign it and send in when requested or type
in the form, print, sign and send in visa
application you can type in.
If
you intend to make hajj, APPLY
FOR YOUR PASSPORT NOW! Currently, there is a huge backup
of passport applications. They have been much harder to get and
even when you expedite it the time is longer than usually. We will
need your passport before departure, apply now! Each traveler must
apply for their own passport! Passport applications are available
at
the
following Philadelphia
US Post Offices:
The Customs Service Office, 2nd & Chestnut
Streets, Philadelphia, PA will only handle your request for a visa
if you are leaving within fifteen days (expedited passport - fee
charged) and have letters from us verifying your departure date.
For more information on the above locations call: 1.800.275.8777.
Out of town travelers please check with your local post office.
Travelers (males and females) who have heads covered on your passport
photos need to include a letter with your passport application
stating you are Muslim and cover your head for religious reasons
or your application and photos will be be returned to you and cause
unnecessary delays. Visit the online passport
service site. APPLY
IMMEDIATELY! We will contact you about your Visa. If your passport
is current please check to make sure you have at least four empty
pages in it, if not send your passport in to have more pages added
to it.
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