KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian pilgrims are now among those who are required to use biometric scanning methods to obtain an electronic visa (e-Visa) for umrah.
According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on Sunday (Dec 4), Saudi’s Ministry of Haj and Umrah announced that pilgrims from five countries - Britain, Tunisia, Kuwait, Bangladesh and Malaysia - must provide their biometric data, including fingerprints.
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