He said the payment will be credited only to the Tabung Haji savings account of the pilgrims to facilitate matters.
The government had temporarily postponed permission for umrah travel from Jan 8 to curb the spread of the Omicron variant. Travel agents also need to monitor the compliance of umrah pilgrims while in the Holy Land, traveling back to Malaysia, and while at Malaysia’s international entry points. "As the method of payment is through a TH savings account, I urge all umrah pilgrims who have yet to have such an account to do so before Feb 18,” he said.