MOH avoid giving any financial guarantees for the foreign agents

The Ministry of Hajj reconfirmed its assurances for all the national companies and establishments operating in the field of to avoid giving any financial guarantees for the foreign agents for any purpose whatsoever.

A Circular by the Ministry of Hajj stated that confirmed information has come to the knowledge of the Ministry of Hajj to the effect that some foreign tourism entities, companies and agencies are asking bank guarantees of variable amounts for guaranteeing the good performance of the Saudi companies and establishments upon their desire to make contracts between them in order to organize the relationship between them being their foreign agents in those countries.

The Ministry also stated that such an act is not permissible and that there is no provision in the Umrah Services\' Regulation issued by virtue of the Council of Ministers\' Resolution No. 93 for the year 1420H nor in the Executive Bylaw thereof that obliges the Saudi Umrah companies and establishments to provide any bank guarantees for their foreign agents.

The Ministry of Hajj also stated that all the Saudi Umrah companies and establishments are guaranteed by virtue of the Provisions of the Regulation by the Ministry of Hajj vis-à-vis any foreign tourism entities, companies and agencies. The Ministry added that we stress on the non-eligibility of all the Saudi Umrah companies and establishments for providing any bank guarantees in any amount whatsoever for any foreign tourism entities, companies and agencies upon the execution of any contract between them in order to organize their relationships since the Saudi Umrah companies and establishments are necessarily guaranteed by the Ministry of Hajj vis-à-vis third parties and other entities whatsoever.