Haj 2022 Registration Open Till April 22. Check Steps To Fill Haj Application Form

The Haj Committee of India (HCI) released the online application form for this year’s Haj on April 9, 2022. The last date to fill the application form for Haj 2022 is April 22, 2022. 

Muslims pray around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque complex in the Saudi city of Mecca, during the fasting month of Ramadan, on April 9, 2022. | AFP

New Delhi: The Haj Committee of India (HCI) released the online application form for this year’s Haj on April 9, 2022. Haj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to the 'Kaaba' in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

The last date to fill the application form for Haj 2022 is April 22, 2022. 

The HCI recently released fresh guidelines for Hajj 2022, which were announced by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. According to a circular dated April 9, 2022, this year's Haj is open to those who are under 65 years of age, and have received the Covid-19 vaccination approved by the Saudi Ministry of Health.

Also, pilgrims coming from outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are required to submit a negative Covid-19 RT-PCR result from a test performed within 72 hours of the time of arrival in the country. 

According to the circular, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has also instructed that all pilgrims must follow the health instructions and comply with all precautionary measures to preserve their health and safety while performing Haj rituals.

The Haj applicants are also allowed to withdraw their applications for Haj 2022 in case they are not willing to go on the annual pilgrimage due to the new guidelines.

There are certain requirements to fill the online application for Haj 2022. The person intending to apply must have a computer or a smartphone with proper internet connection. Also he or she should have a valid mobile number and a valid email ID.

Steps To Fill Online Application For Haj 2022

There are five steps to fill the online application.

Step 1: New Registration for Haj Application

Step 2: Fill the Haj Application Form

Step 3: Upload Photo &, Document

Step 4: Make Payment of Fee

Step 5: Print Haj Application Form

Following is the elaborate description of each step.

STEP 1: New Registration for Haj Application

• Go the official website of hajcommittee.gov.in
• Click on “HAJ FORM” and select “Apply’’.
• A particular screen will appear, click on “NEW USER REGISTRATION” :
• After clicking on “NEW USER REGISTRATION”
• Fill the registration form carefully.
• Applicants have to fill their Mobile Number, Email ID, First Name, and Last Name.
• Choose the strong password and re confirm the password.
• Enter security code.
• If the information is correct, click the check box.
• Click on “Submit Details”.
• On successful submission of registration details, a system generated OTP (One Time Password) will be sent to the Mobile Number provided in the registration form. Activate user-id by entering OTP number and click on ‘’SUBMIT’’ button.
  
• NOTE :-  Your account will not be activated until you have entered OTP in the above displayed verification box, so do not forget this important step. On successful submission of OTP, a confirmation message will appear on screen.
• After this, registered user sign-in and application form filling need to be completed. Enter registered Mobile number and password for filling online HAF.

STEP 2: Fill the Haj Application Form 

After sign-in, a particular screen will appear.

• Click on the appropriate application category.
• Select Number of Adults from drop down
• Click “NEXT” button 

Step 2.1: Fill Applicants’ details 

• Fill the Applicant's details (As per Indian International Passport), Covid-19 Vaccination Details , Personal details, Present Residential Address, Nominee Details, Bank Account Details etc.
• The fields marked with  *  are compulsory.
  After entering all the details, click on declaration and then on the ‘SAVE & NEXT’ button. Above steps are to be repeated for each co-pilgrim.

STEP 3: Upload Photo And Document 

• Step 3 for uploading images will appear on screen.
• Now select the pilgrims from drop down.
• Click on “Browse” for Upload photo & Document.
• All documents should be in JPG/JPEG format only.
• Photograph (Passport Size) should be between 10kb to 100kb & width between 100pixel to 148pixel.
• Document size should be between 100kb to 500kb & width between 570pixel to 795pixel.
  After uploading the photos and documents of all pilgrims, click the ‘Upload’ button.
• Above steps are to be repeated for each co-pilgrim.

STEP 4: Make Payment of Fee

• After uploading the images, applicants will automatically go to the link for fee payment.
• Applicants can pay the fee through Debit/Credit Card/Net Banking.
• Select 'Online Payment' and click on “Click here to Pay Online”.
• After clicking on Pay Online, you will be redirected to the payment gateway and make the payment.
• On successful completion of the transaction, transaction receipt will be generated. After successful payment, kindly Re-login to Online HAF for Final Submission.
• Click on “FINAL SUBMISSION” and you will get the alert message. Click 'Ok'.

STEP 5: Print HAF

• A unique system generated Group ID will be displayed which indicates successful completion of online submission.
• To View/ Print the Online Haj Application Form click on “Download PDF”
• NOTE :-  If Documents are uploaded, then no need to submit your printed HAF copy and documents to your respective State Haj Committee (SHC) at this stage.
• If Documents are not Uploaded, kindly submit the printed HAF copy along with the documents to your respective State Haj Committee, before 31-01-2022 for the completion of HAF.
• SHC will scrutinise and verify the details filled online before generating a cover number.
• If you have found a major mistake in HAF, then you can use the Delete Button.

The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is likely to issue more health and administrative guidelines.