Families split between Bradford and Mirpur, Houston and Karachi, or Dubai and Lahore face the same three questions: how to send parents for Umrah without being there, how to get home for a wedding or Eid at a sensible fare, and which rules apply to which passport. SafirAvia is an IATA-accredited travel agent in Islamabad. We issue tickets on our own accreditation, arrange Umrah from Pakistan through a licensed operator on Nusuk Masar, and put every quote in writing on WhatsApp, so you can decide from wherever you are.
We are not a UK company and we are not ATOL-protected; private Hajj is arranged through Ministry-licensed Hajj Group Organisers. Where that matters, the guides below say so.
For your parents in Pakistan
- Umrah for your parents: you book and pay from abroad, they fly from their nearest Pakistani airport, and you see the hotel names in writing before you pay.
- Hajj 2027 from abroad: Pakistan’s scheme or Nusuk, what happened to the Sponsorship Scheme, and how a parent’s Hajj is paid.
Umrah for yourself
- Umrah on a Saudi tourist eVisa: if you hold a UK, US or Schengen visa, live in the UK, USA or EU, or live in the Gulf, you can perform Umrah without a Pakistani operator.
- Umrah on the way home: a stopover of up to 96 hours in Jeddah when you fly home on Saudia.
- Joining a group from Pakistan: fly home, visit family, and travel with your parents.
Flights home
- UK to Pakistan: the PIA and British Airways nonstops, one-stop options from every UK airport, and which airport serves Mirpur. Schedules: PIA in the UK and British Airways to Islamabad.
- USA and Canada to Pakistan: one-stop options from each US airport, and PIA’s Toronto nonstop.
- UAE to Pakistan, Saudi Arabia to Pakistan and Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain to Pakistan: airlines by city, terminals and baggage.
- Baggage and check-in: allowances by airline and fare, and Zamzam rules.
Documents for the flight
On a British, US or Canadian passport, the airline checks your NICOP or Pakistani visa before you board, and an expired NICOP now means no boarding. Our guide to the documents airlines check explains what to do in time, and the polio certificate you need for the flight back.
How working with us from abroad works
- Message us on WhatsApp with who is travelling, from where, and when.
- You get a written quote: hotel names and distance from the Haram for Umrah; airline, times, baggage and fare rules for tickets.
- Payment options are confirmed in writing with the quote. Before paying anyone, confirm the account on a call to a number you found yourself.
- Every ticket has an airline booking reference you can open on the airline’s own website.