Jakarta, May 10 -- The Ministry of Religious Affairs has confirmed that nearly all visas for Indonesian regular Hajj pilgrims have been issued, with the remaining 666 pilgrims from the final departure cluster still in the process.

"As of 8 a.m. local time today, a total of 202,654 Hajj visas have been issued," the ministry's Director of Domestic Hajj Services, Muhammad Zain, stated during a press conference on the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage in Jakarta on Saturday.

He emphasized that the ministry continues to process the remaining visas to ensure all Indonesian Hajj pilgrims can depart for the Holy Land.

"Based on our data, only 666 pilgrims have yet to receive their visas. They are scheduled to depart with the final group around May 31, 2025...