Lebak Regency Hajj waiting list reaches up to 30 years

The Hajj waiting list in Lebak Regency has reached between 14 and 30 years, according to data from the Hajj and Umrah Ministry's information system (Siskohat). While the national average waiting time is approximately 14 years, applicants in Lebak may face delays of up to three decades.

Halimatussadiah, Head of the Lebak Regency Hajj and Umrah Office, noted that nearly 80 percent of the 17,105 registered pilgrims are elderly. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah is currently working to reduce waiting times by validating and cleaning data; recent efforts identified 400,000 invalid entries among 5.7 million applicants.