In 2026, Indonesia's Hajj waiting list held about 5.8 million people and was growing by more than 200,000 new registrants each year. The minister said records were being checked for deaths, changes of domicile and lawful transfers to heirs, verifying that every name represented a legitimate prospective pilgrim.
When a special-quota applicant cancelled payment, the place was to pass immediately to the next person. The government explicitly sought to prevent queue switching and payment abuse. This is not a street line but an administrative wait ordering millions across years. The transparency of the sequence is itself the mechanism of fairness.