| Visa to third country foreigner |
Foreign nationals can only apply for Pakistan visa from their country of origin OR from the place of legal permanent residence. Request for visas of a THIRD COUNTRY origin will be decided only by the Ambassador / High Commissioner / Head of Mission / Consulate.
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| Work Visa |
Pakistan Missions abroad are authorized to grant entry Work Visa to foreign expatriates on the recommendations of Board of Investment for one year (Multiple) validity , extendable on yearly basis in Pakistan . Board of Investment will process work visa applications expeditiously within four weeks and recommended to the Ministry of Interior for authorization of visa to concerned Mission . Visa Committee under the Chairmanship of Secretary Board of Investment approves the work visa cases received in BOI through the companies working in Pakistan . Visa advice is however issued by Ministry of Interior to Pakistan Mission abroad as per recommendation of BOI, in case of fresh entry visa and to Regional Passport Offices (RPOs) in case of visa extension. Extension of three months provisional work visa , on application, recommended by BOI would be endorsed by the RPOs instead of Ministry of Interior.
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| NGOS Visa |
Embassies are empowered to grant short term visa for one month to the expatriates working with Non Government Organizations in Pakistan. For long term visa, the NGO is required to be registered with Government of Pakistan. In such cases, Mission abroad refer the applications for prior clearance from Ministry of Interior before granting visas. In case of extension of visa, the registered NGOs may apply directly to Ministry of Interior which in turn authorizes the concerned RPOs for grant of extension of visa, if all the formalities are met.
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| House Maid Visa |
Entry visa to work as housemaid/domestic servant in Pakistan will be granted by Missions abroad only with prior approval of the Ministry of Interior Applications for grant of fresh visa as housemaid/domestic servant etc., to a foreigner will be forwarded by the employers in Pakistan to Ministry of Interior with following documents:-
Visa application form duly completed with two photographs of the applicant.
Computer clearance Performa
NOC and Acknowledgement from the foreign mission concerned (in Pakistan) about proposed employment of the foreigner by the said employer.
Employment Contract on stamp paper, duly signed by the employee and employer and two witnesses.
Photo copies of passport pages.
Copy of NIC of the employer (in case the employer is a Pakistani).
Passport photo copy of the employer (in case the employer is a foreigner). Extension in Housemaid Work/Domestic servant visa cases is granted by the Ministry of Interior on year to year basis subject to the validity of passport of the applicant with one or two re-entries per year.
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| Diplomatic-UN Visa |
Gratis Visa of diplomats/non-diplomats assigned to the foreign missions and expatriate staff of UN agencies working in Pakistan and their families are granted by the Ministry of Interior on the recommendations of Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Visa to domestic servants of diplomats is issued free of charge, on the principle of reciprocity.
All foreign missions are required to furnish their applications for visa extension, well before the expiry of their visas, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Visa extension authorization will be sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for onward transmission to the foreign mission concerned
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| Student Visa |
Request of the students is received by the MOI and Ministry of Education. Student visa is granted after obtaining NOC from Ministry of Education /Economics Affairs Division/Ministry of Health (as the case may be) and foreign Mission in Pakistan of the respective country and security clearance.
NOC is granted of the security cleared students for entry visa to the Mission abroad for three months with single entry.
Foreign Students studying in Pakistan on proper student visa are granted visa/visa extension for one year with one re-entry. The same procedure is applied to foreign teachers of International Islamic University, Islamabad.
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| Afghan Visa |
Afghan nationals holding Afghan passport, living inPakistan since long are allowed visa/visa extension for a period of six months with one re entry.
Afghan origin / third country passports holders are initially granted 45-days visa by our missions abroad except Pakistan Mission in Afghanistan. They are allowed further extension for 45-days.
Afghan nationals coming from Afghanistan are granted six months visa with one re-entry by Pakistan Mission in Afghanistan.
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| Pilgrimage Visa |
Sikhs of foreign passport holders (other than the Indian passports ) are granted entry visa by the Missions for a fortnight for the following places.
Lahore
Sheikhupura(Nankana Sahib)
Rawalpindi / Hasan Abdal (Punja Sahib)
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Visa Policy General