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Obtaining a Fresh Passport

Date January 10, 2008

25 Regional Passport Offices within Pakistan and 10 Foreign Missions are now equipped with Machine Readable Passport System and Machine Readable Passports are being issued from these sites.

Purpose

Conformity with ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) standards
High Degree of reliability

Pakistan Visa Policy General

Date December 29, 2007

Pakistan VISA GENERAL POLICY The Ministry of Interior is responsible for granting / extending visas in the following categories of foreigners (other than Indian nationals whose cases are dealt by the IP&N Wing of the Ministry of Interior

REGISTRATION OF FOREIGNERS WITH POLICE

Date December 29, 2007

All foreigners are exempted from registration with the Police except the nationals of following countries; as well as such other foreign nationals who are directed by the immigration authorities to report to FRO for registration and a stamp is affixed to this effect, on their passports.

ENTRY INTO PAKISTAN WITHOUT VISA

Date December 29, 2007

Pakistan has visa abolition Agreements with following 36 countries. The foreigners holding diplomatic, official and ordinary passport holders of the following countries can enter in Pakistan without visa for the period mentioned against each. After expiry of the period, extension of visa would be required through Ministry of Interior.

PILGRIMAGE VISA - PAKISTAN

Date December 29, 2007

Sikhs of foreign passport holders (other than the Indian passports ) are granted entry visa by the Missions for a fortnight for the following places.