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General Requirements (for all visas)
Note: NO appointment
is required for Visa application
Applicants will be entertained on first come first
served basis during application processing time.
For all types of visas, please submit the following:
Duly filled Visa Form
Original passport (valid for at least six months) along with its photocopy
Two recent passport size photographs (with white background)
Any other document(s) that can be helpful in obtaining a visa
For additional requirements please see the details of required Visa category.
Please note that Visa is valid for the period mentioned in the visa sticker, which is calculated from the date of issue.
The period of stay is counted from the date of entry into Pakistan.
Visit/Tourist
Visa
If the Visa Officer is
satisfied about the purpose of a visit an appropriate visa is issued to a
visitor or a tourist holding a British Passport.
Fee
Single entry:£53 + 2 (Bank Charges)
Double entry:£76 + 2 (Bank Charges)
Multiple entries:£240 + 2 (Bank Charges)
Family Visa
A single, Double or
Multiple entry visa is issued to British passport holders for a family visit to
Pakistan.
Concession
in fee for dual Pakistani Nationals
For dual nationals holding
British passport with a valid / expired Pakistani passport, a fee concession is
available on the Single Entry Visa only.
Concessional fees (for these dual nationals) are as following:
Fee
Age 18 years and
above: £27 + 2 (Bank Charges)
Age below 18
years:£13 + 2 (Bank Charges)
Eligibility
for concession:
To claim the concession in
fee, the applicant must provide a valid / expired Pakistani passport and its
photocopy.
For applicants whose
parents hold Pakistani passport can get the same concession. To get the
concession the following additional documents are required:
Original detailed
birth certificate with a photocopy
Parent’s Pakistani
passport and its photocopy.
Note: The
denounced nationality passport will not be accepted.
Business Visa
For business visa,
applicant has to submit the following documents
Company letter (UK
based)
An invitation letter
from Pakistan with other supporting documents.
Following are the
three categories of Business Visa with respective fee:-
Single Entry £80 + 2 (Bank Charges)
Double Entry £114 + 2 (Bank Charges)
Multiple Entry (one
year) £240 + 2 (Bank Charges)
Establishment of
Facilitation Desks at International Airports for Issuance of Visa on Arrival to
Businessmen/Investors
The Government of Pakistan has
decided to grant visa to genuine foreign businessmen / investors from many
countries including United Kingdom,
on arrival non-reporting for 30 days on production of any of the following
documents:
i)Recommendatory letter from Chamber of Commerce
& Industries (CC&I) of the respective country of visitor.
ii)Invitation letter from business organization duly
recommended by the concerned Trade Organization / Association in Pakistan.
iii)Recommendatory letter by investment Consular of
Board of Investment posted at Pakistan Mission abroad.
” Visa Facilitation Desks”
extending facility of Visa on Arrival to businessmen / investors, have started
functioning at International Airports of Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Quetta and
Peshawar with effect from 1st February, 2005.
Click the following link to see the complete list of facilitated countries and further information
A pilgrim visa is issued to those who wish to visit holy places (Shrines/Gurdawaras) in Pakistan. It is allowed to groups of pilgrims and is normally restricted for a specified period. The pilgrim visa is essentially for single entry. Two months notice is needed for such applications.
Fee
Single entry only:£53 + 2 (Bank Charges)
Diplomatic and official Visa
Diplomatic and official
visas are issued free of charge to those who are visiting Pakistan on an official
assignment/tenure of posting. A note verbale from the
FCO would be required.
Applicants or their
couriers, in such cases, should contact the specified visa officer at the High
Commission.
Visas for Non-UK citizens
Applicants holding
passports other than British passport should provide proof of residential
status in the UK.
Their passport must contain the appropriate entry. Alternatively, a utility
bill (Electricity, Gas or Water) or Bank Statement in applicant’s name may
suffice. Those who have no evidence of stay here in the UK should apply for visa in their
country of origin.
Transit
Visa
Transit visa is
issued to those who are travelling to other countries through Pakistan. Applicants should produce
the original ticket up to the country of final destination. Transit visa will
not carry duration of stay of more than 72 hours.
Visa is liable to be cancelled if information
requested in the form is withheld or found to be incorrect.
British nationals not resident in UK should apply for Visa in their
respective countries of residence.
Other national should apply for visa from their
countries of origin.
Visitors to UK are not entertained for grant of
Visas.
Visa is usually given on the same day. Delays,
however, can occur due to circumstances beyond the High Commission’s control,
especially where a reference has to be made to Pakistan.
FEE *
Visa fee is
subject to periodical revision without notice.
Visa fee is
charged per person and not per passport. If children are endorsed in the
passport additional fee will be charged.
Fee is only
payable in cash or postal order made out in the name of the High Commission for
Pakistan.
Personal cheques are not accepted
Visa fee is
not refundable even if visa is refused.
Note: £ 2.00 mentioned with all fees above is bank surcharge per application for consular services being charged at all Pakistan Consulates including London
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