Pakistani citizens, who are obtaining a passport for the first time, must visit the relevant passport office or foreign mission to submit the application.
ISLAMABAD: The Directorate General of Immigration and Passports, which works under the Ministry of Home Affairs, is the competent authority to issue passports to its bona fide citizens so that they can travel abroad easily as passports are an international necessity.
A citizen, holding a valid Pakistani passport, while in a foreign country, is entitled to the protection of the diplomatic and consular representative of Pakistan in that country.
A passport is the only document that verifies the identity of a Pakistani citizen abroad and also realizes his right to enter and exit the country.
Pakistani citizens, who are obtaining a passport for the first time, must visit the relevant passport office or foreign mission to submit the application.
General and Urgent Passport Fees in Pakistan July 2024
Recently, the government increased the fees for general and urgent categories. As of July 2024, the new fee for a standard 36-page passport for 5 years is now Rs 4,500, while the urgent processing fee has increased from Rs 5,000 to Rs 7,500.
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For 10-year validity period, the fee for 36-page passport has been increased to Rs 6,700 , with the urgent fee rising to Rs 11,200.
For a 72-page passport for 5 years, people have to pay Rs 8,200 for normal processing and Rs 13,500 for expedited processing. For a 100-page passport valid for 10 years, the new fee is Rs 12,400 for regular processing and Rs 20,200 for expedited processing.
