Ministry of Interior Pakistan

Visa Extension in Pakistan

Visa On Arrival (VOA)for 30 days validity and stay will be given to the businessmen of following 66 countries of Business Friendly List (BVL) on production of any of the following documents.

1. Recommendation letter from CC&I of the respective country of the foreigner.

2. Invitation letter from Business organization duly recommended by the concerned Trade Organization/ Association in Pakistan.

3. Recommendatory letter by Honorary Investment Counselor of BOI / Commercial Attach posted at Missions abroad. 

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 on ere-entry. The same procedure is applied to foreign teachers of International Islamic University, Islamabad.

Tourist Visa

Pakistan Missions abroad are authorized to grant visit / tourist visa for three months validity and stay with double entry to foreigners of List-A consisting of 175 countries .

RPOs have been authorized to extend tourist visa upto a maximum period of six months including the initial visa period and condone overstay upto 15 days on payment of visa fee subject to payment of a minimum of US $ 10 only.

For Northern Areas, theDeputy Commissioners Gilgit & Skardu have been authorized to allow extension in visa for three months and one re-entry to the tourists in NorthernAreas, charging visa fee as per policy.

Overstay charges

In order to check illegal stay without visa by the forefingers in Pakistan, it has been decided to charge "Over-Stay Surcharge" is under :-

(a). All foreign nationals:

Note:

1 . There will no condonation of overstay charges.

2 . No surcharge shall be payable in case of holders of diplomatic passports.

(b). Foreigners of Pak origin:

1. There will no condonation of overstay charges.

2. No surcharge shall bepayable in case of children upto 12 years of age.

3. 50% surcharge shall be payable in case of children upto 18 years of age. 

(c) Indian Nationals

 Rs. 40/- per day shall be charged for any period of overstay.

The foreigners who want to get visa extension are advised to submit their cases atleast one month before expiry of thier visas as there will no condonation of overstay charges in any case.