Government of Pakistan
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF IMMIGRATION & PASSPORTS
Ministry of Interior
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ORDINARY PASSPORT
Policy
Process
Validity
Documents
Duration
Fee
Offices
Passport Loss
Status
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Requirement for MRP
Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC) or Computerised Registration Certificate (Form"B")
Original Bank Challan of Rs.3000/- for Normal & Rs.5000/- for Urgent processing
Old Passport (if any)

Policy
Ordinary Machine Readable Passport is issued to all citizens of Pakistan.

Validity
The Directorate General of Immigration & Passports will issue the Machine Readable Passports (MRP) valid for 10 years with effect from 01st of November, 2012.
Process
The applicant will go through the following stages at Regional Passport Office (RPO) in order to get the Machine Readalbe Passport (MRP): read more...
NOTE: Before arrival at the Regional Passport Office (RPO), Original Bank Challan receipt must be acquired from the relevant branches of the National Bank, by depositing an approprate passport processing fee
  • Arrival of Applicant at Customer Service Counter.
  • Token Counter.
  • Biometric Data Capture.
  • Photograph Capture.
  • Data Entry.
  • Verification against Office Record.
  • Interview and Decision by Assistant Director.
  • Collection of Passport.

Documents
Following are the pre-requisites applying for Machine Readable Passport (MRP).

Category
Age
Pre-Requsite Documents Required
Normal/Urgent 18 & Above Original Bank Challan (receipt) with appropriate fee deposits.
Original Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC) issued by NADRA with its 2-photocopies.
OLD Passport with its photocopy, if issued.
NOC in case of a Government Servant.
Foreign Passport along with its photocopy, for Dual-Nationality holders only.
Normal/Urgent Under 18 Original Bank Challan (receipt) with appropriate fee deposits.
Original Computerized Registration Certificate (CRC) issued by NADRA with its 2-photocopies.
Parents Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC) with there photocopy.
Foreign Passport along with its photocopy, for Dual -Nationality holders only.


Duration
Machine Readable Passports (MRP's) are replacing the existing manual system. MRP shall require not less than following time duration, to be made available for its delivery after being successfully processed.

Category
Age
Time Duration
Normal 18, Above & Under 12 days
Urgent 18, Above & Under 5 days


Fee
Machine Readable Passports are replacing the existing the manual system.

Category
Age
Fee
Normal (36-Pages) 18, Above & Under Rs.3,000/-
Urgent (36-Pages) 18, Above & Under Rs.5,000/-
Normal (72-Pages) 18, Above & Under Rs.55,00/-
Urgent (72-Pages) 18, Above & Under Rs.9,000/-
Normal (100-Pages) 18, Above & Under Rs.6,000/-
Urgent (100-Pages) 18, Above & Under Rs.12,000/-


Offices
Machine Readable Passport is issued from the following Regional Passport Offices. read more...
o Islamabad.
o FATA.
o Sindh.
o Punjab.
o Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
o Balouchistan.
o Azad Jammu Kashmir.
o Gilgit Baltistan.
o Foreign Missions.


Passport Loss
Following is the procedure followed for the substitution of Lost Passport.

No. of Times Lost
Fee
First Time Lost Double Fee (with respect to the Passport's Category)
Second Time Lost Quadruple Fee (with respect to the Passport's Category)
Third Time Lost
(i) Pakistan’s Mission Abroad will issue emergency passport for return to Pakistan with an intimation to Dte. Gen. I&P.
(ii) In Pakistan, the case will be referred to Dte. Gen. I&P for further action.


Downloads
Passport
This section will provide you the details of acquiring the Passport and its related issues. for-instance (how to acquire?.. which type of Passport?..) read more...
Visa
This section will guide you with Visa related issues, such as Visa Policies with respect to certain countries. How & Where to acquire the Visa for Pakistan?.. read more...
Immigration
This section provides an information about the Immigration Policies/Laws of Pakistan. Issues like Dual Nationalities, etc are also being mentioned. read more...
Process
This section will guide you about the Process Flow, followed for acquiring the Machine Readable Passport, within the Passport Offices. read more...
Offices
This section will guide you about the Offices, for acquiring the Machine Readable Passports. read more...
Banks
This section has the guidance for the authorised branches of the National Bank for submitttion of Passport/Visa fees. read more...
Ordinary Passport
Ordinary Passport
Diplomatic Passport
Diplomatic Passport
Official Passport
Official Passport

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Directorate General of Immigration & Passports, Ministry of Interior, Government of Pakistan