Pakistan Passport Renewal 2023: Everything to Know About the Pakistani Passport Renewal Process

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Updated May 2023

The government of Pakistan is currently issuing Machine Readable Passports (MRP) with five and ten years of validity to Pakistani travellers. The Pakistani passport contains digitally printed personal data with a photograph in the bar code.

For Pakistani travellers whose passports have expired or will expire within the next 12 months, the government has made it possible to renew their passports via an official online portal. Here’s everything you need to know about Pakistan passport renewal; its fees, requirements, necessary documents, and processing time.

Pakistan Passport Renewal requirements

The requirements are as follows:

• Supporting documents
• Photograph up to 5MB. Must be in accordance with the photograph tutorial
• A fingerprint form. Must be completed in accordance with the fingerprint tutorial
• A valid credit card to complete your online payment

Required documents

The following documents are required to complete your passport renewal application.

General applicants

• Color scanned copies of valid CNIC or NICOP or Smart CNIC or NICOP both sides
• Color scanned copies of existing passport (the first two pages and one random page prompted by the system)
• Color scanned copy of a valid visa/iqama/residence permit/asylum card/other nationality passport

Minors under the age of 18

• Color scanned copies of valid NICOP or smart card (both sides) or a computerized B-Form or Family Registration Certificate
• Color scanned copies of the parents’ valid national ID cards (both sides)
• Guardianship certificate/court decision in case of separation
• Color scanned copythe  of minor’s attestation form 
• Color scanned copy of death certificate(s) if either the mother or father has passed away
• Color scanned copy of valid visa/iqama/residence permit/asylum card/other nationality passport

Government employees

• Color scanned copies of valid CNIC or NICOP or Smart CNIC or NICOP both sides
• The applicant must provide a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) in case he/she is employed as a government officer/official, armed forces officer or a semi government/autonomous body/corporation. The NOC will be subject to confirmation/verification by the department concerned
• Color scanned copies of existing passport (the first two pages and one random page prompted by the system)
• Color scanned copy of valid visa/iqama/residence permit/asylum card/other nationality passport

Pakistan Passport Renewal online

Once you have assembled all the necessary documents, you may start your online passport renewal application here. If you are applying from within Pakistan, an SMS and email code will be sent to you for registration. If applying from outside of Pakistan, all required codes will be sent via email only.

After completing your registration, simply follow the steps below:

• Start the passport renewal application and provide the required details
• Provide your address for your passport delivery
• Pay the fee using a credit or debit card
• Provide the required personal details
• Provide your present and permanent addresses
• Upload your photograph
• Upload the supporting documents
• Download the form, register the four required fingerprints prompted by the system
• Set your scanner to 600 DPI, JPEG/JPG and grayscale. Scan and upload the form
• Review the information you provided, sign the declaration and then submit the application

Assuming all the necessary requirements have been assembled, the entire application process may take up to 17 minutes.

After completing the application, your passport will be delivered to you via DHL. As per the government’s official announcement, the regular passport service will take 10 days for delivery, while the urgent passport service will take 4 days, and the fast-track passport service will take only 2 days.

Please note that the government portal does not offer services for the following categories:

• New passport. The initial issuance of Machine Readable Passport (MRP).
• Modification. In the case of applicants wishing to incorporate changes to their existing Machine Readable Passport (MRP).
• Reprint exhaust. In the case of applicants wishing to obtain a new passport due to the pages running out because of frequent travelling.
• Loss passport. The online portal does not provide services concerning lost or stolen passports. In such a case, you are requested to visit your nearest Pakistan Embassy/High Commission/Consulate General which does offer MRP-related services.

Pakistan Passport Renewal fee

The passport renewal fees vary depending on the selected category and type. Given below is the fee breakdown for different types of passport renewals in Pakistan (exclusive of taxes and delivery charges):

Urgent passport renewal

In case you need to get your passport issuance in a shorter time, please refer to our article below.