ISLAMABAD: Applications to renew Pakistani passports will now take a little over 16 minutes instead of an entire day with the renewed document delivered at your doorstep.
Phase one of the system launched by Interior Ministry for overseas Pakistanis went live last week. Officials said that introduction of the system would also reduce misuse of the passport and extortion by ‘agents’.
“UAE-based Pakistanis can avail of this 24-hour service as of now,” Acting Consul General of Pakistan Rana Samar Javed told Khaleej Times.
Those with a passport validity of seven months can also apply for online renewal. Once applied, the documents will be processed in Islamabad within 10 days for a normal renewal and four days for urgent.
“This also means that people can save time by applying online instead of personally visiting the embassy in Abu Dhabi or consulate in Dubai,” Samar said and added that the consulate was making efforts to sensitise the public on this system.
