*FAQ's Updated April 15
2013
Table of Contents
FAQ Attestation of Power of
Attorney/Documents
FAQ Endorsement of Children
FAQ General
FAQ NICOP
FAQ Passport
FAQ Police Clearance
FAQ Registration of Child
FAQ Visa
Please scroll down below for mentioned
sections.
FAQ Attestation
of Power of Attorney/Documents
1) What is the fee
for attestation of Power of Attorney?
Fee for one continuous documents of 3 pages
is C$ 20.00 any exceeding page or document is C$ 20.00 e.g. if one
document/power of attorney starts on page 1 and ends on page 3 the fee is C$
20.00 and if it ends on page 4 than C$ 40.00. If pages are more than 3 add C$
20.00 per page.
2) What information does the Power
of Attorney have to contain?
We have nothing to
do with the written contents of the Power of Attorney and are only attesting
the signatures.
3) Can the Power of Attorney be
written on plain paper?
For attestation
purposes we can attest Power of Attorneys written on plain paper.
4) Does selling property in Pakistan
require a Power of Attorney?
If the person who
owns the property is not in Pakistan and is appointing someone else to act on
his/her behalf he/she will need a Power of Attorney.
5) Does my Power of Attorney require
a witness?
No, a witness is not required for us
to attest the Power of Attorney. The Power of Attorney however, must be
notarized by a notary public or lawyer if you are not signing it at the
Consulate.
6) How long is my Power Of Attorney
valid for?
Power of Attorneys are only valid
for 3 months from the date of execution at our office (this would be the date
stamped on the Power Of Attorney).
If this is not presented in Pakistan before the
expiry date the Power Of Attorney will have to be re-validated or you may
choose to apply for a fresh Power Of Attorney.
7) Can you send my Power Of Attorney
directly to Pakistan from your office in
Vancouver?
Yes we can as long as you cover all
the mailing charges and the return envelope must be self-addressed to the
address in Pakistan you wish to have it mailed to.
FAQ Endorsement
of Children
1)What is
Endorsement?
Endorsement is when you add your
child to the Manual Pakistan Passport of the mother or father. This allows your
child to travel with whichever parent’s Passport he/she is endorsed
on.
2)I want to Endorse my child on my
Passport, what is the procedure?
Your child
must be registered with any Pakistani Consulate by applying for Registration of
Child and under the age of 12. Endorsements will only be done on the Passport
if the child will not exceed 12 years of age when the Passport
expires.
If your child is not registered and is
within 6 months from date of birth you may apply for Registration of Child and
Endorsement at the same time.
Please visit our Passport section for more
information: http://pcgv.org/consular-services_passport.shtml
3)If my child is Endorsed on the
mother’s Passport can my child travel with just the
father?
No your child may only travel with
whichever parent’s Passport he/she is Endorsed on.
FAQ
General
1) Do I need to
make separate money order for each application?
You can make one money order for all the
applications payable to “Consulate General of Pakistan”. Please note applicants
of NICOP have to make money order payable to “NADRA Pakistan”
2) What form of payment do you
accept?
The fee is accepted only in form of bank draft,
money order or certified cheque payable to "Consulate General of Pakistan".
Please note applicants of NICOP have to make money order payable to “NADRA
Pakistan”. We do not accept cash, credit or debit card
payments
3) Which courier service do you
accept?
We do not have any favorite courier service. You can use
any courier service of your choice but the return envelope should be
prepaid and self addressed.
4) Can I send all applications in
one courier package?
Yes you can send all applications in one
courier package.
4) Can I submit more than one
application to you by mail in the same envelope?
Yes you can.
5) Can I send one prepaid self
addressed courier envelope for all applications?
Yes you can
send one prepaid self addressed courier envelope for all your
documents/applications.
6) I want to apply and submit an
application, where can I find the application form, requirements and
fees?
Please visit this page for such
information: http://pcgv.org/consular-services.shtml
7) I have been trying for days to
contact your office. How can I get a hold of someone to ask questions related
to Passport, Visa, NICOP, Attestation, Child Registration or
Endorsement?
You may call 604-569-1415 ext 0 or ext 1 during
our Customer Service hours of 10am-1pm Monday-Friday Pacific Standard
Time.
Or you may email us at info@pcgv.org or fill out our feed back form
http://pcgv.org/feedback.shtml
You may also leave us a message for call
back.
*Please note we only have one customer service
representative; at times there are large call volumes that result in longer
wait times.
8) How come I can’t track my
application on your website?
If your
application has arrived recently it can take 1-2 business days to be added to
our system for online viewing.
If it has been more than 1-2 business days from
the arrival of your application you may try tracking your application again
with the following information:
1)Your application is entered based on the
information provided on your application form.
2)Any misspelled first, middle or last names as
well as incorrect date of birth entered on the form may be entered into our
system as so. Also if your writing is not neat your name may be entered
incorrectly.
3)If you have only written your first and last
name on the application form , your information will be entered with your first
and last name along with your date of birth.
If you have only written your first name,
middle name and last name on the application form; your information will be
entered with your first name, middle name and last name along with your date of
birth.
Some applications dropped off in person are
not entered into our system for online viewing.
If you still have trouble obtaining the status
of your application you may contact us with the information below:
You may contact our office at 604-569-1415 ext
0 or ext 1 during our Customer Service hours of 10am-1pm Monday-Friday Pacific
Standard Time. Or you may email us at info@pcgv.org or fill out our feed back form
http://pcgv.org/feedback.shtml
9) How long does it take to process
my application if I send it by mail?
The day
that your application is received by mail to our office we will begin to
process it, for example if you have applied for Pakistan Passport with the
ordinary fee it will take us 7 business days to process it from the date of
arrival. On the 7th business day we will send out your documents. It
will then take however long (depending on what courier company you are using ,
what level of service you have paid for, and what area you live in) to get back
to you by mail.
If you need to know how long it takes by mail
for delivery; you may ask your courier company for this information.
10) My application has been
processed and my documents have been mailed out already, how long will it take
to reach me by mail?
It depends on which
courier you have used to ship your documents (for example Canada Post, FedEx,
Purolator, DHL, UPS ect.), what level of courier service you have paid for and
if you live in a rural area or in a city/town.
Please check with your courier for such
information.
11) I want to
send my application to your office, where should I send
it?
Applications for Passport, Visa, Child
Registration, NICOP, Attestation, Driver’s License, Police Clearance and POC
may be sent to:
Consulate General of Pakistan
1400-510 West Hastings Street
Vancouver BC V6B 1L8
12) I want to apply in person to
your office, what information should I be aware of?
Applications for Passport, Visa, Child
Registration, NICOP, Attestation, Driver’s License, Police Clearance and POC
may be dropped off at our office:
Consulate General of Pakistan
1400-510 West Hastings Street
Vancouver BC V6B 1L8
We accept applications Monday-Thursday
between 10am-1pm and Fridays between 9:30am-12pm.
The applicant does not necessarily have to
be there, if you wish you may have someone drop off your application during
those hours. Once the application is dropped off you will get a receipt which
will have a pickup date. Only persons holding the original receipt can pickup
those documents.
Our hours for document pickup are
Monday-Thursday between 3pm-4pm.
13) I want to know if my application
(Passport, Visa, Child Registration, NICOP, Attestation, Driver’s License,
Police Clearance, POC ect.) has been delivered to your office. What information
should I provide?
If your application is not showing up in our
online tracking system: http://pcgv.org/track.shtml you may call our
office at 604-569-1415 ext 0 or ext 1 during our Customer Service hours of
10am-1pm Monday-Friday Pacific Standard Time. Or you may email us at info@pcgv.org or fill out our feed back form
http://pcgv.org/feedback.shtml
Please provide the one of the following
information:
1)Tracking number (for applications that were
sent through registered mail)
2)Sender’s Address (for applications that were
sent through regular mail)
*Please note our system can only provide
information that is shown on the front of your shipping parcel.
14) I am applying for Passport or
Visa for my child and myself, do I have to fill out a separate form for my
child?
Yes, if you are applying for a separate
Passport or Visa for your child you will have to fill out a separate form for
your child. Therefore you should end up with 2 application forms filled out,
one for yourself and one for your child.
15) I want to travel to Pakistan
with my infant/child. What are my options?
Your
infant/child can get entry into Pakistan on one of the following
documents:
1) Endorsement on Manual Pakistan Passport of
Mother or Father
*Please note you must also apply for
Registration of Child at the same time if your child has not been registered.
Registration of child can only be done within 6 months from date of
birth.
Children will only be endorsed on the Manual
Pakistan Passport of Mother or Father if he/she will not exceed 12 years of age
when the Passport of Mother or Father expires.
2) Pakistan Passport
*Please note you must also apply for
Registration of Child at the same time if your child has not been registered.
Registration of child can only be done within 6 months from date of
birth.
3) NICOP
*All persons traveling to Pakistan on a valid
NICOP must have a Canadian Passport valid at least 6 months from the date of
travel. Registration of child is not required to apply for NICOP for
infants/children.
4) Visa on Canadian Passport
16) When is your Consulate team
coming to Calgary or Edmonton?
We visit twice a year to Calgary and Edmonton
to provide Consular services. If we do have any confirmed schedules they will
be posted on the home page of our website and you may check back every now and
then to see if we have any postings.
You may also join our email list if you wish to
be informed by email when we have our schedules confirmed: http://pcgv.org/connect-with-us.shtml
17)What is the procedure to vote in
Pakistan?
We have not been
officially informed by the government of Pakistan of any procedure for voting
by overseas Pakistanis. If and when we receive any guidelines, they will be
widely publicized and communicated to all sections of the Pakistani
community.
We will do everything possible to publicize
this information including informing local media, sending out an email to our
Pakistani contacts, informing the Pakistani communities and posting information
on our website.
If you wish to receive an email when this
information is available you may join our email list : http://pcgv.org/connect-with-us.shtml
18) My documents have been shipped
from your office and when tracking on Canada Post is showing delivered but I
have not received it. What should I do?
You may contact our office at 604-569-1415 ext
0 or ext 1 during our Customer Service hours of 10am-1pm Monday-Friday Pacific
Standard Time. Or you may email us at info@pcgv.org or fill out our feed back form
http://pcgv.org/feedback.shtml
Please make sure to include the following
information:
1) Tracking number of your
shipment
2) Address it is to be shipped to
3) Information of any original documents in the
parcel
4) Your contact information: phone number and
email address
Once a file is created you may check with
Canada Post for any further updates on your case.
Only items shipped by Canada Post which are
lost or not delivered will be pursued by our office. Canada Post will only open
a file for the sender of the parcel. Any shipping issues with any other courier
company must be pursued by the applicant.
19) I have submitted an application
and I want to cancel my application, can I get a refund for my
fees?
No, all application fees are
non-refundable.
20) I will be mailing my application
to your office, if I have not submitted all the correct requirements will my
application be sent back?
Incomplete
applications may be sent back depending on the volume of applications currently
in our office.
FAQ
NICOP
1) What is the fee for
NICOP?
Please visit this page for updated fees for NICOP :
http://pcgv.org/consular-services_NICOP.shtml
2) Do I have to pay separate home
delivery charges for each member of my family?
Yes, the home
delivery charge of C$ 12.00 is per person/per application.
3) To whom the money order for NICOP
is payable?
The fee for NICOP is payable to NADRA
Pakistan.
4) Can I write both address of
Canada in my application for NICOP?
No you are required to give
at least an address of Pakistan.
5) Do I need to print thumb
impression of my minor child in NICOP application?
Yes print the
left hand thumbs of the child in the space provided and write his name in the
signature box.
6) Who can sign the Muslim
declaration in case of minor children?
The Father or mother of
the child can sign Muslim declaration on behalf of child.
7) What is * mark field on NICOP
application?
The applicable * mark fields are mandatory, if you
do not fill in these fields your application cannot be processed
8)My child has National Identity
Card for Overseas Pakistani (NICOP), do I need to apply for his
registration?
No. You do not need to apply for his
registration.
FAQ
Passport
1) I want to apply for Passport what
are the requirements?
There are requirements on our website in the
Passport section, please visit this link : http://pcgv.org/consular-services_passport.shtml
2) When I apply for Passport
renewal, will my previous Passport be returned to me?
Yes it will.
3) I’m submitting 3 Passport
applications can I combine the fees onto one Certified Cheque, Money Order or
Bank Draft?
Yes you may. Since the fees are all payable
to “Consulate General of Pakistan” you may combine the total fees for all
Passport applications onto one Certified Cheque or Money Order.
*Please note if you are applying for NICOP at
the same time a separate Certified Cheque , Money Order or Bank Draft must be
made as NICOP applications are payable to “NADRA Pakistan”.
4) I do not have Computerized
National Identity Card (CNIC) or National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistani
(NICOP), can I apply for Passport.
You can apply for manual Pakistan Passport
along with other required documents, a restricted validity passport for one
year will be issued with the conditions that you will apply for NICOP. Once
NICOP is issued the same passport will be extend for normal validity of five
yours from the date of issue without any fee.
5) I am applying for Passport for my
child and myself, do I have to fill out a separate form for my
child?
Yes you do. If you are applying for a separate
Passport for your child you will have to fill out a separate form for your
child. Therefore you should end up with 2 application forms filled out, one for
yourself and one for your child.
6) Do you issue Machine Readable
Passports (MRP)?
The Consulate General Vancouver at present only
issue manual passports. Applicants desirous of MRPs may kindly contact
Consulate General of Pakistan at Toronto.
7) If I need to get a Machine
Read-able Passport how can I obtain one?
If you need a Machine
Read-able Passport you may get one from the Toronto Consulate by applying in
person. The Toronto Consulate is the only Consulate in Canada that is currently
issuing the Machine Read-able Passport.
8) I have a valid visa on my
Passport, when I apply for renewal will you cancel the Passport? Also if you
cancel it can I still use the visa?
Will the visa be cancelled?
If you have a valid visa on your
Passport we will cancel that Passport but will mention on the new Passport that
you have a valid visa. Please note the cancellation of the expired passport
does not automatically cancel a valid visa.
You should be able to use the visa and carry
both the Passports at the same time; however it is recommended that you check
with the concerned Consulate/Embassy for most up to date
information.
We will not cancel your visa.
9) I have only 6 months validity
left on my Passport; can I still use this Passport to travel?
Yes
you may use this Passport to travel as long as your Passport is valid for the
complete duration of travel.
10) My passport is still valid for
one year. Can I apply for renewal of Passport?
You can apply for renewal of Passport when
there are less than seven months remaining in its expiry.
11) I heard that some Countries
require Machine Read-able Passports, what Countries can I travel to with my
Manual Passport?
We do not have the entry requirements for other
Countries, you may check with the concerned Consulate/Embassy for such
information.
12) Can my child still travel if
his/her appearance is changed on his/her Passport?
Children may
still travel on his/her Pakistan Passport even if the Passport was issued when
they were 6 months old and they are now 3 years. As long as the Passport is
valid it is not an issue.
13) I have a Manual Passport that is
still valid and need a Machine Read-able Passport what can I
do?
Applicants may convert from Manual to Machine Read-able
Passport even if the Manual Passport is still valid for 2 years, however you
will have to pay the fees for Machine Read-able Passport.
You cannot convert from Machine Read-able
Passport to Manual Passport if your Machine Read-able Passport is not expiring
within 7 months.
The previous Passport will have to be
cancelled, if applicant has valid visas or immigration stamps on the previous
Passport we will stamp on the new Passport that there was visa/immigration
documents on previous Passport.
If you need to use the visas or immigration
stamps you may carry both expired and valid Passports at the same
time.
14) I want to apply for Passport and
Registration of Child at the same time; can I mail everything in one envelope
to your office?
Yes you can.
FAQ Police
Clearance
1) How long it will take for my
Police Record check from Pakistan?
Since the Police Clearance
Certificate is issued after clearance from Pakistan, it may take up to 16-20
weeks.
2) Why my Police check is taking so
long?
If you have not provided the correct/complete living
address of Pakistan then your Police check may return un-verified or take
longer than usual.
FAQ Registration
of Child
1) What is the reason for
registration of children?
To provide immediate services in
absence of Child Registration Certificate (CRC) or National Identity Card for
Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP) like issuance of Pakistan Passport or endorsement
on parent passport.
2) What is Child Registration
Certificate (CRC)? Is it the same as the Registration of Child?
No. The CRC is issued by National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
and this is a permanent document and Child Registration is a temporary document
to provide services of immediate nature.
3) What is the age limit for
registration of child?
Children born to Pakistani national
parents can be registered with the Consulate General within six months from the
date of birth.
4) My husband/wife
is a foreign national can I apply for child registration?
If one
of the parents is Pakistani national, he or she can apply for child
registration.
FAQ
Visa
1) I want to apply for a Visa what
are the requirements?
There are requirements on our website in the
Visa section, please visit this link :
http://pcgv.org/consular-services_visa.shtml
2) How long will it take including
courier delivery to get my Visa back?
We do not include the courier delivery in our
processing times. For example if you apply for tourist, visit or family Visa on
Canadian Passport it will take us usually 3 business days to process upon
receiving your documents. Please note that some visa applications might take
longer to be processed. On the 3rd business day we will send out your
documents.
You may check with your courier service to see
how long it takes to ship from our office to your home, and opt for a service
that is best suited to your needs.
3) I’m submitting 3 Visa
applications can I combine the fees onto one Certified Cheque , Money Order or
Bank Draft?
Yes you may. Since the fees are all payable to
“Consulate General of Pakistan” you may combine the total fees for all Visa
applications onto one Certified Cheque or Money Order.
*Please note if you are applying for NICOP at
the same time a separate Certified Cheque , Money Order or Bank Draft must be
made as NICOP applications are payable to “NADRA Pakistan”.
4) What is the duration of stay on
Tourist/Visit Visa?
Duration of stay is determined on case to
case basis after examining the application and attached documents.
5) I need an urgent visa; if I send
it to you will I get it back in time?
If you need an urgent visa you may send us your
application with a letter explaining your situation and if you have booked your
flights you should include the dates you are travelling in that letter(copy of
flight details may also be attached). That will help our office determine the
urgency of your situation so we can have your documents back in
time.
*Please note not every urgent situation is
considered and it depends on the emergency.
It is recommended that you use a faster courier
service like Purolator, DHL, UPS DHL or Fedex if you have an emergency and
choose the fastest delivery service possible for the area in which you
reside.
6) I want to apply for a Visa; will
I be guaranteed a Visa?
Visa issuance is decided by the issuing
authority, you may apply and it will be up to our office if we will issue you a
visa or not. It is recommended that you do not book your flights prior to
getting your visa issued.
7) Can the validity of my visa be
extended?
Once a visa is issued we cannot extend the visa. If
you need a longer stay period in Pakistan you, may apply for a new visa before
you go and we will cancel the current visa or you may extend the visa in
Pakistan 15 days prior to the expiry. Please note extension of visa in Pakistan
is not guaranteed and is up to the concerned office.
Any office of Directorate General of
Immigrations and Passports can extend your
visa(http://www.dgip.gov.pk/Files/Home.html), there is an office in every city
in Pakistan.
The single/multiple visa is extend-able only
once in Pakistan 15 days prior to the expiry; if your visa has been extended
once in Pakistan you will have to exit due to the expiry of the second
visa.
8) My passport is valid for less
than six months. Can I apply for Pakistan Visa?
Your passport
must be valid for more than six months at the time you apply for Visa. You are
required to renew your passport and then apply for Pakistan Visa.
9) What is the processing time for
processing of visa for expatriate Pakistanis?
The normal visa
processing time is three business days, however this may vary from case to case
basis after examining the application and attached documents. Please note that
Visa on Indian passport will only be issued after clearance from
Pakistan.
