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Government of Pakistan Introduces New Visa Form
THE GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN HAS INTRODUCED A NEW, MORE COMPREHENSIVE FIVE PAGE VISA APPLICATION FORM.THIS FORM HAS BEEN INTRODUCED WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT AND IS TO BE USED FOR VISA APPLICATIONS BY ALL FOREIGN NATIONALS. ACCORDING TO ACTING CONSUL GENERAL OF PAKISTAN IN SYDNEY MR. HAMID ASGHAR,THE NEW FORM IS AVAILABLE AT THE PAKISTAN CONSULATE WEBSITE: www.pakistan.org.au AND CAN EASILY BE DOWNLOADED BY APPLICANTS. CONSULATE OFFICIALS HAVE RECOMMENDED THAT APPLICANTS SHOULD DOWNLOAD AND FILL IN THE FORMS AT HOME AS THIS WOULD SAVE ON PROCESSING TIME AT THE CONSULATE.
PROVISION OF E MAIL CONTACT ADDRESS HAS ALSO BEEN MADE MANDATORY AS THE CONSULATE HAS STARTED COMPILING A DATABASE OF ALL PAKISTANI AND DUAL NATIONAL RESIDENTS IN THE SYDNEY AND NSW.DIPLOMATIC, OFFICIAL AND MILITARY VISA APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE LODGED WITH THE PAKISTAN HIGH COMMISSION IN CANBERRA. THE VISA FEE REMAINS UNCHANGED AND TWO PASSPORT SIZE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED BY EACH APPLICANT.
