- E-passport facility extended to all passport offices in Pakistan.
- Implementation starts on August 16th.
- Fee details for various e-passport options provided, including page count and validity periods.
The Directorate General of Immigration and Passports has expanded the provision of E-passports to all passport offices throughout Pakistan.
An official announcement stated that this service would commence on Wednesday, August 16th.
Regarding the fee structure for different categories, the department outlined the costs for various e-passport options. A 36-page e-passport with a 5-year validity will incur a fee of Rs. 9,000 for normal delivery and Rs. 12,000 for urgent delivery.
Furthermore, a 72-page e-passport will have a regular fee of Rs. 16,500, while an urgent 72-page e-passport will cost Rs. 27,000.
In terms of a 10-year passport with 36 pages, the standard fee is set at Rs. 13,500, whereas the urgent fee is Rs. 22,500.
For a 72-page ten-year valid passport, the normal fee is Rs. 24,750, and the urgent fee is Rs. 40,500.
The authority also clarified that the passport fee for machine-readable passports will remain unchanged. A machine-readable passport with 36 pages will cost Rs. 3,000 for a 5-year validity and Rs. 5,000 for normal and urgent delivery respectively.