Well now, listen up, y’all. You wanna get yourself a Pakistani passport, huh? It ain’t rocket science, but it ain’t like pickin’ apples neither. Let me tell ya what I heard, and you can figure out the rest.
First off, they say you can do it online. Yeah, on that there internet thingy. Says it’s fast. Real fast. You just go online, fill out some stuff, send ’em some papers, and boom, you’re halfway there. They call it “applyin’ online,” sounds fancy, but it just means fillin’ out forms on a computer, I reckon.
Now, they got different kinds of passports, see? Like, if you already got one and it’s ’bout to go bad, you can “renew” it. That’s for folks inside Pakistan or even them what’s livin’ overseas. And if you got a brand new baby, they gotta get a new one too.
- Passport Renewal (Inland or Overseas)
- New Passport (for babies and such)
They built this fancy website for folks livin’ overseas, so they can get their passports sorted out easy-peasy. They call it “Online-MRP,” whatever that means. Sounds like somethin’ the government cooked up.
Before you start clickin’ around on that computer, you gotta get yourself a picture, and dig up some papers. I ain’t sure what papers, but they’ll tell ya, I bet. And listen here, you gotta go to the right website, or you might get yourself in a heap o’ trouble. They say it’s
*.pk/
and don’t go wanderin’ off to some other place, ya hear? The government ain’t gonna help ya if you mess up and give your money or info to the wrong folks.
Okay, so you’re on the website. First thing, you gotta “register.” That just means makin’ an account, like signin’ up for somethin’. Then you gotta fill out a form. They’ll ask ya all sorts of questions, I imagine. Where you was born, who your mama and daddy is, that kind of stuff. And then, you gotta send ’em some papers. They call it “document uploads.” Sounds complicated, but I guess you just gotta take pictures of your papers and send ’em through the computer.
Here’s the steps, simple as I can make ’em:
- Go to that website I told ya ’bout.
- Click on the button that says “Get Started.”
- Make yourself an account. Register, they call it.
- Fill out the form. Answer all them questions.
- Send ’em your papers. Upload them documents.
Now, how long it takes and how much it costs, well, that depends. You can get a passport that’s good for 5 years, or one that’s good for 10. And if you need it fast, you gotta pay more. If you lose your passport, that’s a whole ‘nother story, and it’ll take longer, seems like. They gotta make sure you ain’t lyin’ or somethin’.
They got different prices too. Like, for a regular passport that’s good for 5 years, it costs… well, I heard it’s somethin’ like 7 rupees, but that might be the “urgent” price, I ain’t sure. You better check on that website. They’ll tell ya the real price.
So, there you have it. That’s what I know about gettin’ yourself a Pakistani passport. Just follow them steps, don’t go givin’ your money to the wrong folks, and you’ll be travelin’ ‘fore ya know it.
Remember, this ain’t legal advice or nothin’, just what I heard. If you need real help, go talk to someone who knows what they’re doin’, not some old woman like me.
And one last thing, be careful out there! The world’s a big place, and not everyone’s as honest as they should be. Keep your wits about ya, and you’ll be just fine.
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