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MACHINE READABLE
PASSPORTS
PLEASE NOTE THAT
THE CHICAGO CONSULATE DOES NOT ISSUE / PROCESS MACHINE READABLE
PASSPORTS.
Please check
updated requirements and information at
www.pakistanconsulateny.org
The Government of
Pakistan has introduced Machine Readable Passport (MRP)
for Pakistani Nationals at home and abroad which is as
per ICAO Standards (please visit
www.dgip.gov.pk for details). The Consulate General
of Pakistan, Los Angeles
and New York has
started issuing MRPs from February 2006, being one of
the nine Pakistani Missions abroad issuing MRPs. All
persons possessing valid or expired Pakistani passports
can apply for MRP.
MRP applicants must
possess computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) /
National Identity card for Overseas Pakistani (NICOP)
issued by National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA).
Applicants below 18 years should hold either NICOP or
RG-2 Form / CRC (Child Registration Certificate) issued
by NADRA. (Visit NICOP page)
If there is discrepancy
between the information provided by the applicant and
the data in NADRA's database, the applicant can rectify
the data in the NICOP before applying for MRP. In case
it is not possible due to any reason, the applicant will
be required to produce documents like birth certificate,
matriculation certificate, valid passport, or valid visa
to proof or justify the change noticed in data fetched
from NADRA warehouse. In case of change of a woman's
name due to marriage, the applicant should have her
NICOP/CNIC card changed to the married name before
applying for MRP showing the marital status.
All applicants are
required to apply in person for MRP at the Consulate.
Processing of MRP application includes recording of
biometric data (finger print scanning), photographing,
taking the applicant's personal data and interview for
which personal attendance is mandatory at the Consulate
Concerned.
The passports are being
printed in Pakistan and are sent back to the Consulates.
Thereafter, the applicants can either pick the passports
from their Consulates or can have them mailed for which
they have to provide prepaid certified mailing
envelopes.
Requirement for
Ordinary Passport for applicants: 18 years of age and
above
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Fee US $ 46 as
Money Order or Cashier's Checks payable to Pakistan
Consulate, Los Angeles / New York.
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Documents: Original
NADRA ID card or NICOP and photocopies from front &
back .
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NOC in case of a
Government Servant.
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Old Passport and
its photocopy (1st four pages) either Machine
Readable Passport or manual passport
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Foreign Passport
along with its copies for dual nationality holders
only
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Proof of residence
in the US (copy of green card / visa / work
authorization)
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Any other
documentary evidence required in certain cases for
processing of MRP.
Requirement for
Urgent passport for applicants: 18 years of age and
above
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Fee US $ 120
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Documents: Same
documents as required in Ordinary Passport
Requirement for
Ordinary Passport for applicants: below 18 years of age
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Fee US $ 46
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Documents: Original
Computerized Registration Certificate (CRC) issued
by NADRA and two
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photocopies or
NICOP and its copies
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Parents NADRA ID
Card and its photocopy
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Foreign Passport
along with its copies for dual nationality holders
only
Requirement for
Urgent Passport for applicants: Below 18 years of age
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Fee US $ 120
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Documents: Same as
for ordinary new passport
Requirement for
Lost Passport:
Lost Passport
applications are also accepted. However, passports are
issued after confirmation of particulars of lost
passport by the passport issuing authority, whether
within US or Pakistan or any other place.
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Form-D along with
2"x2" photograph (2)
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Police Report
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Affidavit
Fee
structure for MRPs against lost passports:
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First Time Loss
(Normal):Double fee will be charged (US $ 92)
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First time Loss
(Urgent):Double fee will be charges (US $ 240)
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Second Time Loss
(Normal): Quadruple fee will be charged (US $
185)
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Second Time Loss
(Urgent):Quadruple fee will be charges (US $
480)
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Third Time Loss:
Pakistan Mission abroad will issue emergency
passport for
return to Pakistan with an intimation to Directorate
General Immigration & Passport of Pakistan.
Delivery of
MRPs
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Ordinary MRPs
shall be delivered 15 business days after the
booking date.
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Urgent MRPs
shall be delivered 6 business days after the
booking date.
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MRPs against
lost passport shall be issued after the receipt
of confirmative particulars from the
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initial issuing
authority irrespective of the booking date.
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Passports can
be collected in person between 4:00 to 5:00 PM
from the consulate. Otherwise certified prepaid
self addressed return envelopes may be provided
at the booking time for delivery through mail.
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