Recent Updates and Announcements 

• Machine Readable Passport (MRP), update for October 19 2016 
  
  Directorate General of Immigration and Passports (DGIP) has set up an online service for Pakistani citizens around the world to apply for renewal of Machine Readable Passport online. Please visit this page to apply and for all the required information : http://onlinemrp.dgip.gov.pk/ 
  
  Those who require assistance may contact DGIP directly.

  Categories for new, amendment and lost MRP applications must be submitted to the Consulate General of Pakistan in person.

  The Consulate General of Pakistan in Vancouver is still accepting MRP applications for those who are appearing in person. You may apply in person under the renewal category as well as new, amendment or lost.

• National Identity Card  for Overseas Pakistanis ( NICOP) and Pakistan Origin Card applications (POC), update for February 16 2016 
  
  NADRA has launched web based application system for processing of NICOP/POC applications in order to facilitate Pakistani expatriates.

  As a consequence, this Consulate has stopped processing of manual NICOP/ POC as of September 2015. In view of the above, the Consulate would be constrained to provide any assistance with regard to NICOP/POC. The applicant may directly visit the website of NADRA: id.nadra.gov.pk/
  

• General Guidelines, December 3 2015

  Due to numerous telephone inquiries, at times it becomes difficult to respond to all queries on telephone. The applicants are, therefore, advised to go through the website of the Consulate to find answers to their queries which have mostly been addressed there. In case any further clarification about the status of application is required, the applicants may preferable communicate through email  which would be immediately responded to.  

• Establishment of Overseas Pakistanis Commission, Punjab -Updated June 5, 2015