do i need Visitor visa to visit pakistan: by USC

[KathleenAli 0]

Hiya folks im newbie on this website-i m a USA citizen, do i need a visa to visit my boyfriend in Pakistan?and if yes? how long it takes to get one & any process/ requirements for that?how long will be the visa like 6 months or less , i mean the validity

cheers and happy new year

[NancyNguyen 1,657]

http://www.embassyofpakistanusa.org/consa6.php

[KathleenAli 0]

Thanks , is this link everything how I'm gonna apply for visit visa?

Is this pakistani consulate only in Washington where I'm gonna apply for visit visa and or do they kinda have interview or just grant a visa after applying online.

if we planned to get marry on my visit trip to Pakistan , is it legal as I was on visit visa ,,sorry don't know the law over there

Moreover how can I registered a marriage there ,if we apply for a spouse visa ,what's the process for that.

Any one with spousal visa ,marrying a pakistani citizen please shed some light.

Edited January 1, 2016 by KathleenAli

[1voice1life 11]

Hi! Happy New Year to you. To answer your questions, yes you will need a visa to visit Pakistan. The lengthy of visas vary from 1 month to 6 months( 6 months being you have up to 3 months to travel to Pakistan and once in Pakistan you will have 3 months to stay). I've applied for 2 visas in the USA ( and 2 extensions 1 year each as I used to live in Pakistan with my husband) from the embassy in the DC. It depends on what state you live in but the website will tell you where to send our application to.

The times that I have applied for the visa I was never asked to come for a interview. That was a few years ago and people are saying that its a bit more difficult to get a visa to Pakistan now. The first time I applied it was a visit visa to visit my fiancé (now husband). The second time I applied for a visit and marked family and on the visa it said family visa. But for now you would apply for a visit visa.

Yes you can get married on a visit visa. I believe where they put the NIC number on the nikah they just put my passport number. I know when I had our baby the hospital put my passport Number on all the paperwork.

To apply for a visit visa you should send more things than it says on the website. When I sent mine it sent the application, 4 passport pics, an invitation letter from him staying id be staying with his family and address and phone number, copy if his passport, copy of his NIC. When he writes the letter id have him refer to you as fiancé because I'm not are if they give visas to boyfriends and girlfriends. I also sent my flight itinerary.

They say it can take 4-6 weeks but all the times I applied I got my passport back within 10-14 days.

I don't think Pakistan have a spousal visa. Lived in Pakistan for almost 3 years and never get a spousal visa. What I did was each time my visa was about to expire I just went to get an extension in Islamabad. The extensions are good for a year ( at least mine were).

You register the nikah in the union council or CANTT board. Depending on when you live.

If you have any other questions just message me! Good luck!

[Love To Teach 161]

Hi--I went to Pakistan and married my husband there this past October. He owns a tour company, so I applied for a tourist visa. They sent it back, saying I needed a letter of invitation. My hubby said in all his years of taking tourists around, they had never had to have a letter of invitation. This was summer, and I didn't have enough time to reapply. So, I reapplied my next break (I'm a teacher), this time sending a letter of invitation. This time I got my visa, which was only good for 30 days. We got married there, but it's hard if you are not a Muslim. It took me a solid 6 weeks to get my visa, which was issued from Washington, DC, as I live in TN. My husband says now he can apply for a spousal visa for me, but I'm not sure the number of years it is good for, I think at least 3. It takes a while to get papers translated there, etc. We are just now getting ready to apply for our CR1. Hope this helps...good luck!

[karachiite 4]

if you are in ARIZONA, your Pakistani consulate jurisdiction will be in LOS ANGELES.