Pakistan

Study entry visa. A foreign student may apply through a Pakistani mission for a study entry visa after the required ministry no-objection and security approvals.

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Study entry visa

An approved study entry visa for up to two years; it does not authorize employment.

Who qualifies

Pakistan’s Directorate General of Immigration and Passports authorizes missions to grant a study entry visa for up to two years to foreign students after a no-objection certificate from the concerned ministry and security-agency clearance.
Pakistan Directorate General of Immigration and Passports, Visa Categories, Student Visa
A study applicant must follow the Pakistani mission’s document and filing instructions for their place of application; the published national category does not itself waive ministry or security clearance.
Pakistan Directorate General of Immigration and Passports, Visa Categories, Student Visa

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

It could fit.

Study entry visa needs admission to a qualifying course; the course and your passport then decide it.

What would settle itYour admission and the course’s eligibility under the destination’s rules.

Every option that fits your family

Not legal advice.

What it takes.

Time: The mission issues the study entry visa after the ministry no-objection certificate and security-agency clearance reach the file.
Cost: Consular visa fees and education costs depend on the applicant and course.
The hard part: Admission and the ministry no-objection and security approvals needed before issuance.

Citizens by 2033.

If your first permit is issued in 2027 and you keep living there, this is the road.

2027
First residence permit
2 years, renewable for 2 years at a time.
2032
Apply for citizenship
With a language test.
2033
Citizenship

Language: Adequate knowledge of a language listed in the Naturalization Rules.
Time away: Residence throughout the twelve months before filing plus at least four years in aggregate during the preceding seven years, with intent to reside or serve Pakistan.
Two passports: It depends on the rules at the time and on your home country.

Actual lawful residence can contribute to the statutory residence calculation, though citizenship remains a separate federal decision.
How long the decision takes isn’t published; we allow a year.
Whether you can keep your current citizenship depends on the rules at the time and your home country.

The law behind these dates

Living there.

Time you must spend there: The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax: Where you become tax resident follows the days you spend there and where your home is. We map it for your family before you move.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

Start today.

Obtain school admission and the required ministry no-objection, then apply through the competent Pakistani mission.Open dgip.gov.pk ↗
Gather these documents.
- The degree or admission letter, and proof of funds
- Request your FBI Identity History Summary
- Health cover for the move

Postern can run this for you.

$900for your first year as a founding member. Then $399 a year, automatically.One membership, the whole family. Bank accounts and help putting your plan into action are included.

Postern runs it for one adult US citizen applying from the US for university higher education with admission, Ministry and native-country NOCs: online visa, admission and any directed police registration, then extensions while in Pakistan; religious education and family applications are separate.

16 steps, from the first paper to the passport. You do 4 of them: send what we ask for, sign, and show up. We run the rest, and keep every permit renewed on time. Opening your bank accounts there is included, whether you move now or keep the plan ready. Government fees, record fees and other costs you approve are extra.

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