Amendment in Jurisdiction Under Rule 6 of Passport Act 2021 – Notification
Notification / OM No.
No.8/1/2019-Policy (B)
Dated:
31-October-2024
Notification Issued By:
Directorate General, Immigration & Passports (Headquarters), Government of Pakistan
MOST IMMEDIATE
No.8/1/2019-Policy (B)
Government of Pakistan
Directorate General, Immigration & Passports
(Headquarters)
Islamabad, 31st October, 2024
To,
- The Director/ Zonal Head
Immigration & Passports,
KARACHI, LAHORE, MULTAN,
RAWALPINDI, QUETTA, PESHAWAR.
- ALL PASSPORT ISSUING AUTHORITIES AT HOME & ABROAD
Subject: AMENDMENT REGARDING JURISDICTION UNDER RULE 6 OF PASSPORT ACT 2021
The National data is digitally accessible and verifiable, therefore, in order to facilitate passport applicants nation-wide, a proposal for amendment in the Rule 6 of Passport Rules 2021 has already been forwarded to Ministry of Interior.
2. The same has been vetted by Law Division as well as CCLC for kind consideration and seeking approval of the Federal Cabinet and the same is likely to be notified, shortly.
3. Now, the Director General Immigration & Passports has directed that relaxation in jurisdiction policy shall be provided by all Passport Issuing Authorities at Home to facilitate the passport applicants nation-wide. All Zonal Heads are hereby directed to implement the same in true letter and spirit, as per following revised Rule 6 of Passport Rules 2021:
“6. Jurisdiction: Every Citizen of Pakistan may apply for Passport Services from any Passport office irrespective of their address recorded in the Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC)/ National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP) Child Registration Certificate (CRC).”
4. Foregoing in view, henceforth no passport services should be denied merely on the basis of address/ jurisdiction.
5. This issues with the approval of Director General Immigration & Passports.
Assistant Director (Policy-I)
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