A Major Pay Boost for Passport and Immigration Staff:

The IMPAS Allowance for Immigration and Passport Department employees has now been approved at a full 100% rate, giving a substantial financial lift to one of Pakistan’s busiest public-facing departments. On 21^st July 2026, the Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan, issued an office memorandum confirming the Federal Government’s approval of this allowance on running Basic Pay, effective from 1^st July 2026.

Unlike a simple flat-rate top-up, this allowance is calculated on each employee’s running Basic Pay as it stood on 30th June 2026, and the notification specifies that the resulting amount shall stand frozen going forward. That detail matters because it means the allowance won’t automatically rise with future increments; it locks in at the level tied to that specific date.

The notification, issued under reference No. NO-F-14(5)R-3/2026, comes with six specific conditions covering tax treatment, leave admissibility, pension calculations, and overseas postings, and has been addressed to the Secretary of Interior for implementation across the Immigration and Passport Department.The Notification Describes;

Government of Pakistan

Ministry of Finance

No. NO-F-14(5)R-3/2026

Islamabad, the 21^st July, 2026

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:           Grant of 100 Percent IMPAS Allowance on Running Basic Pay as on 30-6-2026 to Immigration and Passport Department

                   The undersigned is directed to refer to the subject noted above and to convey that the Federal Government has approved grant of IMPAS Allowance at the rate of 100% of the running basic pay as on 30.06.2026 to the employees of Immigration and Passport Department, with effect from 01.07.2026, and shall stand frozen.

2. This allowance will be granted subject to the following conditions:

1. It shall be subject to Income tax;
2. It shall be admissible during leave and entire period of LPR except during extra ordinary leave;
3. It shall not be treated as part of emoluments for the purpose of calculation of Pension/Gratuity and recovery of House Rent;
4. It shall not be admissible to the employees during the tenure of their posting/deputation abroad;
5. It shall be admissible to the employees on their repatriation from posting/deputation abroad at the rate and amount which would have been admissible to them had they not been posted abroad;
6. Disparity Reduction Allowances shall be discontinued w.e.f. the date of grant of this allowance.

3.                     The expenditure involved shall be borne by the organization from existing budget, no additional funds will be demanded from Finance Division on this account.

SO (Regulation-III)

What Employees Need to Know About the New Allowance:

For staff of the Immigration and Passport Department, this 100% IMPAS Allowance represents one of the more significant salary enhancements in recent memory, but the fine print in the notification matters just as much as the headline figure. Because the allowance is pegged to running Basic Pay as on 30th June 2026 and then frozen, employees should understand that future promotions or increments will not automatically increase this particular allowance unless a fresh notification is issued.

The conditions attached are equally important for day-to-day administration. The allowance is taxable, continues through normal leave and LPR (except extraordinary leave), but is excluded from pension, gratuity, and house-rent-recovery calculations. Employees posted or on deputation abroad will not draw this allowance during that overseas tenure, though it resumes at the correct domestic rate upon repatriation, so nothing is permanently lost by serving abroad.

One notable administrative change is the discontinuation of Disparity Reduction Allowances from the date this new allowance takes effect, meaning employees should expect that allowance to disappear from their payslip as the IMPAS Allowance is introduced, rather than receiving both simultaneously. Staff with questions about how their individual pay will be affected should consult their department’s accounts section, referencing notification No. NO-F-14(5)R-3/2026 dated 21^st July 2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How is the 100% IMPAS Allowance calculated?

The IMPAS Allowance is granted at 100% of an employee’s running Basic Pay as it stood on 30th June 2026, effective from 1st July 2026, and this amount then stays frozen rather than rising with later pay increases.

Does the IMPAS Allowance count toward pension or house rent recovery?

Yes. The notification specifically fixes 11.89% per annum for conveyance purchase and house-building loans and advances for FY 2025-26.