Passports: Online appointment system launched

ISLAMABAD: Acting consul-general of Pakistan Samar Javed has said that the Pakistan Consulate in Dubai has launched an online appointment system for passport and identity card renewals. Talking to Khaleej Times, Samar Javed said that the appointment system will cut the waiting times for community members, it shows a waiting time of one-minute each between the four-step process to put in the application. He said that initially, the system saw a soft launch on July 29, now will be fully functional for Pakistanis residing in Dubai and the Northern Emirates. “The system will help streamline appointments for passport and identity card renewals as well as make it easy for foreign nationals applying for a Pakistani visa,” he said.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 2^nd, 2016.

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