01For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?
A visa is required: Pakistan missions abroad (except the Mission in Afghanistan) initially grant a 45-day visa.
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02What short-visit purposes does this route cover?
The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the visit purposes this route covers.
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Limits of the record- Searched the Afghan Visa section for a purpose statement for Afghan-origin third-country passport holders; only the 45-day grant and 45-day extension are stated, no purposes.
03What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?
The entry visit visa is granted for 45 days with single re-entry. A further 45-day extension is allowed.
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04What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?
A guarantor/sponsor in Pakistan (a Pakistani national or credible Afghan businessman) with full details must be provided.
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- https://dgip.gov.pk/visa/afghan-visa.php
Such visa may be granted on the provision of guarantor/ sponsor in Pakistan, either Pakistani national or credible Afghan businessman with full details of such guarantor in Pakistan, after consultation with local representatives of security agencies in the Missions abroad or under intimation to security agencies.
05Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?
The visa is initially granted by Pakistan missions abroad (except the Mission in Afghanistan). A further 45-day extension is allowed, granted by the Ministry of Interior under intimation to security agencies.
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These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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