How to Renew Pakistani Passport in Canada

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Statistics show that there are over 215,000 Canadians of Pakistani origin living in Canada. In 2017, Pakistan was Canada’s sixth-largest source of immigrants and the 15th largest source of students. Many are still Pakistani Passport holders and the need to renew is inevitable. With the information gathered from the Consulate General of Pakistan in Toronto, we’ve put together some detailed instructions to help you renew your passport with ease. If you are applying for renewal of your machine-readable passport and it has expired or its validity is less than 7 months from now, the information below is just for you.

10 Steps to Renew your Pakistani Passport from Canada

Step 1

Go to the official website then click on the “Get Started” button

Step 2

Register for an account. All required codes will be sent via email. If you have previously registered, just log in using your registered Pak-identity “Username” and Password.”

Step 3

Create an application for the renewal of your machine-readable passport and provide details for your application. Then, you will be asked to provide your address for delivery.

Step 4

Pay the fee using a credit card or debit card. Make sure to thoroughly review the information and guidelines because there is a no refund policy against any application initiated/submitted for issuance of a machine-readable passport.

Step 5

Provide personal information and then your present and permanent addresses

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Step 6

Upload your photo. Make sure that you follow all the guidelines as explained in the photograph tutorial.

Step 7

Upload the supporting documents as required by the application.

Step 8

Print and download the form then capture your 4 fingerprints by following the given instructions

Step 9

Set the scanner at 600 DPI, JPEG/JPG and grayscale then scan and upload the form.

Step 10

Review the information. If it’s all good, sign the declaration and then proceed to submit the application.

All of the information listed in this article was gathered from the website of the Government of Pakistan, Directorate General of Immigration and Passports.

Hence, any further questions or concerns must be directed to any of the contact information above. We wish you all the best in your passport renewal!