{"id":6301,"date":"2026-07-18T09:02:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T09:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=6301"},"modified":"2026-07-18T09:02:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T09:02:49","slug":"uae-to-issue-only-e-passports-to-pakistanis-from-july-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=6301","title":{"rendered":"UAE to Issue Only E-Passports to Pakistanis from July 20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ABU DHABI:<\/strong> Pakistan&#8217;s diplomatic mission in the United Arab Emirates has announced that, effective <strong>July 20<\/strong>, only <strong>electronic passports (e-passports)<\/strong> will be issued to Pakistani nationals applying for new passports in the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the diplomatic mission, passport applications submitted at the <strong>Pakistani missions in Abu Dhabi and Dubai<\/strong> will be accepted <strong>exclusively under the e-passport category<\/strong> from the announced date onward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mission clarified that the new policy applies to fresh passport processing and is part of the transition to the country&#8217;s modern e-passport system, which incorporates enhanced security features and internationally recognized biometric technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials also assured Pakistani citizens that <strong>existing machine-readable passports (MRPs)<\/strong> will <strong>remain valid until their expiry dates<\/strong>. Holders of current passports will not be required to replace them immediately, and they may continue using them for travel as long as the documents remain valid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, the diplomatic mission confirmed that the <strong>online passport application service for overseas Pakistanis<\/strong> will continue without interruption, allowing eligible applicants to submit passport requests through the digital platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The introduction of e-passports is aimed at improving document security, reducing the risk of forgery and identity fraud, and facilitating smoother immigration procedures at airports equipped with electronic passport verification systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pakistani nationals residing in the UAE who plan to apply for a new passport or renew an existing one have been advised to use the e-passport service from July 20 onward and follow the updated application procedures issued by the Pakistani diplomatic missions in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement marks another step in Pakistan&#8217;s ongoing modernization of its passport services for citizens living abroad while maintaining the validity of previously issued machine-readable passports until their expiration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABU DHABI: Pakistan&#8217;s diplomatic mission in the United Arab Emirates has announced that, effective July 20, only electronic passports (e-passports) will be issued to Pakistani..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6303,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/438260_867780_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/438260_867780_updates-1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/438260_867780_updates-1-300x171.jpg",300,171,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/438260_867780_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false],"large":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/438260_867780_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/438260_867780_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/438260_867780_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?cat=3\" rel=\"category\">Pakistan<\/a>","tag_info":"Pakistan","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6301"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6304,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6301\/revisions\/6304"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}