Issuance of Passport in Change of Profession (Govt Officers / Officials)

By   March 12, 2019

Govt. of Pakistan, Directorate General, Immigration & Passports (HQs), Notification No. 15/01/2019-Policy (Vol-III) dated 11-3-2019
Issuance of passport to the Govt. Officer/Officials who obtain passports in private capacity being Government employees in concealment of Government Service.

سرکاری ملازمین جنہوں نے اپنا پاسپورٹ بطور پرائیویٹ ملازمت یا کاروبار کا بنایا ہوا ہے وہ اپنا پروفیشن بطور سرکاری ملازمت دس جون ۲۰۱۹ سے پہلے پہلے تبدیل کروا لیں

Directorate General, Immigration & Passports (HQs) Islamabad on behalf of Ministry of Interior has conveyed approval of the Federal Cabinet vide Cabinet Division letter No. 096/CM/2019-D dated 22-02-2019 for the proposal with regard to issuance of passport to the Government Officer/Officials who obtain passports in private capacity being Government employees in concealment of Government Service, as under:-

i) The Government Officers/Officials, who obtained passport in concealment of profession, are advised to approach Passport Offices concerned, alongwith NOC and recoomendations of their respective department to get their passport data rectified and fresh passport issued, modifying profession as Government Service, within three months of issuance of this letter.i) The Government Officers/Officials, who obtained passport in concealment of profession, are advised to approach Passport Offices concerned, along with NOC and recommendations of their respective department to get their passport data rectified and fresh passport issued, modifying profession as Government Service, within three months of issuance of this letter.ii) The Government Officers/Officials, who obtained passport before joining the Government Service are advised to correct their data by applying a fresh passport and producing NOC from their parent departments, within three months of issuance of this letter.iii) In addition to the prescribed passport fee, additional charges of Rs. 5000/- will be levied on defaulting Officer/Officials who obtained passports in private capacity being government servants.iv) On expiry of given date/period of three months, the passports of defaulting officer/officials will be cancelled/blocked by an legal action under the relevant Section of Passport Act 1974 shall be initiated against them by the department concerned through FIA under intimation to this Directorate General.

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