Important Note: Beware of the fake websites of Pakistan e-visa, ivisa which you may come across during google search. Such fake websites must be avoided.
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) is the only official designated authority of Government of Pakistan to maintain the official Website of Pakistan Online Visa System (POVS), which is as under:-
Let us guide you how to apply for Online Visa / E-Visa of Pakistan:-
1. Click on the official NADRA website: https://visa.nadra.gov.pk/
You will see the following screen:-
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Click on left side Continue button of the blue warning flyer/sign of "Attention".
3. You will land at the following screen:-
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Before starting your online application, carefully check whether your country is eligible for Pakistan Online visa service.
Pakistan Online Visa System is now open for the citizens of 175 Countries! Moreover, citizens from 50 Countries are eligible to apply for Visa On Arrival under Tourist Category and the citizens from 95 Countries are eligible to apply for Visa on Arrival under Business Category.
Note: Visa cannot be claimed as a matter of right and issuance of visa is the discretion and prerogative of the Government of Pakistan, exercised through designated authorities and diplomatic Missions abroad. Applicants must plan travel only upon receipt of a valid visa or Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) whichever is applicable.
Scroll down the page and you will see Apply Now button, Click on that Apply Now Button and then you will move to the next page.
4. Next you will see the following page of the website:
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5. When you Click on the Apply Now button of the above screen, you will go to the following screen:-
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The above screen will give you two options:-
a. Create a New Account or b. Log in with Existing Account
If you are applying first time and did not create account before, simply create account. Once you create your account , then repeat step 1 to 5 above and you will again land on the Fourth view of the online visa website screen.
6. After creating your account and repeating steps 1 to 5 and clicking on the option of Log in with Existing Account, you will land on the following web page:-
7. After log in, you will see the following page of terms and condition:-
When you scroll down the above page, you will see the page of Terms and Condition as shown below in picture 6-B:-
Mark the dialog box and click on green button and accept and continue.
7. Then you will proceed to next page of "Start online visa application. Here you will type the country of citizenship of which you hold passport. For example, a U.K. national is applying for online tourist visa, so he should type U.K. as nationality. See picture 7 below:-
 8. In the following page you have to give the category and purpose of visa. This is very important section and you must mention the correct category of visa. If you make a mistake, either your visa will be rejected or you will get a wrong category visa issued which cannot be corrected and rectified later on; and the visa fee is non-refundable. Thus you may both lose money and do not have a proper visa to travel on. So you must be very careful and very clear about the category of visa applying for . In this example, a U.K. national living in Sweden wants to apply for Tourist visa. Normally Tourist visa is always for single entry, only business, family, work, NGO, and Study visas are issued for long term multiple entries.
Important Note: In the "application type", you must type/select Entry. If you make mistake in this option, and you select extension, then your visa will directly go the concerned authorities in Islamabad, Pakistan. The option of extension is only applied if a person is already in Pakistan and he or she has a valid visa and want to extend that visa for stay in Pakistan. So that is why you should be very careful and always Select the option of Entry whenever you apply for visa from abroad outside of Pakistan. Some people make this mistake because they think that they had earlier a visa and visited on that visa but expired and now they want to apply for extension. So never make this mistake, and always select the option of Entry whenever you apply from outside Pakistan, no matter if you had earlier a visa and that visa expired or used.
Please see the picture 8 below.
9. When you complete all the steps of the application, in the last step of application you will be asked to upload the documents. See the picture of the web page of uploading the documents as picture 9, below:-
 10. You should select all the documents one by one and then upload them. Before uploading the documents or picture, it should not be more than 350 kb in size. Only JPEG and PNG format are accepted by the system. To upload the documents, see picture 10, below:  11. After uploading all the documents , you will see the following picture 11, then you need to click on the declaration dialogue box and then click save and continue:- 
12. After completing the application, you will land on the review page of picture 12 below. Because after submitting your application, you cannot modify or edit it and your visa may either be rejected or may be invalid due to your mistake. Here you can review all the information. However, You must review the following information very carefully:-
a. Your name and its spelling/Last name and given name as written on your passport
b Your passport Number
c. date of issue of your Passport
d. date of validity of your Passport.
e. Category of your visa, for example, family, business, tourist, work
f. number of entries, single or multiple entry
g. date of travel and date of departure.
13. Next you will go to the final page of payment. Keep in mind that for payment, only visa and master cards are accepted. You will see the following page as picture 13 and you need to click on the payment. See picture 13 below:-
14. After filling up the Credit Card information and submitting your payment, the following message will be pop up. See Picture 14 below:-
Very important to note that many people make mistake here and when they see the above message, they close the application window and think that their application has been submitted. This understanding is absolutely wrong. The above message is only proof of your payment and you will also receive an email that you have paid successfully. Kindly do not close the application window and just close the above window of payment only.
When you close the above payment confirmation message, you will see the last page of application and you must submit your application.
15. To submit your application, you will see the last page of your application, see picture 15 below:-
16. In the last, when you see the following page saying your application submitted successfully, then it means that you have completed the process successfully. Please see picture 16 below:-
Moreover, you will also get a notification of successful application submission, in the following format as Picture 16-A:-
17. To confirm that your application has been submitted successfully, when you log in to your user account which you had created at the beginning of your application, click on the dashboard , and check in the receiving, if you see that there is one application or as much as you submitted are visible in the receiving folder, it means that your application has been submitted successfully. Please see picture 17 below:-
Also note that when your visa is issued, you will see your application in the above dash board as completed. In process are those applications which are incomplete and have not yet been submitted .
After issuance of your visa, you will receive a notification of visa approval in the following format as Picture 17-A.
18. When you get notification of Visa approval, you can download your visa grant notice by logging in to your user account, go to the dashboard, and click on the download in front of your visa application reference Tracking I.D which consists of 11 digit looking like: 88000132700. The visa Tracking I.D. is always start with 88 . Download your Visa Grant Notice and print it out and that is it, and you have now proper valid visa to travel to Pakistan.
However, before travelling you must check your particulars on the Visa Grant Notice that all your particulars are correct.
When you log into your account, you will see your dashboard in the following format, please see picture-18 below:-
19. Click on icon of "Existing applicant" of the above dashboard. Then click on the completed icon, under Application Inbox in red colour, then you will see your dashboard in the following format, please see Picture-19 below:-
Then click on the download in the red right column of the dashboard, and your visa grant notice will be downloaded.
The specimen of Visa Grant Notice will be in the following format as picture-19-A as under:-
Similarly, if your visa is refused or rejected, even then you will get a notification in the above manner informing you, that your visa has not been granted.
In case, you have any query regarding your e-visa, you must contact the Department of NADRA at their contact available at: https://visa-nadra.gov.pk/contact/
The above contact information will also have to come to you by email for acknowledgement of your visa application.
When contacting with NADRA regarding your visa, always mention in subject your e-visa application Tracking I.D. which starts from 88 and consists of 11 digit.
Troubleshooting
Sometimes during filling up your online visa application, you may log off and may see the screen in the following format. Do not worry, simply log in again to your user account and keep continue your visa application from where you left over.
Very Important to note that whenever you complete any part of your online visa application, click on save and continue button to keep your application saved.
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Your feedback is very important to improve this post further if you have faced any difficulty to understand it, please let us know. Frequently Asked Questions/Confusion (FAQ)Q. Can I apply for online visa from a third country of which neither I am resident nor a national?A. No, you must be legal resident of the country where applying for visa or national of that country. A tourist is not a resident. Q. I am an Italian national and now on tourist visa in Sri Lanka, can I apply for tourist visa to Pakistan in the High Commission of Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka? A. No, you should apply for online visa either to the Embassy of Pakistan in Rome or where you legal resident, a tourist is not a legal resident. Q. Can I use my single entry visa if it is still valid and I have used it once. A. No. A single entry visa is exhausted once you use it irrespective of the fact if it is still valid. Only multiple entries visa can be used multiple time till its validity. Q. I have a three months single entry visa for 30 days stay valid from 01 April, 2020 to 30 June, 2020. However, I want to travel to Pakistan on 20th June, 2020, can I still stay for 30 days while my visa will expire on 30 June, 2020. A. Yes, The period of three months validity of visa is the period during which you can travel. While your stay starts from the date of entry into Pakistan. So if you enter Pakistan on 20 June, 2020, you can stay upto 20 July, 2020 which is 30 days. Many people confused about it. So the time of stay is always starts from the date of entry not from the date of issuance of visa. Q. I am a Pakistani origin but my Pakistani Origin Card (POC) has expired, can I apply for family visit visa? A. Yes, you simply need to upload either copy of your expired POC, NICOP, MRP, old Pakistani Passport or birth certificate. If you have any one of these documents even expired or old one, jut upload copy of that and apply for family visa. Please do not upload any driving license or other foreign country identity card or document. Upload any document which can prove your link/relationship with Pakistan. Q. I need urgent online visa, can I apply for Visa on Arrival? A. Yes , you may if you are eligible for Visa on Arrival, please see list of eligible countries for Visa on Arrival on the website main page. However, it is advisable to apply to the Embassy where you live or which accredited to your country. Sometimes, F.I.A. Immigration authorities of Pakistan taking long time or may reject your visa. Q. I have applied for a Business Visa on Arrival, can I travel if I did not receive Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA)? A. No, you cannot travel without having ETA, you may be either denied entry or deported. You must have a valid ETA. It is advisable to apply to the nearby Embassy or High Commission or Consulate General of Pakistan in your country of citizenship or legal residency. Q. I am an employee of NGO, can I apply for online visa to the Embassy of Pakistan in Sweden? A. Yes, you can apply for online Visa. However, Visas for NGO, INGO, Missionary are processed by the Ministry of Interior, Islamabad, Pakistan and not by the Embassy or High Commission or Consulate General of Pakistan. Q. I am a diplomat and would like to go for a diplomatic assignment to Pakistan, can I apply for online visa? A. Yes, you can apply for online visa for diplomatic assignment. However, your visa is processed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad, Pakistan and not by the Embassy or High Commission or Consulate General of Pakistan. Q. I applied for online visa of Pakistan and fulfilled all the requirements, but my visa was refused, Why? A. Visa cannot be claimed as a right and can be refused and denied without assigning any reason by the concerned authority of Pakistan. Even if you have a valid visa, you may be refused entry into Pakistan by Immigration authority if they are not satisfied or on security ground. Q. I am Sikh of U.S. nationality and want to go for Religious tourism to Nankana Sahib in Pakistan, can I apply for online visa? A. Yes, you can apply for online visa as a Sikh Yatree. Q. How can i get E-Business Invitation Letter (E-BIL)? A. You can get detailing information about E-BIL at the link here:https://ebil.nadra.gov.pk/
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