PakistanStudy
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The route is for foreign students studying in Pakistan; the page does not specify an education level or discipline for the Student sub-route.
Foreign Students studying in Pakistan on proper student/study visa are granted visa/visa extension for one year with one re-entry.
Required documents include an admission/bonafide letter, an NOC from the concerned Ministry of Pakistan and an NOC to the student by the native country. The official source does not define the type of institution or course that must admit the student.
Admission/Bonafide letter
NOC from Concerned Ministry of Pakistan, NOC to the student by Native Country.
The documented conditions are an admission (bona fide) letter from the institution, a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the relevant Pakistani ministry or division (Education, Economic Affairs Division or Health, as the case may be), an NOC from the student's own country (its mission in Pakistan), and security clearance. The Embassy of Pakistan in Paris also asks for a sponsorship letter or bank statement where family accompanies the student. None of these official pages states a tuition, minimum-funds, insurance, attendance or full-time-study requirement for the student alone.
Request of the students is received by the MOI and Ministry of Education. Study visa is granted after obtaining NOC from Ministry of Education/Economics Affairs Division/Ministry of Health (as the case may be) and foreign Mission in Pakistan of the respective country and security clearance.
Admission/Bonafide letter
NOC from Concerned Ministry of Pakistan, NOC to the student by Native Country.
Sponsorship/ Bank Statement (in case of accompanying family).
The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm whether the student may work, the main restrictions and the family position.
Under DGI&P's 'Revision in Study Visa Duration', a Study Entry Visa or Extension is issued for 2 years after security-agency clearance, to be completed within 30 days; extension is granted through the same study-visa process. The Ministry of Interior's entry-visa table and the Embassy in Paris also state 2 years. The same DGI&P page still carries an older statement that students get a visa or extension for one year with one re-entry. No post-study work or residence route is stated.
Study Entry Visa / Extension will be issued for 2 years after due clearance by security agencies within the stipulated time of 30 days.
Pakistan Missions abroad are authorized to grant two years Study (Entry) Visa to Foreign Students after NOC from concerned Ministries and clearance from security agencies.
A Study Visa is granted for 2 years.
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