Work Visa — Entry

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

The route is for foreign citizens with a valid job offer for employment in Pakistan; the official page does not identify a specific occupation or skill level.

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Citizens of foreign countries who have a valid job offer and meet the requirements are eligible to apply for this visa.

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

Employer involvement is central: employing companies submit the work-visa application, and the applicant must provide an employment letter or agreement from the employer/company.

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The companies employing expatriates are required to submit their work visa application on the E-Visa portal
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Employment letter from SECP registered company showing salary and duration of assignment/ appointment or sponsorship / guarantee letter from company

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The decisive professional feature stated by the official source is a valid job offer, with employer documentation showing salary and the duration of the assignment or appointment. No occupation, salary threshold, or shortage-list rule is stated.

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Citizens of foreign countries who have a valid job offer and meet the requirements are eligible to apply for this visa.
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Employment letter from SECP registered company showing salary and duration of assignment/ appointment

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

DGIP policy lists the entry work visa as 'Individual/Family', but the official source does not define whether family members receive a dependant visa, nor does it state the work permitted or any tie to the employer.

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Limits of the record

The source does not define whether family members get a dependant visa under this heading.
Permitted work and any tie to the employer are not stated.

https://dgip.gov.pk/visa/categories.php
Work Visa-Entry (Individual/Family):

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

DGIP policy: Pakistan missions approve entry work visas of up to 3 months (single entry) within 48 hours. BOI's page states 'Entry/Extension: 2 Years (Multiple Entries)' and '4 weeks (For Entry/ Extension)'. Extension can be applied for by a holder of a valid Pakistan visa residing in Pakistan.

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Limits of the record

DGIP (3 months single entry) and BOI (2 years multiple entries) state different entry durations.
No longer-term residence direction is stated.

https://dgip.gov.pk/visa/categories.php
Pakistan Missions abroad will receive and approve request for entry work visa up to 3 months (single entry) within the stipulated time frame of 48 Hours under intimation to ISI, IB and FIA.
https://dgip.gov.pk/visa/categories.php
Entry/Extension: 2 Years (Multiple Entries)
https://dgip.gov.pk/visa/categories.php
4 weeks (For Entry/ Extension)
https://dgip.gov.pk/visa/categories.php
Extension: You can apply for a visa extension if you posses a valid Pakistan visa and you are residing in Pakistan.

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Work Visa — Entry

What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

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