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Employer-sponsored work visa. A foreign national with a Pakistani job offer can apply for a work visa through the government e-Visa portal, with an employer-backed file.

Free, with the law behind every answer

Employer-sponsored work visa

If approved, a multiple-entry work visa stated by the Board of Investment as valid up to two years for entry or extension.

Who qualifies

  • A Pakistani company employing an expatriate submits a new or extension work-visa application on the e-Visa portal; the worker needs a valid job offer.
    Pakistan Board of Investment, Work Visa
  • For a registered-company job, provide a passport, photograph and employer letter showing salary and assignment duration or sponsorship guarantee; further company, contract and qualification documents may be requested.
    Pakistan Board of Investment, Work Visa
  • When applying outside the passport country from a third country, upload proof of legal residence there.
    Pakistan Board of Investment, Work Visa

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

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Does it fit your family?

One question, from the program’s own rules.

Do you have a binding job offer in that country?

Not legal advice.

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What it takes.

Time
Board of Investment states a four-week processing period; a returned application restarts that period on resubmission.
Cost
Government visa fee depends on nationality and visa term; employer and document costs are additional.
The hard part
Obtaining a genuine employer offer and complete SECP/company sponsorship documents.
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Citizens by 2033.

If your first permit is issued in 2027 and you keep living there, this is the road.

  1. 2027
    First residence permit

    2 years, renewable for 2 years at a time.

  2. 2032
    Apply for citizenship

    With a language test.

  3. 2033
    Citizenship
Language
Adequate knowledge of a language listed in the Naturalization Rules.
Time away
Residence throughout the twelve months before filing plus at least four years in aggregate during the preceding seven years, with intent to reside or serve Pakistan.
Two passports
It depends on the rules at the time and on your home country.
  • Actual lawful residence can build the twelve-month plus four-of-seven-year naturalisation test.
  • How long the decision takes isn’t published; we allow a year.
  • Whether you can keep your current citizenship depends on the rules at the time and your home country.
The law behind these dates
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Living there.

Time you must spend there
The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax
Where you become tax resident follows the days you spend there and where your home is. We map it for your family before you move.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

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Start today.

  1. Have the Pakistani employer file the new work-visa application through the government e-Visa portal.Open invest.gov.pk ↗
  2. Gather these documents.
    • The signed job offer, salary, and recognized qualifications
    • Health cover for the move
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