ISLAMABAD: The Department of Immigration and Passports has announced that there is no change in the fees for renewal of Machine Readable Passport (MRP). These fees vary according to the duration of the passport, the number of pages, and the nature of the processing (normal or urgent).
In Pakistan, the normal fee for a 36-page passport for a 5-year period is Rs 4,500, and the urgent fee is Rs 7,500. The normal fee for the 10-year period of the same passport is Rs 6,700, and the urgent fee is Rs 11,200.
The normal fee for a 72-page passport for a 5-year period is Rs 8,200, and the urgent fee is Rs 13,500, while the normal fee for a 10-year period is Rs 12,400, and the urgent fee is Rs 20,200.
The normal fee for a 100-page passport for a 5-year period is Rs 9,000, and the urgent fee is Rs 18,000, while the normal fee for a 10-year period is Rs 13,500, and the urgent fee is Rs 27,000.
A new schedule of fees has also been issued for overseas Pakistanis. In Saudi Arabia, the normal fee for a 36-page passport for a 5-year period is 84 riyals, and the urgent fee is 140 riyals, while the normal fee for a 10-year period is 126 riyals, and the urgent fee is 210 riyals.
The Department of Immigration and Passports has advised citizens to submit complete documents along with the prescribed fee for passport renewal so that any delay can be avoided.