Consular Affairs

TIMINGS

Monday to Thursday: 8:30 AM to 2 PM

Friday: 8:30 AM to 12:30 Noon

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad and all its Camp Offices at Peshawar, Lahore, Karachi and Quetta do not attest either the
contents or the genuineness of the document. They only countersigns the attestation made by other authorities like the educational
certificates which have to be attested by IBCC and Higher Education Commission etc. The Ministry, thus, verifies the signatures of
concerned attesting authorities. These documents include:
Documents issued by various authorities of central, provincial and local government which are intended to be used abroad or
submitted in Foreign Missions in Pakistan
Documents verified/attested by our Foreign Missions which are intended to be presented in Pakistan
Further, the Ministry only attests documents in Urdu and English versions. Document or its translation in any other language other
than English is not attested. Applicants may get their attested documents translated from the Translation Centres, approved by the
concerned diplomatic Mission, in Islamabad and submit directly to the Embassies.
Documents once attested, will remain valid forever and hence will not be re-attested.

Attestation made by the Camp Offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Lahore, Quetta, Peshawar, Karachi has the same weightage
and authenticity as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad and hence, will notbe re-attested.

Photocopy or translation of any document will be attested when original document is presented or it is attested by a gazetted officer of
BPS-17 or above.

OFFICES/Authorised FOR ATTESTATION

The Ministry provides consular services at it's Headquarters in Islamabad as well as at its Camp Offices in the four provincial capitals.
Addresses and telephone numbers of these offices are as follows:

Office Address Tel. No.

S. No.
1. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Constitution Avenue , Islamabad 051-9207895
051-9056524
2. Camp Office Karachi, Main Shahrah-e-Faisal, Adjacent to FTC building 021-9204989
Karachi . 021-9206690
3. House No: 82-Shadman-II, Lahore 042-99268247
042-99268249
4. Camp Office Peshawar, No. 66-C-1, University Road, University Town 091-9218126
Peshawar
5. Camp Office Quetta, Room 28, 2nd Floor, Block 07, Civil Secretariat 081-9203155
Balochistan, Quetta

PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENT BEFORE SUBMISSION of the documents to MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

NATURE OF Attestation PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS
DOCUMENTS Stamp (Rs)
(available from
Post Office)
1. Nikah Nama (Urdu) Rs. 5 Seal of Nikah Registrar; copy may be issued by concerned Secretary Union Council or
Chief Officer or Tehsil Municipal Officer or Executive Officer of Cant Board.
2. Birth Rs. 5 Issued by Secretary Union Council or Chief Officer or Tehsil Municipal Officer or
Certificates(Urdu) Executive officer of Cant Board.
3. B. Form(Urdu) Rs. 5 Issued by NADRA or old B.form having the stamp of District Registration Officer (in
 original)
4. Character Certificate Rs. 5 Issued by District Police Officer
5. Medical Certificate Rs. 5 Issued or countersigned by Medical Superintendent of any Govt. Hospital
6. Death Rs. 5 Issued by Secretary Union Council alongwith ID card Cancellation certificate issued from
Certificates(Urdu) NADRA or the concerned registration office.
7. Divorce Rs. 5 Divorce Certificate should be issued by Chairman Arbitration Council of the Area or the
Certificate(Urdu) Court judgment regarding dissolution of marriage should be presented for attestation.
8. Unmarried Certificate Rs. 10 Affidavit from Parents and an unmarried certificate from Secretary/Nazim Union Council
Affidavit Union Rs. 5 should be attached with the affidavit.
Council Certificate
9. ID card Cancellation Rs. 5 Issued by NADRA or District Registration Officer.
Form (Urdu)
10. Driving License Rs. 5 Original Driving License has to be presented at the counter alongwith NOC issued by
concerned License Issuing Authority. Only original NOC is attested. Copy of CARD
driving license is also attested.
11. School Leaving Rs. 5 School leaving certificate of Class I-IX countersigned by District Education Officer and
Certificate (Urdu) Class X attested by Inter Board Committee of Chairman (IBCC).
12. Secondary School Rs. 5 Attested by IBCC
Certificate
13. Higher Secondary Rs. 5 Attested by IBCC
School Certificate
14. Diploma of One year Rs. 25 These certificates first have to be attested by National Training Bureau (NTB).
duration and short
courses
15. Bachelors and Masters Rs. 25 Attested by Higher Education Commission (HEC).
Degree
16. Degrees/Diploma Rs.25 All the documents have first to be attested by the Ministry of National Regulations and
Certificates relating to Rs. 5 Services. The MBBS degree has to be attested by HEC.
Medical professionals
PMDC Reg., etc.
Experience Certificates
17. Diploma of Rs.25 All Nursing related documents first have to be attested by the Ministry of National
Paramedical Rs. 5 Regulations and Services.
professionals,
Nursing Diplomas etc.
Experience
Certificates)
18. Succession and Rs. 10 Issued by the Civil Judge of the Civil Court.
Guardianship
Certificate
19. Special Power of Rs.60/- per Power of Attorney should be presented alongwith Succession Certificate and Guardianship
Attorney from Pakistan executants, Certificate. To get the attestation the executant(s) has to be present in person to sign the
to person Abroad upto a Power of Attorney or it should be registered with concerned Sub-Registrar of the Revenue
Maximum of Department.
Rs.240/-
20. Power of Attorney Same as above Person authorized in Pakistan has to appear in person with original ID card to get the
from Abroad to a Power of Attorney attested from MOFA.
person in Pakistan
21. Documents relating to Rs. 35 Attested by the concerned Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
commerce/trade
22. English translation of Rs. 25 Translation from the approved translation house by the concerned Embassy/Department
all above mentioned will be accepted.
documents
WHO CAN PRESENT DOCUMENTS AT MOFA

The applicant himself or his family member with authority letter;

The person presenting the documents on behalf of his relative is required to show his/her original ID card/Passport/Driving
License/University Card/School Card/Domicile/Office Card or any of his valid ID.
If no family member of the applicant is residing in Pakistan, the applicant is required to produce an authority letter duly signed by our
Mission abroad to the authorized person to be brought at the counter alongwith other related documents.
TIMINGS FOR RECEIVING AND RETURN OF DOCUMENTS
The documents needing attestations can be submitted at consular office window on the given timings. The attested documents are
likely to be returned to the applicants after two hours of their submission.
DOCUMENTS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR ATTESTATION

The following documents in original as well as the copies of these documents are not attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as
these do not fall under the purview of the Ministry:
Passports
Domicile
ID card
Documents related to immoveable property (i.e Registries of the plots and agriculture land)

Drop Box Facility for Attestation of Documents at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its Camp Offices

In order to facilitate the general public, following courier companies have been authorized to receive documents for attestation (except
Power of Attorney) from Ministry of Foreign Affairs and all its Camp Offices located at four provincial headquarters. These are TCS,
Gerry's, OCS, UPS, Leopards.

This Ministry will receive documents in respect of Rawalpindi / Islamabad and its suburbs. Documents from other cities will be
received by the respective camp office.
a) Service Charges:

Rs. 100/- In City (Rawalpindi-Islamabad, Karachi, Quetta, Peshawar, Lahore)

Rs. 200/- Out-City (Any city other than mentioned above)
i. Service charges shall be inclusive of all taxes.
ii. No additional service charges/hidden charges shall be admissible.
iii. The service Charges are for each applicant/case and not for each document.
Note:Expenditure on stamps to be affixed on documents will be borne by the applicant.
b) Loss of Documents by the Courier Companies:
i. The Courier Company shall be responsible for the total cost of reconstruction of any documents whether damaged or lost.
ii. Any cost involved in transportation/lodging of the person whose documents are damaged / lost shall also be borne by the Courier
Company.
iii. No additional charges shall be levied on the affected person whose?documents are damaged /lost.
The general public is requested to make use of the drop box facility. However, before submitting your documents please make sure
that these are in order and fulfill all the requirements. Details are mentionedabove and also available with the concerned courier
companies.