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Urgent Pakistan Visa Help

We urgently need to apply for a Tourist Visa for Pakistan for our drive through Iran,Pakistan to India.

The Pakistan High Commission website (The High Commission for Pakistan in United Kingdom) advises that the following is required...

Duly filled Visa Form
Original passport (valid for at least six months) along with its photocopy
Two recent passport size photographs (with white background)
Invitation letter from sponsor
ID of the sponsor with complete address in Pakistan
Last three months bank statement
Reference letter from workplace
Itinerary, Hotel booking and schedule of visit

We are hoping to apply from the UK.

Has anyone applied for a Pakistan Tourist Visa since Feb 2010 - how did you get an Invitation Letter from a Sponsor? :confused1:
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Ring them and ask what is required. Don't mention anything, just say you want a tourist visa. Think of a safe place on the KKH you may want to visit, just in case they ask.

What is written on a web site and what they require may be two different stories.
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We made a couple of reservations for hotels in Multan & Lahore online, and took the booking confirmations with us today.

It appeared to be OK that we didnt have an Invitation Letter but an Itinerary was needed, and the Reservations probably helped.

Unfortunately after a little wait they decided to refer the application. They asked for vehicle details including; Make, Model, Registration Number.

So we're not sure which way this application will go, fingers and toes are now firmly crossed, and we're hoping that the wait for good news will not be too far away.
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Update....

We're still waiting to hear on the Pakistan Visa.... phoned up yesterday but was told no ETA and still in Pakistan for referral - not sure if wait will be 1 day, 1 week, 1 month or 1 year!

We've got our Iranian & Indian Visas and are aware that time is ticking away on these now before they expire.

.... therefore starting to think about heading off next week, travelling through Europe, etc and flying back to UK to collect the Visa if we are successful!

If unsuccessful....
- could we reapply in Iran?
- would shipping from Iran to India be an option?
- are there other options?

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We got refused by London when our apps were referred. I then went to Birmingham without an itinerancy but a LOI, said I was doing some trecking and said nothing about traveling on motorcycles and got the visas 2 hours later.
These guys will email you a LOI for free Lost Horizon Treks and Tours - Northern Pakistan's friendly, professional tourism experts

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Hey,

We got visa to Pakistan in Italy last June in 30 minutes. The quickest visa ever!!

Tourist are welcome to Pakistan and Pakistani government do finance the programs for tourist development.

May be you have delays with your visa due to recent problems in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Karakorum Higway was closed for a week in May.
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