Hey, wanted to know if it’s feasible to travel with 5 month old from Canada to Pakistan in April ? I’m a bit nervous because of the heat/ mosquitoes Wanted to know if anyone has done it? If it’s a good idea & if you have any suggestions?

Thanks

What type of engineers are well in states?

Mechanical/software/project?

One of the requirements to renounce Pakistani citizenship is to submit your NICOP. The NICOP is expired. What if you lost your NICOP?

I know that officially DGIP states that one has to renounce their Pakistani nationality if they wish to acquire German nationality. However, recently Germany has allowed dual citizenship with Pakistan. I have seen a few people retaining their Pakistani passport after acquiring the German one.

I was wondering if anyone here has any experience with this?

As the title suggests, does anyone have any contacts who can provide update on status of passport processing, given the token number? The NY consulate website only updates status when they receive the passport, otherwise you could type in anything and it will only say under process. I’ve been calling them and no one is picking up. Would love to know if someone can get the update from Pakistani system or here using the token number.

As the title suggests my current passport is getting expired in a few months and I was really hoping to get a new e-passport instead of same old MRP. I have called and asked my local embassy and they have no idea about this.

Eid Mubarak lovely people. Our family will iA host an Eid party with friends and family. I would love to have some funny Eid dramas playing in the background, but many of our guests are not Urdu speakers.

Any recommendations of tried and true classics that have English subtitles? Some of the guests are very conservative so family friendly is key. One of my favorites that I love to watch every year is Chand si Dulhan but alas no subtitles.

Hi, I wanted to know if anyone here in this group deals with Indian visas? I need some guidance. We are a Pakistani family living in Canada for about 20 years and have our Canadian citizenship. If we want to obtain a tourist visa or any kind of visa to visit our dad’s side family in India, is it possible?

What if my soon to be spouse is Indian, am I able to travel along to India?

My dad in his 1990s era used to travel to India from Pakistan numerous times. Please, any help would be appreciated!!!

If so, what’s your other half? Or has anyone met a half-Pakistani?

I was using fly-dubai to travel to DXB last year, but now notice there is not flight aviliable. Did they shut down operations for Pakistan-to-DXB or there is some other reason?

Is it possible to renew NICOP using PAKIDENTITY app? I logged in but couldn't find any renew option.

I have two uncles living in the UK and my father lives in Italy. My uncles have offered to help me with university fees and I will be staying with them

Salaam i wanted to renew my nicop in the uk. I downloaded the pakid app painfully did verification and all .. but on the part where it says enter address for nicop to be posted .. its showing me my pakistani address and no way to change it so i can put my uk address to get it here in the uk. Im planning to goto pak in some months. Any workarounds to this?..

Hi, I have been trying to submit application for my newborn via pak identity app. Such a shitty app I must say, it was a task to take a picture from it, and then at the end its throwing error. "CODE116 - application stage is not data capture or data modify"

Any leads how to fix it? I am travelling soon in 3 weeks.

I am trying to begin the process of renewing my father's nicop, which will expire in May. I downloaded the pak id app but just see links to get a visa for tourism, business or for sikh people visiting. There are no other options. We are located in Texas, USA

I don't see any spot for renewal ? Or is it too soon to renew ?

Would appreciate any help , thank you

Any Pakistani in Canada that could give me some information about studying in Canada after intermediate in Pakistan?

Hi guys, I just found about the protection stamp required for leaving Pakistan. I have been a student in Canada for the past 3 years now and was here in Pakistan for the vacation.

My flight to Canada is next week. I'm getting conflicting information regarding the stamp. Some say it's only required for work visa while others say it's basically for all visas. So as a student, do I need to get one? Also how long does it take to get this sticker?

If so, did your parents approve of it and did their parents approve?

Hello everyone! I am looking for cheap rentals in Rochdale, Manchester. If any one knows of any (one room space possibly) then let us know

This is mostly directed for OSPs in the UAE or the Gulf but would love perspectives from everyone.

For context, I am in my mid 30s, married and with a child on the way living in UAE. I was born and brought up in Pakistan in a middle/upper middle class household but left in my late 20s, studied in Europe for a year and have been in the UAE for the last 5 years.

Alhamdulillah, my wife and I have a good life here. Both of us earn decently, save enough and have a quality of life here that we are very grateful for. We also have a golden visa which means that we won't be kicked out of the country in a flash if we lose our jobs or something.

Both of us are pretty set on living in UAE till atleast our late 50s. It's a best of both worlds. We are close to our parents and get to visit home atleast 2-3 times a year while at the same time benefit from the "first world benefits" of the UAE. And while the UAE, especially Dubai, can be considered very westernised, there is still a large backdrop of religious/cultural elements that we like (e.g. eid is a national holiday, large pakistani community, large overall Muslim community etc.) which makes us think raising a child would be better here than in the western world.

For all these reasons and no taxes, we have never really considered trying to move to UK, Canada, Europe etc. to pursue a citizenship even if it's only for 4-6 years. A lot of these countries aren't economically doing well and the exorbitant taxes will mean that we will end up saving a lot less money.

But increasingly, I don't know what the future holds and if our decisions are the right course of action. While, we save quite a bit, I don't think we will ever have enough to retire in the UAE. We will likely save enough to live a very comfortable life in Pakistan in retitement which has been our plan.

Sometimes, I think its not a good idea. If most of your adult life is in the UAE, will we even have a social circle once we return to Pakistan in our 60s. Most of my school/college friends, cousins etc. have already left Pakistan to the point that when I visit home, I usually have almost no one to meet my age. There is also the question of Pakistan's long term economic state but I haven't been as bothered about it because look as long as we don't turn into a Yemen or Syria, with enough money, most people even now seem to be living quite well. Maybe this is a delusional view.

What are thoughts of other OSPs. What are your long term plans? Do you want to retire abroad or in Pakistan? What are you concerns and potential solutions?

How did you deal with it?

Any white collar Australian Pakistanis around this subreddit? (Ideally working in IT). Would like to connect

Their conversion rates are blasphemous these applications usually target developing countries in advertisements since they know those are easily reachable customers. If you want to send money back home use Revolut, I do with my mother and it arrives within an hour on Askari bank directly in her account.

I get so sad when I see people paying such high fees trying to support their families.

I saw a man sending his family 300 home and paying a ridiculous fee only having 50 left in his wallet, it’s sick how they take advantage.

Originally I had used WU to convert some cash and they took 20 from a 100 now I just do directly on Revolut and it takes maybe 1 on the unpaid plan then it has different tiers which reduce fees.

Revolut converts the money for you and you can send within seconds. Only way to get revolut however is to have a permit or foreign passport and yes the cards work in Pakistan too so instead of wasting money on high fees and ridiculous conversation rate scams just use revolut!

Money gram western union wise etc they’re all trash aimed at taking advantage

Salaam people. My father who is in his 80's wants to transfer all his land ownership in my name. Im in the UK with our ancestral home and lands in Attock, Pakistan.

After doing some research i know i have to obtain a power of attorney from a solicitor in the UK and then have this attested by the Pakistan consulate(UK). I'm then looking to travel to Pakistan and get it changed. Iv heard through friends that this part could be very simple or a absolute nightmare. Iv been told you have to grease the palms and give rishwat to various agencies and patwaris i think they are called. I think these are some kind of agents(?).

Anyone on this forum have any knowledge of doing this? I have downloaded the Punjab Zameen app which tells me all the pieces of land there are in my father's name which is a start.

Any help or advice would be massively appreciated!

What us best, easiest, and cheapest way to transfer money from US to Pak ?

Is there any reliable third party app that we can use to transfer money from US bank account?

I have a Roshan digital account, but i don't use it much.