Duly filled and signed Visa Application Form

Original passport valid for at least six months along with its photocopy

Two recent passport size photographs with white background

Sponsorship letter from Pakistan

Copy of sponsor’s Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC) / 

Reference letter from UK employer. Those who are not in employment will provide copy benefit letter, Job Centre letter or Pension letter

UK proof of address with its photocopy (Utility bill, Council tax bill, or Full UK driving license)

Applicant’s last month’s bank statement with photocopy

Duly filled and signed Visa Application Form

Original passport valid for at least six months along with its photocopy

Two recent passport size photographs with white background

UK valid residence visa with its copy (if applicable)

UK proof of address with its photocopy (Utility bill, Council tax bill, or Full UK driving license)

Marriage Certificate along with its copy

Reference letter from UK employer. Those who are not in employment will provide copy benefit letter, Job Centre letter or Pension letter

Spouse’s Pakistani Passport and NICOP/CNIC card along with copy

Duly filled and signed Visa Application Form

Original passport valid for at least six months along with its photocopy

Two recent passport size photographs with white background

Sponsorship letter from sponsoring company OR department in Pakistan

Reference letter from UK employer

UK proof of address with its photocopy

Applicant’s last month’s bank statement with its photocopy

Foreign companies based in Pakistan need to provide proof of their registration with relevant bodies in Pakistan

NGOs also need to provide registration with one of the following departments:

• Economic Affairs Division (EAD), Pakistan

• Ministry of Interior, Pakistan

Duly filled and signed Visa Application Form

Original passport valid for at least six months along with its photocopy

Two recent passport size photographs with white background

Job offer letter from employer in Pakistan

Recommendation letter from Board of Investment, Pakistan

UK proof of address with its photocopy

Applicant’s last month’s bank statement with its photocopy

Duly filled and signed Journalist visa application

Original passport valid for at least six months along with its photocopy

Note: Applicants applying for multiple entry visas, or those who plan to film a documentary in Pakistan, may not turn in the original passport. They will be asked to bring their original passports for visa stamping once their approval from Islamabad comes through.

Recent passport size identical photographs with white background:

• For Single or Double Entry Visas – Two photographs.

• For Multiple Entry and Documentary making Visas – Two sets of Visa applications in original, duly filled in and signed along with Six photographs.

• Proof of Residence – Utility bill, bank statement or driving licence etc.

Journalist Visa Computer Proforma .

Undertaking (one page download).

CV of individual / team members.

In case applicant is a Cameraman or Photographer, detail of equipment to be carried.

Letter of recommendation from the media organization clearly mentioning:

• Programme / Purpose of visit in detail.

• The company will bear all expenses during visit.

• Undertaking that applicant will restrict himself / herself to news reporting / news coverage / sports coverage only.

• In case of travelling to Afghanistan (from Pakistan), Please confirm that the applicant(s) will not go to Afghanistan by road.

• Undertaking that the applicant(s) will NOT go to following areas during stay in Pakistan:

  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (formerly the North-West Frontier Province)

  • Tribal Areas (Now part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province)

  • Balochistan Province

Duly filled and signed Visa Application Form

Original passport valid for at least six months along with its photocopy

Two recent passport size photographs with white background

A letter from both Gurdwara Parbandhak Committees in UK and Pakistan

Reference letter from employer

UK proof of address with its photocopy

Applicant’s last month’s bank statement with its photocopy

Duly filled and signed Visa Application Form

Original passport valid for at least six months along with its photocopy

Two recent passport size photographs with white background

A Note verbale from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)

Duly filled and signed Visa Application Form

Original passport valid for at least six months along with its photocopy

Two recent passport size photographs with white background

Original ticket up to the country of final destination with its photocopy