Hello everyone,
I am NOT a citizen of Pakistan but have a Pakistan Origin Card (have the right to stay in Pakistan and have visa free entry into Pakistan, since I was originally a Pakistani but converted to another nationality that does not allow dual citizenship). My Pakistan Origin Card (which is equivalent to a NIC for those with Pakistani originas and is used for all legal purposes in Pakistan) has a Karachi address listed as a permanent address. This was my timeline:
Moved to Lahore from home country to study: Aug 2008- June 2012
Moved back to home country: June 2012-May 2013
Moved to Karachi for work: June 2013-March 2015
Moved back home: April 2015
Visited Pakistan post April 2015 around 9-10 times, with the latest visit being in Nov 2018.
My questions are
1) Should I get one PCC from Karachi (for permanent address on my Pakistan Origin Card) or, since technically my home country is not Pakistan, I should get one from Lahore for the period I studied there (Aug 2008- June 2012) and one from Karachi for the period that I worked there (June 2013-March 2015)?
2) How do i include the dates that I visited? (as I have read that this is important to include). Someone advised that I should either get:
a) one certificate from Karachi (as thats the city for my permanent address on Pakistan Origin Card) that covers the entire time period I was in Pakistan + all visits, therefore from Aug 2008-Nov 2018 (and explain it in a letter of explanation that it covers my visits in travel history) OR
b) one that covers Lahore (Aug 2008- June 2012) and one that covers the time in Karachi + all remaining visits (therefore from March 2013-Nov 2018)
c) any other option since I am not a citizen? For e,g. get police certificates for each and every entry? (would make 11-12 certificates in total)
Please let me know as I am very confused since I am also not a Pakistani national and afraid that if I just get one PCC (as most people do) based on the permanent address on my Pakistan Origin Card, it may look wrong as I had changed my base from my home country to Lahore for 4 years and then Karachi for 2 years (and therefore should get one from Lahore and from Karachi). Also confused if visits are a concern for those who arent technically Pakistani citizens too and on which police certificate to include them on (Karachi or Lahore?) if I am getting two and not just one.
I would appreciate anyone's help as my case is a little different!
Thank you!
I am NOT a citizen of Pakistan but have a Pakistan Origin Card (have the right to stay in Pakistan and have visa free entry into Pakistan, since I was originally a Pakistani but converted to another nationality that does not allow dual citizenship). My Pakistan Origin Card (which is equivalent to a NIC for those with Pakistani originas and is used for all legal purposes in Pakistan) has a Karachi address listed as a permanent address. This was my timeline:
Moved to Lahore from home country to study: Aug 2008- June 2012
Moved back to home country: June 2012-May 2013
Moved to Karachi for work: June 2013-March 2015
Moved back home: April 2015
Visited Pakistan post April 2015 around 9-10 times, with the latest visit being in Nov 2018.
My questions are
1) Should I get one PCC from Karachi (for permanent address on my Pakistan Origin Card) or, since technically my home country is not Pakistan, I should get one from Lahore for the period I studied there (Aug 2008- June 2012) and one from Karachi for the period that I worked there (June 2013-March 2015)?
2) How do i include the dates that I visited? (as I have read that this is important to include). Someone advised that I should either get:
a) one certificate from Karachi (as thats the city for my permanent address on Pakistan Origin Card) that covers the entire time period I was in Pakistan + all visits, therefore from Aug 2008-Nov 2018 (and explain it in a letter of explanation that it covers my visits in travel history) OR
b) one that covers Lahore (Aug 2008- June 2012) and one that covers the time in Karachi + all remaining visits (therefore from March 2013-Nov 2018)
c) any other option since I am not a citizen? For e,g. get police certificates for each and every entry? (would make 11-12 certificates in total)
Please let me know as I am very confused since I am also not a Pakistani national and afraid that if I just get one PCC (as most people do) based on the permanent address on my Pakistan Origin Card, it may look wrong as I had changed my base from my home country to Lahore for 4 years and then Karachi for 2 years (and therefore should get one from Lahore and from Karachi). Also confused if visits are a concern for those who arent technically Pakistani citizens too and on which police certificate to include them on (Karachi or Lahore?) if I am getting two and not just one.
I would appreciate anyone's help as my case is a little different!
Thank you!