Please send TDS your current valid and signed passport. U.S passport must be valid at least 6 months beyond intended stay and must have at least one blank visa page. If you do not have any blank visa pages in your passport, TDS can assist you in applying for additional pages. If your passport is not valid 6 months beyond your intended stay, you must renew your passport and then we will secure your visa with the new passport. Photocopy of the first page of your passport is required.

Please send 2 recent professional passport-type photographs.
Digital and non-passport photographs are not acceptable.

For children under the age of 12 years old, mothers notarized consent letter conveying no objection to the issuance of a visa to her child must be attached with the visa application form.
For children born in the US please attach a copy of Fathers/Mothers Pakistani passport or CNIC/NICOP and Childs Birth Certificate.

A copy of the applicants Drivers License is required.

Travelers who are visiting friends and relatives should provide an Invitation Letter from the friends or relatives in Pakistan and a copy of the front and back side of their Drivers License.

A Letter of Explanation detailing dates of travel, places of travel and full purpose of travel is required.

Please note: The Pakistan Consulate in Houston TX will process visas ONLY for residents of the following states: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas.

If you do not reside in one of the states listed above please call TDS for instructions.

Visa processing time is a minimum of four weeks, the visa will be issued only when approval is received from Pakistan.

Please forward the completed requirements detailed above to:

TRAVEL DOCUMENT SYSTEMS, INC.,
6201 Bonhomme Road, Suite 187 N
Houston, TX 77036

Urgent applications should be shipped to TDS using only the FedEx Company.
Please use FedEx Priority Overnight. Do NOT ship "First Overnight." This will delay the delivery of your package.

The Pakistan tourist or visa is usually valid for single within three months from date issued, for a stay not to exceed 30 days.

Former citizens of Pakistan, presenting an old Pakistan passport or National ID card, may apply for a multiple entry visa valid up to 5 years.

Other tourist visitors may apply for a multiple entries visa, and, at the discretion of the consulate, it may be approved or a double entries visa may be granted instead. Consular fees, once submitted, are non-refundable.

The Embassy of Pakistan advises that the Visa for employees/associates of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO); humanitarian; missionary organizations, may be delayed several weeks. An invitation from the host organization in Pakistan should also be provided.

Passport must have at least six months remaining validity and contain at least one blank visa page for visa to be issued. TDS can assist with obtaining U.S Passports, whether new issue, renewal, or obtaining additional visa pages for a valid passport.

Your application will be hand carried to the Embassy,visa processing time is a minimum of 5-7 business days, the visa will be issued only when approval is received from Pakistan.

Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP)

By connecting on the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program, State Department will be able to assist you better in the case of an emergency, such as if you lose your passport or it is stolen while you are abroad.