Renewing a Pakistani passport in the UK
Address:
High Commission Of Pakistan
34-36 Lowndes square
London
SW1X 9JN
Nearest Tube station is Knight bridge (Sloane street exit)
I have done my Passport Last week 14 may 2014
Really Easy step to for renew Pakistani passport
I suggest you to go for urgent one
Fee urgent passport :
Urgent passport for 5 years £48 (including every thing)
Urgent Passport for 10 years £92 (including every thing)
Normal passport 5 years £28
THEY ACCEPT CASH AND CARD PAYMENT AS WELL
Few information About Embassy:
- There is a cash machine for Barclay bank around the corner for those who want to pay by cash.
If you are coming outside the London make sure you eat properly just in case if you get hungry bcuz there is no halal food near by.
- From Victoria coach station its 16 mins walk to Pakistan Embassy so that's really helpful for me
- when you reach there you will find for machine readable passport entrance is on back street, its a small street and gate number 8.
- But don't go there and stand there for long, first thing first you need to take a token number which allow you to be first, so when you reach there you will see a white tent stay on the gate for this tent when they open that gate go inside and take a 1st available token if you number is 1 or 2 or 3 whatever than go to back street and stand there, even though i suggest you if you have got your ticket in you hand you don't need to stand in Que bcuz they open the back door for MRP(machine readable passport) exactly at 10, does not matter if there is a Que of 100 people in front of you.They will announce a token number any way.
- for parents with child i suggest them if possible husband can go early 8 o clock take a token for their family and asked their family to join him at 10 o clock otherwise child will get irritated bcuz of cold they dont have any thing for heating.
- Always make sure that if you want your passport send out to your address buy the prepaid envelop in advance and take that with you bcuz there is no post office,near one is almost half an hour walk.
- I suggest you for the people coming outside from London to take a mega bus night coach service, its little bit extra but they give you a bed to sleep so when u arrive to Victoria road you will get enough sleep in bus and feel fresh.
- About the public toilet i have not seen any but i think they should have got inside the building.
- Write down your address on your prepaid envelope in advance and also put your name on top of your address,and also fill up send address which you will find in this blog on top.
Documents:
- Your Original previous passport
- Your Original valid Visa card (if its a card type visa)
- Your Original N.I COP OR SHANAKHTI CARD (identity card)
- Copy you your passport name page
- copy of your valid visa
- copy of your NI COP or Identity card
- Full fee
- Your self as you cannot apply for anyone else Thats all
Process:
- when they open the door on back street no 8, you will go inside find a seat and if its full just stand there, they will call your token number,you will go to counter he will check all the documents you need and ask you what one you apply for so make sure u decided early what one you looking for and than he will give you a receipt to go and pay on UNITED BANK counter which in the same hall.
- You will pay for your passport fee .They accept only cash or only Card payment, They don't accept half and half.Like half payment from card and half from cash. NO
- Than you will go upstairs and you will find 2 windows they will call you by your number as well, asked you to give finger prints RIGHT HAND THUMB PLUS RIGHT HAND FINGER, THAN LEFT HAND THUMB PLUS LEFT HAND FINGER that's all,They will attach your all documents and asked you to go to room which is on the same floor just few steps.
- The officer will be sitting here and calling you by your name, you will go to his desk he will ask you few question,general question and than he will do attach your envelope with your bundle of papers, if he did not do that ask him to do that,or otherwise he will call someone and ask him to do this for you, According to me this point you will find a little irritated all process is easy but only on this counter you will feel hope less bur its always depend.they will take extra 10 mints for no reason.
Thats all guys good luck
any thing in mind ask me Thanks
