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Pakistan Visa Requirements by Passport (2026)

66 of 207 passports can enter Pakistan without arranging a visa in advance: 8 visa-free and 58 with an electronic travel authorization. 134 can apply for an e-visa online. 7 need a visa before travel.

  • Visa-free 8
  • ETA 58
  • E-visa 134
  • Visa 7
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No visa in advance

66 of 207

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Visa-free

8

E-visa online

134

Visa required

7

How to enter Pakistan

What to apply for, what it costs and where to apply.

Pakistan dropped its free Visa Prior to Arrival for 126 nationalities on 1 Jan 2026, so most visitors now need a paid e-visa from the online visa system. GCC nationals were reported as still visa-free.

E-visaPakistan Online Visa (tourist e-visa)

Most nationalities (India cannot apply online)

Fee
Varies by nationality (reported USD 60 for US, UK, Canada; USD 35 for EU)
Valid for
3 months (single entry examples)
Processing
Up to 7 business days
Official site: visa.nadra.gov.pk

Passport validity

At least 6 months

Official entry rules

visa.nadra.gov.pk

Recent and upcoming changes

  1. Free VPA visa suspended

    The free Visa Prior to Arrival for 126 nationalities disappeared from the official portal; applicants are redirected to the paid e-visa. Source

Checked against 3 sources (some details from reputable travel press) on Oct 31, 2026. Rules for Pakistan can change quickly: confirm on the official site before you book.

Passports that can visit Pakistan visa-free

8 passports. No visa or online approval needed. Show your passport at immigration.

Bahrain90 daysKuwait90 daysMaldives90 daysNepal30 daysOman90 daysQatar90 daysSaudi Arabia90 daysUnited Arab Emirates90 days

Passports that need an ETA for Pakistan

58 passports. No visa, but you need an online approval before you board.

Angola30 daysArgentina30 daysAustralia30 daysAustria30 daysAzerbaijan30 daysBahamas30 daysBarbados30 daysBotswana30 daysBrunei30 daysCanada30 daysChina30 daysCosta Rica30 daysFinland30 daysFrance30 daysGermany30 daysGhana30 daysHong Kong30 daysIceland30 daysIndonesia30 daysIran30 daysItaly30 daysJapan30 daysJordan30 daysLithuania30 daysLuxembourg30 daysMacau30 daysMalaysia30 daysMalta30 daysMonaco30 daysMozambique30 daysNetherlands30 daysNew Zealand30 daysNorway30 daysParaguay30 daysPhilippines30 daysPoland30 daysRussia30 daysRwanda30 daysSaint Kitts and Nevis30 daysSaint Lucia30 daysSamoa30 daysSingapore30 daysSouth Africa30 daysSouth Korea30 daysSpain30 daysSri Lanka30 daysSweden30 daysSwitzerland30 daysTajikistan30 daysTanzania30 daysThailand30 daysTonga30 daysTrinidad and Tobago30 daysTunisia30 daysTurkey30 daysUnited Kingdom30 daysUnited States30 daysZambia30 days

Passports that need an e-visa for Pakistan

134 passports. Apply online and get approved before you travel.

Afghanistan30 daysAlbania30 daysAlgeria30 daysAndorra30 daysAnguilla30 daysAntigua and Barbuda30 daysBangladesh30 daysBelarus30 daysBelgium30 daysBelize30 daysBenin30 daysBermuda30 daysBhutan30 daysBolivia30 daysBosnia and Herzegovina30 daysBrazil30 daysBritish Virgin Islands30 daysBulgaria30 daysBurkina Faso30 daysBurundi30 daysCambodia30 daysCameroon30 daysCape Verde30 daysCayman Islands30 daysCentral African Republic30 daysChad30 daysChile30 daysColombia30 daysComoros30 daysCroatia30 daysCuba30 daysCyprus30 daysCzechia30 daysDenmark30 daysDjibouti30 daysDominica30 daysDominican Republic30 daysDR Congo30 daysEcuador30 daysEgypt30 daysEl Salvador30 daysEquatorial Guinea30 daysEritrea30 daysEstonia30 daysEswatini30 daysEthiopia30 daysFiji30 daysGabon30 daysGambia30 daysGeorgia30 daysGreece30 daysGrenada30 daysGuatemala30 daysGuinea30 daysGuinea-Bissau30 daysGuyana30 daysHaiti30 daysHonduras30 daysHungary30 daysIraq30 daysIreland30 daysIvory Coast30 daysJamaica30 daysKazakhstan30 daysKenya30 daysKiribati30 daysKosovo30 daysKyrgyzstan30 daysLaos30 daysLatvia30 daysLebanon30 daysLesotho30 daysLiberia30 daysLibya30 daysLiechtenstein30 daysMadagascar30 daysMalawi30 daysMali30 daysMarshall Islands30 daysMauritania30 daysMauritius30 daysMexico30 daysMicronesia30 daysMoldova30 daysMongolia30 daysMontenegro30 daysMontserrat30 daysMorocco30 daysMyanmar30 daysNamibia30 daysNauru30 daysNicaragua30 daysNiger30 daysNigeria30 daysNorth Korea30 daysNorth Macedonia30 daysPalau30 daysPalestine30 daysPanama30 daysPapua New Guinea30 daysPeru30 daysPortugal30 daysRepublic of the Congo30 daysRomania30 daysSaint Helena30 daysSaint Vincent and the Grenadines30 daysSan Marino30 daysSao Tome and Principe30 daysSenegal30 daysSerbia30 daysSeychelles30 daysSierra Leone30 daysSlovakia30 daysSlovenia30 daysSolomon Islands30 daysSouth Sudan30 daysSudan30 daysSuriname30 daysSyria30 daysTimor-Leste30 daysTogo30 daysTurkmenistan30 daysTurks and Caicos Islands30 daysTuvalu30 daysUganda30 daysUkraine30 daysUruguay30 daysUzbekistan30 daysVanuatu30 daysVatican City30 daysVenezuela30 daysVietnam30 daysYemen30 daysZimbabwe30 days

Passports that need a visa for Pakistan

7 passports. Apply for a visa at an embassy, consulate or official visa center before you go.

ArmeniaBritish National (Overseas)IndiaIsraelIsraeli Travel Document (Teudat Ma'avar)SomaliaTaiwan

Pakistan visa: common questions

Do US passport holders need a visa for Pakistan?

No visa, but US passport holders need an electronic travel authorization before they travel to Pakistan, for stays of up to 30 days.

Do UK passport holders need a visa for Pakistan?

No visa, but UK passport holders need an electronic travel authorization before they travel to Pakistan, for stays of up to 30 days.

Do Canada passport holders need a visa for Pakistan?

No visa, but Canada passport holders need an electronic travel authorization before they travel to Pakistan, for stays of up to 30 days.

Do Australia passport holders need a visa for Pakistan?

No visa, but Australia passport holders need an electronic travel authorization before they travel to Pakistan, for stays of up to 30 days.

Do India passport holders need a visa for Pakistan?

Yes. India passport holders need a visa for Pakistan, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

How long can you stay in Pakistan without a visa?

Most visa-free visitors can stay up to 90 days. The limit depends on your passport, so check yours above.

Does Pakistan have an ETA or e-visa?

Pakistan Online Visa (tourist e-visa) (Varies by nationality (reported USD 60 for US, UK, Canada; USD 35 for EU)): Most nationalities (India cannot apply online). Apply only on the official government site.

How many passports need a visa for Pakistan?

7 passports need a visa arranged before travel, and 134 can apply for an e-visa online. Look up your passport above for the exact rule.

Visa requirements for every destination

Tourist visits only. Requirements come from a dataset compiled in October 2025, with changes since then checked against official government sources on 2026-10-31. Rules change, so confirm with Pakistan's official site before you book and again before you fly.