Government of Pakistan has acceded to the Hague Convention on 9th March 2023 Abolishing the requirement of legalization
for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention) of 1961. The convention
shortens the public document authentication process to a single formality i.e.,
issuance of an authentication certificate called as ‘Apostille’ by the
designated authority of the country where the document was issued. Thus,
Foreign public documents authenticated by Apostille can be directly presented
to the concerned authorities without any other attestation requirement. As a result, documents originally granted in Pakistan will be
accepted by 121 member countries. Documents issued in the 121 member states
will also be accepted by the government of Pakistan.
What are the new modifications?
Joining the Hague Apostille Convention, eliminates the requirement for
the legalization of documents such as birth certificates, marriage certificates,
education certificates and degrees in Hague member
states. Individuals who require an attested certificate for immigration
purposes in Pakistan including educational, marriage and birth
certificates, can now utilize a simplified process with reduced processing
times.
Benefits of the modifications:
Individuals are no longer required to have their certificate attested by the Pakistan Embassy, which reduces verification time by approximately one week. For individuals using their marriage and/or birth certificates for immigration purposes, the Apostille stamp will be enough. Similarly, for the certificates, the Pakistan Embassy attestation step will no longer be required. For Pakistan issued documents to be used in the foreign countries, Apostille Stamp from the document issued Countries is required.
Pakistan issued documents to be used
in the UAE:
Procedure includes:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Pakistan
Pakistan Embassy, UAE
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) UAE
Documents Required for the Process:
Original Documents
Passport Copy
