The federal government has notified revised office timings for passport offices during the month of Ramadan.
As per the notification released on Monday, the Immigration & Passports Headquarters and its regional offices will be open from 09:00 am to 03:00 pm, Monday through Thursday.
Meanwhile, on Friday, the offices will remain open from 09:00 am to 12:30 pm.
During the holy month of Ramadan, Regional Passport Offices, Executive Passport Offices, and Passport counters will still handle passport applications and distribute passports according to the following timetable.
- Monday to Thursday: 09:00 am to 01:00 pm
- Friday: 09:00 am to 12:00 Noon.
The government raised the fees for Machine Readable Passports (MRPs) by a significant 50% last week. The new fees started on March 7, 2024.
The Directorate General of Immigration & Passports (DGI&P) announced that starting from March 7, 2024, any new passport applications will have to pay the updated passport fee.
Following are the increased passport fees:
