Travelling to Pakistan with expired Pakistani passport?
I'm permanent resident of Canada and my Pakistani passport is expired. I've to travel to Pakistan within a week and I will be travelling on PIA from Toronto to Lahore. So is it ok for me to travel to Pakistan with expired Pakistani passport but with valid NICOP and PR card of Canada.
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Note that getting to Pakistan and getting into Pakistan are two different things.
As a citizen, you generally have the right to enter the country. (This is true for many countries.) Without a valid passport, it may be a little bit harder and more time-consuming to convince the border official that you are in fact a citizen, though.
However, getting to Pakistan will be a problem. Without a valid passport, no airline will allow you to board the flight. If you are denied entry, they need to fly you back at their own cost and pay a fine, so even though you actually do have the right to enter Pakistan as a Pakistani citizen, there is no way for the airline to actually verify this fact without a valid passport, and so they will play it safe and deny you boarding.
In fact, they actually use an automated system for those checks, and you will never have the chance to actually argue your case to a human being. (Or more precisely, no human being you could argue your case to is actually in the position to override the automated system.)
So, in short, while you could technically enter Pakistan, you can't get there, so you will have to renew your passport.
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Can I travel to Pakistan if my Pakistani passport is expired?
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The overseas Pakistanis who have expired NICOP/POC or lost it, they can travel to Pakistan by getting renewal slip of the same from NADRA office.Can I enter with expired passport?
Answer: According to the U.S. Department of State, all American citizens must possess a valid passport in order to exit and re-enter the United States. Trying to return to the U.S. with an expired passport may result in being denied entrance.What happens if you enter a country with an expired passport?
No, you can't travel back to your country on an expired passport if your passport expires while you're away. In fact, if your passport is due to expire before the return flight to your country, you won't be allowed to enter the country that you're visiting in the first place.Can I travel to Pakistan with Expire Nicop,Poc?
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