ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister of Pakistan Syed Yosuf Raza Gillani
launched an investor-focused and interactive Online Work Visa
Application for the investors to get the work visa without delays and
documentations.
On the occasion, Prime Minister of Pakistan
said that the new service is leading the BOI towards the automation of
investment procedures. In order to improve the work efficiency of BOI,
to provide better services to investors, contemplating to invest in
Pakistan, the initiative of visa online would help to avoid
unnecessarily delays in providing services and support to the
investors, he further added.
Apprising of the work visa online,
Chairman, Board of Investment Saleem H. Mandviwalla said, it will
lessen the hassle of long documentation and delays in issuing a visa to
the investors and they will submit and process visa application online
and would also be able to view the application’s status as it is
changed by the BOI staff.
In this way, investors can work
legally in Pakistan for their companies that are the subject of the
investment. They can travel freely and stay on a prolonged basis with
unlimited two year visa extensions. He further said, soon Ministry of
Interior and other stakeholders involved in the visa process would be
linked to the visa online service of BOI to provide the visa
immediately. Online
