DGIP stops passport fee payments through IBFT, IBAN and PSID

ISLAMABAD: The Directorate General of Immigration and Passports (DGIP) has made it mandatory for applicants to pay passport fees exclusively through the designated Raast QR code.

In a public notice, the DGIP said passport fee payments would be accepted only after scanning the designated Raast QR code.

The department clarified that payments made through Interbank Fund Transfer (IBFT) using an International Bank Account Number (IBAN), or through a Payment Slip Identification (PSID) via Passport Fee Asaan, would not be accepted.

“Passport fee payments will be accepted exclusively through scanning the Raast QR code,” the DGIP said, urging applicants to use only the designated payment method.

The department advised applicants to ensure that passport fees were paid through the designated Raast QR code to avoid any inconvenience.

The development comes days after Federal Minister for Law and Justice Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar directed the relevant authorities to make the verification process for passports and other essential documents of overseas Pakistanis faster, simpler and more efficient.

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He issued the directions while chairing a meeting of the Committee on Passport Rules, attended by officials from the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Passport Department and other relevant institutions.

Tarar said overseas Pakistanis were a valuable asset to the country and stressed the need to further improve existing procedures to facilitate them.

He directed the development of an integrated system for the timely verification of travel documents and other essential documents of overseas Pakistanis, with the aim of making the record-verification process faster and simpler.