Pakistan: visas, documents and safety

Pakistan at a glance

Key information to orient yourself in the country: current situation, essential facts and useful guidance.

Local time (UTC+05:00)

05:28:34

November 1, 2026

Capital

Islamabad

Data status

Up to date

17.2 °C

Partly cloudy

High 25.7°

Low 17.0°

Precipitation 0 mm

Wind 1.5 m/s

Today · Nov 1

Partly cloudy

17.0° / 25.7°

Precipitation 0 mm

Tomorrow · Nov 2

Clear

17.7° / 25.5°

Precipitation 0 mm

Tuesday · Nov 3

Partly cloudy

17.5° / 18.6°

Precipitation 0 mm

Weather: Islamabad (capital) Official API

Essential facts

Currency: Pakistani rupee (PKR)
Language: English, Urdu
Capital: Islamabad
Population: 241,499,431
Timezone: UTC+05:00

Country overview

The Italian presence in Pakistan brings together essential services, community organizations, official references and cross-country collaboration opportunities to support Italians traveling, living, working or connecting between countries.

Travel in Pakistan

Planning a trip to Pakistan means understanding entry requirements, the documents you need and safety guidance before you leave.

In this guide you will find information on visas for Italian citizens, passport validity, health and safety, along with embassy contacts, consular services and emergency numbers in Pakistan.

Before you leave

Italian passport · citizens of Italy

Entry requirements

Visa rules, permitted stay, required documents and official sources. Always confirm what applies to you before you travel.

eVisa for 90 days

Source and verification date are shown in the card below.

Max stay · 90 days

Pakistan's online visa system says it is open to citizens of 192 countries and that the six GCC countries are not required to apply for a visa; its tourist visa page says citizens of GCC countries do not require a visa to enter Pakistan. The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi lists its requirements for a visit visa, with a fee of Rs. 120 per entry for Indian citizens.

Passport validity: The UK government tells British travellers that to enter Pakistan their passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date of the visa application. The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi says a passport must be valid for at least six months on the date of application for short visits, or for the duration of the visa applied for long-term visits.
Vaccinations: The UK government says that to enter Pakistan you must have a certificate to prove you have had a yellow fever vaccination if you are coming from a country listed as a transmission risk., TravelHealthPro says travellers who intend to visit Pakistan for four weeks or more should be aware that proof of polio vaccination recorded on an International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICVP), given 4 weeks to 12 months before departure from Pakistan, may be required on exit, and that failure to produce an ICVP may result in vaccination on departure.

Entry & documents

Open the «Travel without surprises» checklist for this destination

Safety

Travel advisory: Level 3 - Reconsider Travel

There were no changes to the advisory level or risk indicators. Advisory summary was updated to reflect changes to U.S.

Official source

Source: U.S. Department of State

Health

Official health guidance

World Health Organization (WHO) Viaggiare Sicuri (Italy) CDC Travel Health

Italian offices

3 offices listed

Office

Embassy - Islamabad

Islamabad

Office

Consulate - Karachi

Karachi

Office

Honorary consulate - Lahore

Lahore

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Automated data for information only. It does not replace guidance from local authorities, MAECI or Viaggiare Sicuri.

Data transparency

Sources and updates

Origin, time reference and terms of use for data shown for Pakistan.

Sources and updates

Official references, verification dates and provenance of the information published on this page.

Last institutional source check: 3 Oct 2026, 02:00

Official country sources

Data used on this page

TravelRequirements.info Entry requirements for Italian citizens (Travel tab and /travel hub)

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MET Norway Weather conditions and forecast for the capital

Weather reference: 1 Nov 2026, 00:16 · Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026, 01:00

Official source Terms NLOD 2.0 / CC BY 4.0
GeoNames Capital, coordinates and time zone

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Pakistan

Today in the country

Today · Nov 1

Tomorrow · Nov 2

Tuesday · Nov 3

Essential facts

Country overview