Islamabad – If you were planning to get a passport soon, here’s some news you’ll actually like.
From July , 2026, you won’t need to carry cash to the passport office anymore. The government has shut down cash payments completely.
Now everything will be QR code based. You go to the office, they give you a QR, you scan it with JazzCash, Easypaisa, or your bank app, and that’s it. Payment done.
What’s new?
The Immigration and Passports department also rolled out a new mobile app. Through that app you can apply for a passport from home, track it, and even get it delivered. No more running to banks for challan forms or waiting in lines just to pay fees.
Officials say this is just step one. The bigger plan is to shift to e-passports soon. Those will have chips inside, like the ones in Europe, and will be harder to fake.
Why did they do this?
Simple. To cut the drama.
Cash means delays, agents, and “chai pani”. Digital payment means everything is recorded. The government is calling it a move to make things “transparent and fast”.
For people who apply for passports to go abroad for work or study, this could save a lot of time. No more taking half a day off just to pay a fee.
Final Thought
Look, we’ve heard big announcements before and then the website crashes. So let’s see how this actually runs on the ground.
But if it works, this is a solid step. Less cash in offices usually means less corruption. An app means people from small towns won’t have to travel to big cities. And e-passports will make Pakistani travel documents more accepted worldwide.These type of development’s make easy the public life and do not waste the time of peoples in the huge line of passport offices and other government place where peoples get government documents.
It’s not a huge reform, but it’s the kind of small change that makes daily life easier. And honestly, that’s what people need right now.
Getting a passport might finally stop feeling like a punishment.
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