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Investment ChannelsVisa PolicyWork Visa Policy/ProcedureWork visas are granted to foreign technical and managerial personnel for the purpose of impartingtechnical know-how and skills to the local population. The duration of work visa is two years.According to the visa policy, cases of grant or extension of work visas and conversion of businessvisas to work visas are processed within 4 weeks by Board of Investment (BOI), Islamabad.Procedure• The sponsors registered in Pakistan apply on the prescribed application form along with requisitedocuments to BOI to process their applications. On receipt of completed documents fromsponsors, BOI analyzes the documents and forwards the cases to the concerned quarters for theirviews/comments.• If no adverse report is received within stipulated period of O4 weeks, BOI issues recommendationfor the grant/extension/conversion of business visa into work visa to the Ministry of Interior, Pakistanfor issuance of visa advice to Pakistan Missions abroad/Regional Passport Offices in Pakistan.• If any adverse report is received from the concerned quarters, the work visa is cancelledimmediately.Business Visas for Businesspeople/InvestorsTo facilitate travel and stay in Pakistan for foreign businesspeople and investors, business visa policieshave been considerably relaxed. Pakistan Missions abroad are authorized to grant multiple-entriesvisa of five years’ validity within 24 hours to businesspeople of 66 countries of Business Visa List (BVL),with the duration of each stay restricted to three months and only on production of any of thefollowing documents:• Recommendation letter from Chamber of Commerce & Industry of the respective country of theapplicant.• Invitation letter from business organization duly recommended by the concerned tradeorganization/association in Pakistan.• Recommendatory letter by Honorary Investment Counselors of BOI.• Recommendatory letter from Pakistani Commercial Attaché posted in Pakistan HighCommissions/Embassies/Consulates General abroad.