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Pakistan visa for Canadian citizens

e-Visa

e-Visa · 90 days

Canadian citizens need an e-Visa for Pakistan, applied for online before the trip. It covers stays of up to 90 days. Everyone without a Pakistani ID needs a visa, applied for in advance on the official NADRA online visa portal. Several regions, including Balochistan, most of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Afghan border areas, are under "avoid all travel" advice.

Official details are shown in English.

Status
e-Visa
Max stay
90 days
Last checked
30 October 2026

What it means in practice

90 days is about three months. If you arrive on 1 November 2026, your last legal day is 29 January 2027, because the arrival day is day one. Use the stay calculator for your own dates.

How Pakistan counts your stay: As granted by your visa; overstaying can bring legal action or a re-entry ban. With an expired visa, apply online for an exit permit before leaving.

Before you go

Official details are shown in English.

  • Pakistan Online Visa System — Cost: Depends on nationality and visa type. Apply on the official site
  • Pakistan online visa (NADRA) — Before travel; Depends on nationality; shown on the portal and paid online by card. Apply only on visa.nadra.gov.pk, not through agents. Your passport must be valid at least 6 months from the application date. Journalists may need to submit and follow an itinerary. Official site

At the border

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  • Passport valid at least 6 months beyond your planned departure
  • Make sure your passport is stamped on arrival: leaving without the stamp is difficult
  • Importing alcohol or pork is illegal
  • Yellow fever certificate if arriving from a risk country

How to avoid overstaying

  • Go by your stamp or visa. The date the officer gives you is the one that counts, even if it is shorter than the maximum.
  • Plan to leave a day or two early. With 90 days, book your exit before the last legal day so a cancelled flight doesn't push you over.
  • Extensions. Our data has no extension route for Pakistan; plan to leave on time or arrange a different visa in advance.
  • What overstaying costs. As granted by your visa; overstaying can bring legal action or a re-entry ban.

Good to know

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  • Staying more than four weeks: you must show proof of polio vaccination received within the last 12 months when you leave.
  • Holders of a valid NICOP/SNICOP (overseas Pakistani ID) can enter without a visa and stay indefinitely.

Questions

Do Canadian citizens need a visa for Pakistan?

Canadian citizens need an e-Visa for Pakistan, applied for online before the trip. It covers stays of up to 90 days.

How long can Canadian citizens stay in Pakistan?

Up to 90 days, according to Bordr's data. As granted by your visa; overstaying can bring legal action or a re-entry ban. With an expired visa, apply online for an exit permit before leaving.

What do I need at the border in Pakistan?

Passport valid at least 6 months beyond your planned departure; Make sure your passport is stamped on arrival: leaving without the stamp is difficult; Importing alcohol or pork is illegal.

When was this checked?

Bordr last checked the entry rules for Pakistan against official sources on 30 October 2026. Rules change: confirm with the official source before you travel.

Sources and last check

Entry rules for this destination were last checked against official sources on 30 October 2026. Visa-free days come from the passport matrix in the Bordr app, corrected where the official rules differ.

This page is general information, not legal advice. Entry rules change and border officers have the final say. Check the official government source for your destination before you travel.

Includes visa data from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), retrieved 1 November 2026; Bordr's official-source checks take precedence.

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