Pakistani Birth Cert Verification

Hi guys, yes I got the same response that delay due to awaiting verification of certificate. The office is closed untill 2nd Dec so no matter what we do nothing is going to happen until that time.
U can see the speed camera vans r still operational even in level 5 but Immigration service seems to be the most non-essential here.

I got onto chat with them but to every question was the same. Will till lock down is over. Nothing can be done before that. I am just worried if the verification was not processed in 6 months at the time of last application. How will they verify this time ? I was reading here that some one submitted birth certificate after verification from dept of foreign affair and embassy. Any idea if that made any different ?

Made no difference so far, I dont think they even considered the new one.

I hope we will get at least an update after this lockdown.

Certainly we will for sure get an update that the department appologise for the inconvinence but they are still awaiting verification of certificate and service is going to hault again for christmas and resume next year

Any update? please share here regarding the topic

No update?

Nothing yet. Will get update only when passport office will open after Dec 2.

Any body have any idea will passport office start with full capacity as normal in level 3 restrictions or they work with limited capacity like work from home?

No update on website yet. I dont think they can work from home. The real question is if they have done there verifications yet at this stage or is it still going to be same old answer? I cant understand how they can justify delaying an application for 9 month.

No update.
No refund from the first application either. Did anyone else get refund ?
I am hopeless now so not even thinking. Will apply for stamp 6 so that atleast I may be able to travel on my current passport without any issues.

They seems to be operational again but than again our applications r probably burried 600 feet underground so yeah I agree no point hoping.
Also be aware u will need a reentery visa on ur passport as well after stamp 6 in order to be able to travel.

Is on line tracking system working and showing status/progress. I reapplied during restriction level 5 and sent them the documents on the same day but my on line tracker does not show anything about my application except application receiving date.

The tracker is working, they probably havnt looked at ur papers and updated the file yet. It will probably be updated in few days, dont worry our applications r not a priority for them as u would have imagined by now.
Also I contacted them regarding refund for previous application and she just said she will forward this to her supervisor. I must say my exprience with this department is worst ever in life.

Agree. Don’t know how they are running things. No clear answer from chat or phone helpline. Just wait wait and wait.
I have stopped expecting anything now. Will apply for stamp 6 and then reentry visa. I have no hopes from them. May be they wish to cancel our second application too after 6 months and ask to apply again.

I think we all should email the Minister of Foreign Affairs regarding this issue. His email can be found on his website. I will send an email to raise this issue and if he gets enough emails he might look into this. Even in a pandemic this delay can not be justified and we need to raise our voice otherwise people would suffer in future too.

In fact we don’t know the factual position because we just 3 people on this thread may be all other who were effected by this issue previously have already achieved their goal? I believe we can still move and can write anyone who have influence over them. But realistically we should give them little more time at least till Christmas because of level 5 lockdown which is just bit relaxed now and they resumed their duties very recently.

I know of 2-3 more people atleast who r in same situation although I have a very limited friends circle. I know they were closed but the thing is according to them they have already requested verification from Pak authorities and waiting for there response so the process was still going on even though they were closed n either they r not chasing this or they r want to keep us in a loop to show to future applicants as well that anything can happen to them and its there wish to grant or not to grant the passport.

I don’t think so there is anything we can do. I don’t even know what stage is our case now. No fee refunded from first application. Second application again waiting for verification. Can you deny us passport after we are a naturalised citizen?

Guys I am not in this situation myself but just came across this topic so thought I share my thought?
By any chance is most of these people effected my this birth certificate issue are the ones who's birth registration was late ?
For example born in 1980 but birth registration took place in 2001 ?