Pakistan has its consular office located in New York. Pakistan consulate works in liaison and under the supervision of its embassy which is in Washington D.C. Pakistan Consulate is involved in various diplomatic functions and provides several vital services to the citizens. Let’s know more on, ‘Pakistan Consulate New York’.
Consul General
Ayesha Ali holds the office of the Consulate General in New York since 2015. She has a master’s in international public policy from the John Hopkins Institute in the United States.
Her extensive professional experience includes but is not limited to being the:
• Director (China), Ministry of Foreign affairs, Islamabad
• Political Consular in New Delhi High Commission of Pakistan
• Director (America), Ministry of Foreign affairs, Islamabad
• Director (Audit and Accounts) and Organisational Director in the Ministry of Foreign affairs, Islamabad
Consulate Officers of Pakistan in New York
• Nawab Adeel Khan (Consular HOC)
• Talat Mehmood (Consular of Trade and Investment)
• Muhammad Usman Anwar Goraya (Consular of Community Service)
• Mashriq Hussain Kiyanai (APS to Consul General)
• Khurram Abbas Raza (Officer In-charge of MRP)
Services provided by the Consulate of Pakistan, New York
The consulate provides several services to its citizens living in New York. The services include:
• Attestation
• Birth Certificate
• Birth Registration
• Police Clearance Certificate
• Notarization
• Passport
• Visa
• Online Appointment Portal
• Forms
• NADRA
• Shipment of Dead body
• Renunciation
Attestation
The consulate provides the attestation services for the educational and legal documents to its citizens. It has a nominal fee that must be paid for attestation of the documents. The regular processing fee is eight dollars
Birth Certificate
Birth certificates are issued through an official procedure with the necessary documents. The processing fee is five dollars and for an urgent certificate it is ten dollars
Birth Registration
Children under the age of one year are eligible for birth registration and the processing fee is five dollars.
Police Clearance Certificate
Consulate provides the police clearance certificate to its citizens from the relevant police station in Pakistan. The consulate just acts like a liaison to provide clearance and in no way is involved in the clearance process.
Notarization
The consulate provides the notarization service to its citizens. The consulate officer oversees the signing of the affidavit or the power of attorney forms. The processing fee varies per document. It starts with eight dollars on one executant, 16 dollars for two executants, and twenty-four dollars for three or more executants.
Passport
The consulate provides Machine Readable Passport (MRP) with a validity of five years or ten years. Moreover, it addresses the issues regarding the lost passport and provides services to its citizens in all matters related to passports. The processing fee for MRP varies:
• Regular (5 years validity) for forty-six dollars
• Urgent (5 years validity) for one hundred and twenty dollars
• Regular (10 years validity) for sixty-nine dollars
• Urgent (10 years validity) for one hundred and eight dollars
Visa
The consulate provides visa services for the citizens of more than 191 countries. It has a visa policy that varies from country to country. The consulate provides the services and guidance for visa application and process.
Online Appointment Portal
The consulate has an online appointment portal for the citizens. It has a selection bar for the process and service that the person is looking for to apply. The calendar underneath then displays the available days for that process. The person can then select a suitable date and day for their work.
Forms
The consulate provides online forms for each process. These forms can be easily downloaded and filled by people for their specific process.
NADRA
NADRA provides an online id card process for overseas Pakistani citizens. The consulate can provide necessary guidance and help in this process if necessary.
Shipment of Dead Body
Mr. Nawab Adeel Khan is presently the consulate officer that processes the shipment of the dead body of Pakistani citizens from America to Pakistan. A list of documents that is available online, is required for the process.
Conclusion
The consulate also deals with the renunciation of citizenship of Pakistani citizens. Certain documents are required whose list is available online on the consulate’s website. The processing fee is thirty dollars.
FAQs
Q1: When can I visit the Consulate of Pakistan in New York?
Ans: The consulate is open from Monday to Friday (9 AM till 5 PM)
Q2: What is the emergency contact number for the consulate of Pakistan in New York?
Ans: Mr. Nawab Adeel Khan (Cell: 646-712-0292)
Mr. Muhammad Usman Anwar Goraya (Cell: 917-213-5695)
Q3: What is the location of the Pakistan Consulate in New York?
Ans: Consulate of Pakistan in New York is located at 12 East 65 street near the Central Park Zoo
Q4: What is the difference between embassy and consulate?
Ans: Consulate is subordinate to an embassy. An embassy is located in the capital of a country and the consulate is located in other major cities of the country
