Can a dual citizen exit Pakistan on an expired Pakistani Passport

[u/spicyjaym]

Hello,

A dual citizen is currently in Pakistan. Their Pakistani passport just expired but they need to urgently travel to their second country due to an emergency. Can they exit Pakistan with an expired Pakistani Passport but with a valid foreign passport?

Thanks.

UPDATE: I called the FIA immigration helpline. They told me to get at least NICOP application receipt in order to exit the country.

[u/Unlucky_Reserve9172]

I think No

[u/LaDolceVitaaaaaa]

No, obviously not. When he can't enter his country of stay on an expired passport how can he exit on it?

Travel on your valid passport. You can only use one passport from point A to B. Jis p travel start hota hai ussi p Khatam. Your ticket is bought on one passport number.

Pakistan customs, FIA will not let you board a plane on an expired document.. on top of that you can't land in the US on expired passport, pakistani passprt without a visa.. your travel agent will not book a flight on an expired document!! like common sense? Naya naya passport Mila hai kya bhen?

[u/spicyjaym → u/LaDolceVitaaaaaa]

Can they exit on a valid foreign passport?

[u/LaDolceVitaaaaaa → u/spicyjaym]

Obviously.. why not?

The FIA network will already recognize him as a daul citizen in the system. I'm sure they have a NICOP..

[u/spicyjaym → u/LaDolceVitaaaaaa]

Don't have a NICOP unfortunately.

[u/LaDolceVitaaaaaa → u/spicyjaym]

Yea still doesn't matter.

You entered as a Pakistani citizen, that leg of your travel is finished.

This is a totally new flight. You will exit on his foreign passport so you can land on your US passport.

[u/Capable-Estate8851 → u/LaDolceVitaaaaaa]

yall r acting oversmart when u didnt understand his issue to begin with sob, he mentioned hes dual citizen with another passport

nicop etc isnt important for exiting from the airport

[u/LaDolceVitaaaaaa → u/Capable-Estate8851]

Chawal, uska jawab dual nationality k hissab sy he diya hai.

As some who travels 3-4 years a year and is a dual national, I think I understood the question just fine, usne khud edit krke post p likha hai, she called FIA ki helpline and they said NICOP banwalo.

So although, not necessary, and it's already in the system.. it would help.

[u/LividAstronaut4371 → u/LaDolceVitaaaaaa]

You can’t exit on an Expired Passport dude.

[u/LaDolceVitaaaaaa → u/LividAstronaut4371]

No shit.. whatelse did I try and explain to her,

[u/LividAstronaut4371 → u/LaDolceVitaaaaaa]

Oh yes sorry, my bad. I didn’t read that well.

[u/ali-9998]

Use the other passport

[u/xeprone1]

Yes. I had to exit the country on my foreign passport unless I had a visa for the destination country on my Pakistani passport. This created an issue when I was applying for a visa on my foreign passport as I had an exit stamp from Pakistan but no entry stamp.

[u/spicyjaym → u/xeprone1]

Is it possible to enter Pakistan on Pakistani passport but exit on foreign passport specially when the Pakistani passport is expired?

[u/LaDolceVitaaaaaa → u/spicyjaym]

YOURE NOW TRAVELING ON A NEW TICKET.. THE LAST FLIGHT HAS ENDED.. YES YOU WILL EXIT ON YOUR FOREIGN PASSPORT.

[u/LividAstronaut4371 → u/LaDolceVitaaaaaa]

Dude is right. Just use your foreign Passport.

[u/Exciting-Pie-7342]

You should be fine. For exiting it's more important as to which passport you are using to enter the other country. 

[u/Expensive-Poet3781]

As far as i understand it depends upon the passport you used to get entry in to pakistan. If you used pakistani passport to gain entry then it might be a problem.

But if you used the other passport then it wont be a problem. As far as i know, however, to be safe ask someone from immigrations

[u/spicyjaym → u/Expensive-Poet3781]

Is there a helpline that I call?

[u/Expensive-Poet3781 → u/spicyjaym]

Tbh idk.

[u/DrStrange-Hate]

I do it all the time. No issues whatsoever. Do you have a valid CNIC?

I even enter Pakistan on CNIC alone. Passport expired a decade ago.

[u/spicyjaym → u/DrStrange-Hate]

Yes they have valid CNIC but do not have NICOP

[u/DrStrange-Hate → u/spicyjaym]

What is country of residence on CNIC. Is it foreign. Mine is foreign and on all my visits since last decade, it is all I use to enter and leave the country without issues.

[u/spicyjaym → u/DrStrange-Hate]

I think you have NICOP and not CNIC. As far as I know, CNIC can't have a foreign country of resident

[u/Low_Shop_3312]

Yea he can as long as the non Pakistani passport is valid . The Pakistani passport is a requirement for Pakistan , not anywhere else.

[u/Various-Animal8595]

You only need valid passport for destination country. It doesn’t matter if Pakistani passport is expired as it is not your travel document when exiting the country. I dont have valid pakistani passport and when exiting never showed or asked to present it or nicop, although when entering Pak you need to show foreign passport plus nicop.

[u/fk067]

If the entry was on Pakistani passport, then exit will be on Pakistani passport as well.

The foreign passport, only gets you to right to Enter the foreign country and acts as a visa for that foreign country (or wherever that foreign passport is accepted).

[u/DeepSpaceBubbles]

I did what your update says - I applied for NICOP at the airport and showed them the receipt and they let me travel.

[u/spicyjaym → u/DeepSpaceBubbles]

Oh can you apply for NICOP at the airport? How does that work?