Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Degree Attestation Process in Pakistan for Employment Visa

Hello everyone. In this post, you will find the process of getting your degree attested in Karachi (Pakistan), in accordance with the demand of foreign employers (specially the employers in GULF countries). I've been through to this process, so I'll describe the whole scenario which I went through. Since I am from Karachi, hence the process I'll describe includes the relevant government offices (like HEC, MoFA) in Karachi
The attestation of Degree consists of 3 steps.

  1. Attestation from HEC (Higher Education Commission)
  2. Attestation from MoFA (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
  3. Attestation from Embassy of relevant GULF Country

  1. Attestation from HEC (Higher Education Commission)
Timing details

Tokens for attestation will be issued between 8:00 am to 9:00 am (Sharp)
on all working days (Monday to Friday).
Applicants with tokens are requested to visit HEC office from 8.00 am to
11.00 am. After 11.00 am no applicant would be
entertained.
People arrive at the office early in the morning, so you must reach earlier
to get get your work done earlier.
RC Karachi will return attested documents in one week.
Fee Details
Fee is submitted in cash at HEC Karachi office
Rs.800/- (each original document)
Rs.500/-(each photocopy)
There is no urgent fee or any other fee.