Work visas from Pakistan, country by country

Every work visa in these guides starts with the employer. Its part — a sponsorship, a labour market approval or a visa number — has to be in place before your own application can begin, and the rest of the file is built around it.

The document it’s built around

• CoSCertificate of sponsorshipUK
• I-797Approval notice for your employer's petitionUS
• LMIALabour Market Impact AssessmentCanada
• Visa no.Visa number your employer obtainsSaudi · Qatar

1. 01

   A genuine offer

   From an employer permitted to sponsor foreign workers, checked before any money changes hands.

2. 02

   Papers that match the job

   Qualifications and experience letters, attested in the order the destination requires.

3. 03

   Protector of Emigrants

   Registration with the Bureau of Emigration before you fly, where it applies.

4. 04

   A contract you have read

   In a language you understand, before you sign it.

5. 05

   Medicals and police certificates

   Where the country asks for them, from its approved providers only.

What the route is called, whether the employer needs a sponsor licence, a labour market approval or a visa number, and how long each stage takes. Each guide covers one country's version, with the refusal grounds that come up on Pakistani files.

Nobody can sell you the employer's step. If you are asked to pay for the job offer itself, it is not a job offer — whichever country it is in.

Choose a country

9 countries, one guide each

The same trip goes by a different name in every country. Each ticket shows what you actually apply for — the name to look for on the official site.

1. 01We look at the offer first
2. 02Qualify the file
3. 03Attestation and submission
4. 04Departure

Guides for other visa types

• Student visa8 guides
• Business visa11 guides
• Visit visa12 guides
• Immigration4 guides
• Umrah visa1 guide
• Hajj visa1 guide