The process of online passport renewal has been started in all regional immigration and passport offices of the Lahore city, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Tuesday.

The federal government has also provided the facility of free home delivery with an additional fee of 1,000 rupees.

The government had recently rolled out new initiative to renew the passports online, and no office visit is needed in this regard.

The federal government had officially introduced the facility for renewing the passports, as the new initiative is aimed at providing hassle-free passport renewal process, as people earlier faced several issues including stretched lines and long waiting times.

The online e-passport renewal facility is said to be a major step toward shaping public service efficiency.

Step by step guide for online passport renewal

Step 1: Visit the online portal of DG Immigration and Passport

https://onlinemrp.dgip.gov.pk/e-passport/getRegistered

Step 2: Complete first table with personal information, eg: your full name, select country, Mail, and generate a password.

Step 3: Complete Email verification by selecting Mobile Operator, and enter your mobile number to get OTP.

Step 4: You will get a Verification PIN code, and a link to proceed further.

Step 5: Log in to your email passport account

Step 6: Start Process for a new application, and tick all the boxes and enter your ID Number, Passport Expiry

Step 7: In the Renewal application page, enter CNIC number, and passport number and choose passport type, choose application process priority, choose the number of pages required, and passport validity

Step 8: On the same page, add your picture and choose your country of residence, and passport office

Step 9: By submitting all the required information, proceed to Permanent Address, pick City, state, enter address along with Zip Code

Step 10: In the application supporting documents, upload your CNIC, fingerprints, previous passport copy, parents’ CNIC, and add Thumb impressions

Step 11: Proceed for payment, agree to Terms and Condition, fill out Billing information with card details and submit

Reporter Shahid Sipra