Source: https://cbi.me/citizenship-routes/pakistan-commonwealth/ Conditional Current published framework # 🇵🇰Pakistan — Commonwealth foreign-exchange citizenship route Commonwealth foreign-exchange citizenship route is classified as special route. Its inventory status is conditional. PKR 5,000,000 foreign-exchange transfer. Arrival in Pakistan is required before the citizenship certificate is issued. Commonwealth citizens only; arrival and security clearance required. Evidence & review dates · 13 October 2026 Evidence reviewed 13 October 2026Dated research; confirm current terms with the authority. [Pakistan Directorate General of Immigration & Passports ↗](https://www.dgip.gov.pk/immigration/citizenship.php)[All sources & limitations →](https://cbi.me/citizenship-routes/pakistan-commonwealth/#sources)[Suggest a correction →](https://cbi.me/corrections/?page=%2Fcitizenship-routes%2Fpakistan-commonwealth%2F) Selected source-backed facts checked 2026-10-24. Other facts retain their cited source dates. [Compare this programme →](https://cbi.me/?view=special&compare=pk-commonwealth) Legal outcome Citizenship requires an individual legal decision Base amount PKR 5,000,000 Presence Arrival required; Commonwealth citizens only Official guidance No end-to-end deadline confirmed ## Cost breakdown A complete itemised government-fee subtotal is not listed here. The qualifying amount remains separate from document, professional and other charges. The page lists PKR 200 application fee (PKR 800 for Indian nationals). ## Family of four Household assumptions and eligibility Principal, spouse and two children aged under 12. Eligibility, age definitions and dependency rules apply. No combined family investment tariff is established here. ## Requirements Eligibility, presence and exceptions Available to Commonwealth citizens under the published Section 20 / Rule 20 process. Form R is submitted through a Pakistani mission, with bank confirmation. Citizenship follows arrival, security clearance and completion of formalities. This is a restricted legal route, not an unconditional worldwide passport offer; current guidance does not prove recent approval volume. Presence Arrival in Pakistan is required before the citizenship certificate is issued. Holding / ongoing duties No asset-holding or withdrawal rule is consolidated from this guidance. ## Travel access Destination rules, conditions and source dates This route does not establish ordinary national-passport privileges. Short visits; personal circumstances and entry conditions apply. Each rule retains its own check date. UK visits Visitor visa requiredCurrent ordinary Pakistan national passport, after citizenship and passport issuance. The UK visitor visa nationality list requires advance entry clearance; individual status-based exceptions are separate. Checked 2026-10-24. - [Current visitor visa nationality and ETA eligibility lists ↗](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-visitor-visa-national-list)UK Home Office / UKVI · Government guidance · Checked 2026-10-24What this source supports Visitor-visa list includes Botswana, Jordan, North Macedonia, Georgia, Serbia and Pakistan; Austria, Malta and St Vincent have ordinary-passport ETA access under the separately cited eligibility guidance. Schengen visits Visitor visa requiredCurrent ordinary Pakistan national passport, after citizenship and passport issuance. The official nationality table requires a short-stay visa. A valid Schengen residence permit/long-stay visa or other legal exemption has separate conditions. Checked 2026-10-24. - [Official nationality visa-requirements table and footnotes ↗](https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/visa-service/231148-231148)German Federal Foreign Office · Government guidance · Checked 2026-10-24What this source supports Ordinary-passport visitor requirements: Botswana/Jordan/Pakistan require visas; St Vincent and Serbia are exempt for short stays; North Macedonia/Georgia require biometric passports for the exemption. The 90-in-180 and official-passport footnotes remain separate. - [Travel documents and Schengen entry for non-EU nationals ↗](https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/entry-exit/non-eu-nationals/index_en.htm)European Union / Your Europe · Government guidance · Checked 2026-10-24What this source supports Valid Schengen residence permits or long-stay visas can substitute for a short-stay visa; a recognised valid travel document and other entry conditions still apply. Short stays use the 90-in-180 rule. USA visits Visitor visa requiredCurrent ordinary Pakistan national passport, after citizenship and passport issuance. This nationality is outside the US Visa Waiver Program. Use the applicable visitor visa unless an individual status-based exception applies. Checked 2026-10-24. - [Visa Waiver Program nationality and passport requirements ↗](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visa-waiver-program.html)US Department of State · Government guidance · Checked 2026-10-24What this source supports VWP requires participating citizenship/nationality, a qualifying passport and ESTA. A noncitizen investment document does not itself establish those requirements. Canada visits Visitor visa requiredCurrent ordinary Pakistan national passport, after citizenship and passport issuance. IRCC lists this nationality as visa-required; personal status-based exceptions, including US lawful permanent residence, are separate. Checked 2026-10-24. - [Entry requirements by nationality, status and travel document ↗](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/entry-requirements-country.html)Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Government guidance · Checked 2026-10-24What this source supports Entry conditions depend on citizenship, travel document, status and transport. Foreign residence does not itself create a new nationality. Canadian and US permanent residents have separately described document rules. Global category counts, where shown above, are attributed publisher snapshots. The selected destination rules here use government evidence. Recognition of a document is separate from visa exemption. ## Sources Publications, supporting claims and review dates Checked means the cited material was reviewed, not that the authority published a new rule that day. Source authority and retrieval limitations are recorded below. Find a source - Grant of Pakistan citizenship: Commonwealth foreign-exchange routePakistan Directorate General of Immigration & Passports · Checked 2026-10-13 [Open source publication ↗](https://www.dgip.gov.pk/immigration/citizenship.php) Government guidance Commonwealth-only Form R; PKR 5 million foreign-exchange transfer; citizenship after arrival, security clearance and formalities; published application fee PKR 200, or PKR 800 for Indian nationals. - Current visitor visa nationality and ETA eligibility listsUK Home Office / UKVI · Checked 2026-10-24 [Open source publication ↗](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-visitor-visa-national-list) Government guidance Visitor-visa list includes Botswana, Jordan, North Macedonia, Georgia, Serbia and Pakistan; Austria, Malta and St Vincent have ordinary-passport ETA access under the separately cited eligibility guidance. - Official nationality visa-requirements table and footnotesGerman Federal Foreign Office · Checked 2026-10-24 [Open source publication ↗](https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/visa-service/231148-231148) Government guidance Ordinary-passport visitor requirements: Botswana/Jordan/Pakistan require visas; St Vincent and Serbia are exempt for short stays; North Macedonia/Georgia require biometric passports for the exemption. The 90-in-180 and official-passport footnotes remain separate. - Travel documents and Schengen entry for non-EU nationalsEuropean Union / Your Europe · Checked 2026-10-24 [Open source publication ↗](https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/entry-exit/non-eu-nationals/index_en.htm) Government guidance Valid Schengen residence permits or long-stay visas can substitute for a short-stay visa; a recognised valid travel document and other entry conditions still apply. Short stays use the 90-in-180 rule. - Visa Waiver Program nationality and passport requirementsUS Department of State · Checked 2026-10-24 [Open source publication ↗](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visa-waiver-program.html) Government guidance VWP requires participating citizenship/nationality, a qualifying passport and ESTA. A noncitizen investment document does not itself establish those requirements. - Entry requirements by nationality, status and travel documentImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Checked 2026-10-24 [Open source publication ↗](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/entry-requirements-country.html) Government guidance Entry conditions depend on citizenship, travel document, status and transport. Foreign residence does not itself create a new nationality. Canadian and US permanent residents have separately described document rules. No sources match. Try a country, authority or a different word. All 6 source records are listed. 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