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Pakistan visa rules for Canada passport holders

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The answer

e-Visa needed. Canada passport holders need an e-Visa before travel to visit Pakistan.

Entry
e-Visa
Stay
3 months per entry
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’E-VISA3 MONTHS

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

visa.nadra.gov.pkMinistry of Interior, Government of Pakistan (Pakistan Online Visa System)Checked 1 Nov 2026

Only Nationals of the 191 Countries who are residing in the same countries can apply for the Pakistani Visa through Pakistan Online Visa System

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Must apply online at visa.nadra.gov.pk while residing in the passport's country.
  • May be called for an interview at the Pakistan mission in the country of residence.
  • Needs a hotel booking to upload with the application.

Passport validity

The source states no minimum passport validity.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Pakistan passport holders need to visit Canada.

Pakistan passport Canada

Visa needed

Visa-required countries or territories Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua and Barbuda (Some citizens of Antigua and Barbuda may be eligible for an electronic travel authorization [eTA] if they meet certain requirements .) Argentina (Some citizens of Argentina may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia-Herzegovina Botswana Brazil (Some citizens of Brazil may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon, Republic of Cabo Verde Central African Republic Chad China, People's Republic of Colombia Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Costa Rica, Republic of (Some citizens of Costa Rica may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) Cuba Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Fiji Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras India Indonesia (Some citizens of Indonesia may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) Iran Iraq Israel (Travellers must have a valid Israeli "Travel Document in Lieu of National Passport".) Ivory Coast Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, North Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Macao Special Administrative Region Madagascar Malawi Malaysia (Some citizens of Malaysia may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) Maldives Islands Mali Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico (Some citizens of Mexico may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) Micronesia, Fed. States Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco (Some citizens of Morocco may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Macedonia Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine Panama (Some citizens of Panama may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) Paraguay Peru Philippines (Some citizens of the Philippines may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) Romania (holder of a non-electronic passport, such as a temporary passport) Russia Rwanda Sao Tomé e Principe Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Senegal Serbia Seychelles (Some citizens of the Seychelles may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka St. Kitts and Nevis (Some citizens of St. Kitts and Nevis may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) St. Lucia (Some citizens of St. Lucia may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) St. Vincent and the Grenadines (St. Vincent) (Some citizens of St. Vincent and the Grenadines may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) Sudan Suriname Syria Taiwan (Travellers must have a passport other than an ordinary passport issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taiwan that includes the personal identification number.) Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand (Some citizens of Thailand may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago (Some citizens of Trinidad and Tobago may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) Tunisia Türkiye Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine Uruguay (Some citizens of Uruguay may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

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Visa-free nearby

Other places Canada passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Islamabad, nearest first.

  1. TajikistanDushanbe, about 660 km from IslamabadVisa-free · 30 days
  2. UzbekistanTashkent, about 900 km from IslamabadVisa-free · 30 days
  3. KyrgyzstanBishkek, about 1,030 km from IslamabadVisa-free · 30 days
  4. OmanMuscat, about 1,820 km from IslamabadVisa-free · 14 days
  5. KazakhstanAstana, about 1,950 km from IslamabadVisa-free · 30 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Islamabad

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Islamabad, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 17.9°CLow 3.9°CRain 57 mm
  2. FebHigh 20.1°CLow 7.3°CRain 101 mm
  3. MarHigh 25.6°CLow 12.2°CRain 104 mm
  4. AprHigh 31.2°CLow 17.1°CRain 55 mm
  5. MayHigh 36.3°CLow 21.9°CRain 45 mm
  6. JunHigh 38.3°CLow 24.8°CRain 91 mm
  7. JulHigh 35.6°CLow 25.3°CRain 283 mm
  8. AugHigh 34.0°CLow 24.4°CRain 297 mm
  9. SepHigh 33.6°CLow 22.0°CRain 135 mm
  10. OctHigh 30.9°CLow 16.3°CRain 35 mm
  11. NovHigh 25.0°CLow 9.5°CRain 21 mm
  12. DecHigh 20.3°CLow 5.1°CRain 30 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 17 to 20 years between 2001 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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