Most students and workers applying for study or work-related UK visas for more than six months will no longer need a physical sticker visa in passports from today (July 15), as the UK has launched eVisas in Pakistan.
This step will make the visa process simpler and safer, and you can hold on to your passport at the same time.
As per the UK government website gov.uk, an eVisa is a digital proof of immigration status. It is an online record of a person鈥檚 immigration permission in the UK, and any conditions which apply, which can be viewed by creating and accessing an online UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account.
In a video on question/answer related to UK visas, UK High Commissioner to Pakistan Jane Marriott confirmed that the online facility is available only for the applicants seeking a study or work visa for longer than six months, for now.
To a query, Marriott said the applicants will have to take the passport for scanning, but they will get it bac