By Dawn.com
The United Kingdom鈥檚 government on Tuesday launched e-visas for Pakistani students and workers as part of an 鈥渆nhanced鈥 border and immigration system.
The announcement came just a day after the two countries formally signed the Trade Dialogue Mechanism Agreement and decided to establish the UK-Pakistan Business Advisory Council to institutionalise bilateral economic cooperation.
In a statement today, the British High Commission (BHC) in Islamabad said: 鈥淭he UK Government is replacing physical immigration documents for most student and worker visas with a digital proof of immigration status, an e-visa.鈥
British High Commissioner Jane Marriott said on X that the facility was for 鈥渕ost students and workers applying for more than 6 months鈥.
An e-visa is an online record of a person鈥檚 immigration permission in the UK and will make the visa process easier and more secure, the BHC noted in its statement.
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