Other Information
For Pakistani
1. Do I/Pakistani need to apply for visa to enter Malaysia?
Yes. For the "General Requirements for Applying Visa for Pakistani" please refer HERE.
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2. Where can I apply for visa to enter Malaysia?
Karachiites and Balochis can check the current list of Visa Service Providers under "quicklinks - Visa for Foreigners." Any further enquiries on the matter, please contact the Consular & Immigration Department of the Consulate General of Malaysia in Karachi at: 021-3529 5618 or e-mail it to: karachi@imi.gov.my or immkhi@yahoo.com
3. How do I apply for a letter of good conduct?
* For Malaysian, please refer to: Letter of Good Conduct for Malaysian
* For Pakistani, please refer to: Letter of Good Conduct for Foreigner
Please refer to "Consular Information" at our main page for details.
4. What is the status of my letter of good conduct?
Malaysian with a letter of statutory declaration will receive their letter of good conduct within one day of submitting their application. However for Pakistani, their letter of good conduct will be issued 2 months after submitting your application at the Consular Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malaysia (Wisma Putra) through Consular & Immigration Department, Consulate General of Malaysia in Karachi. Only if you have not received your letter of good conduct within these stipulated times please contact Wisma Putra at +603-88874000.
5. How can I/Pakistani apply to extend my visa in Malaysia?
For the extension of Pakistani visas please refer to the Immigration Department of Malaysia Website for more information.
6. How do I apply for workers from Pakistan?
Please refer to the Immigration Department of Malaysia Website for details.
7. How do I register my marriage in Karachi?
Non-Muslim marriage can be registered at the Consulate General of Malaysia in Karachi provided that one or both of the couple is a Malaysian citizen. Registration of marriage must be made within the period of six (6) months after the marriage ceremony.
For the marriage of Muslim couples (where one/both of the couple is a Malaysian citizen) that is in Karachi, it needs to be registered at the religious office in respective states once back in Malaysia.
PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE SYARIAH LAWS AND REQUIREMENTS OF RESPECTIVE STATES TO REGISTER MUSLIM MARRIAGES OVERSEAS BEFORE GETTING MARRIED OVERSEAS.
8. How do I find out about Malaysian companies based in Karachi?
Please refer to our main page and click at the banner "Information on Karachi" on "Related Links" menu for further information.
9. How can I work in Consulate General of Malaysia in Karachi?
There are no openings for time being. Thank you.
10. Do I/Pakistani need to get vaccinated when I want to travel to Malaysia?
Presently, the yellow fever vaccine is the only vaccine that could be required. However, please check on the latest information regarding any disease outbreaks in Pakistan and the relevant inoculate guidelines. You may check with the local clinics in Karachi or you may wish to contact the Ministry of Health Malaysia at:
Ministry of Health
Disease Control Division
Bahagian Kawalan Penyakit (Unit Kesihatan Antarabangsa)
Blok E, Jalan Dungun, Bukit Damansara, 50490 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel : 603-2540088/Fax : 603-2525667
11. How do I/Pakistani attain visa study in Malaysia?
This is issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Malaysia (please click here for details). It is advisable for students to refer to the relevant authority in Malaysia for more information. However, please make a phone call to the Consulate General of Malaysia in Karachi at: 021-3529 5618 or send an e-mail (with your contact details) to: immkhi@yahoo.com for clarification.
For Malaysian
12. Do Malaysians need to apply for visa to travel to Pakistan?
Yes. Please refer to the "Visa Requirement" (For Malaysians) at the "Quicklinks" menu for details.
13. How do Malaysians apply for visa to go overseas?
Visas to travel overseas are issued by the relevant Foreign Missions. The addresses and contact numbers of the Foreign Missions accredited to Malaysia can be obtained from "Foreign Missions in Malaysia".
14. How do I apply for work in Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malaysia?
The majority of positions under Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malaysia are handled by the Public Services Commission Malaysia and the Public Services Department Malaysia. However the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malaysia conducts walk in interviews from time to time.
15. Does Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malaysia issue travel advisories when Malaysians want to travel overseas?
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malaysia does issue travel advisories from time to time. Please refer to our Press Releases for more information. A general travel guide is available here. Please also refer to the last inside page of your Malaysian passport for your obligations when travelling.
16. Do I/Malaysian need to get vaccinated when I want to go to Pakistan?
Yes. Please refer to the Ministry of Health Malaysia for details:
Ministry of Health17. What do I/Malaysian do in case of emergency when I am in Pakistan?
Disease Control Division
Bahagian Kawalan Penyakit (Unit Kesihatan Antarabangsa)
Blok E, Jalan Dungun, Bukit Damansara, 50490 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel : 03-2540088/Fax : 03-2525667
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malaysia will respond to an emergency situation that has the potential to endanger the safety or lives of Malaysian citizen aboard as well as in Pakistan i.e. natural disaster, civil unrest or war.
The Consulate General of Malaysia in Karachi will be responsible to assist you. Therefore, it is important that you register with the Consulate General of Malaysia Karachi so that we are aware of your presence here. Please click at the "Consular Information" for further details.
For Malaysian & Pakistani
18. What kind of consular assistance does the Consulate General of Malaysia in Karachi provide?
The Consulate General of Malaysia in Karachi provide consular assistance such as:
- After being informed officially of the arrest of Malaysian citizens, Consulate General of Malaysia in Karachi can contact the arrested / detained person, arrange for family / next of kin to be informed if they so wish, give advice and guidance with the primary aim of helping them to help themselves and provide a list of local doctors and lawyers.
- Assists in the transfer of necessary emergency funds from relatives and/or friends in Malaysia.
- In the event of injury, arrest or detention, the Consulate General of Malaysia in Karachi will assists in notifying your next-of-kin if you so wish.
- In the event of the death of a Malaysian citizen overseas, the Consulate General of Malaysia in Karachi is ready to assist Malaysians to bring back the remains of their family member or relative that had died in the Sindh or Balochistan Province back to Malaysia. However, the cost has to be borne by the relative/next of kin.
- Issuance of visa (in Karachi)
- Registration of Malaysians living in Karachi
- Issuance of Emergency Certificate (loss of travel document/passport)
- Registration of marriage and marriage ceremony
- Registration of birth
- Registration of death
- Assistance to Malaysian nationals arrested in Karachi
- Issuance, renewal and extension of travel documents
- Registration of voters
- Issuance of Good Conduct Certificate
- Issuance of Certificate of Waiver of two year home residence
- Serving of court documents in Sindh or Balochistan Province
19. What kind of assistance does the Consulate General of Malaysia in Karachi will not be able to provide?
The Consulate General of Malaysia in Karachi will not be able to provide:
- Help you find a job overseas as well as in Pakistan.
- Arrange visas, work or residence permits for other countries, or help you obtain them.
- Become involved with judicial affairs on your behalf in child custody cases in mixed marriages.
- Pay or guarantee payment of your hotel, medical or any other bills, including the cost of returning lost luggage to Malaysia or Pakistan.
- Act as travel agent, bank or post office or store your luggage.
- Become involved in commercial disputes or take up complaints about local purchase, etc.
- Provide translation, interpreter, telephone or photocopy services.
- Investigate crimes in foreign countries.
- Get you better condition in hospital than a local national would receive.
- Provide accommodation at the Chancery of the Consulate General of Malaysia in Karachi or the homes of officers in Karachi or Islamabad.
- In the event of the arrest/detention of Malaysian citizens, the Consulate General of Malaysia in Karachi will not give legal advice, intervene in court proceedings or provide funds to pay for your legal costs of fines; Do something that is against the local law to help you; Become involved with the host government’s affairs to get you out of prison or obtain special treatment in prison; Bail or pay for fines; nor Become a bailsman, guarantor or sponsor.
Thank you/Terima kasih.