Pakistan

The list of the 10 AEG offices where requests for appointments must be made is available on the AEG website.

AEG's offices are open from Monday to Thursday and on Saturday from 9:00 to 13:00 and from 14:00 to 17:00, on Friday from 09:00 to 12:30 and from 14:30 to 17:00.

AEG has two types of tariffs, depending on the location of the AEG offices (in  Islamabad or outside of Islamabad). The return of the passports is also provided by AEG.

Before requesting an appointment, make sure that you hold a passport whose expiry date must be three months longer than the end date of validity of the requested visa.

Do not ask for an appointment if you do not have all the documents required by the regulations. Please check the various lists of supporting documents on the visa wizard.

It is strongly recommended to make an appointment well in advance of the date of departure. It takes an average of 15 days to obtain a short-stay visa and 30 days for a long-stay visa, after the interview at the visa section. This duration is only indicative as additional delays may be necessary in view of numerous Schengen consultations, additional checks or technical problems.

 Group organizers

Group organizers are informed that appointments for Schengen visa applications should be requested through AEG at least a month before your intended appointment date at the visa section

The individual interview and biometrics are compulsory at the time you apply for a visa. It can only be done at the French Embassy in Islamabad. The Consulate General of France in Karachi is not competent to receive visa applications and to issue visas.

Admission to the premises of the French Embassy is authorized after the usual security checks (weapons, dangerous goods and mobile phones are forbidden).

No visa application may be submitted more than 6 months before the scheduled date of departure.

The collection of biometric data (photography + fingerprints) is required of all visa applicants over the age of 12 years.

Only the visa applicant is allowed to enter the visa section of the French Embassy in Islamabad.
Minor children must be accompanied by a parent (father or mother) or a person who has parental authority (guardian).

Visa applicants must be in possession of visa application forms, completed, dated  and signed, accompanied by all supporting documents corresponding to the type of visa requested (originals and photocopies in A4 format only).

Please respect the exact order in which documents must be assembled, this will reduce the waiting time at the counter.

Letters and supporting documents must be written in French or in English.

ID photographs

The prescribed format of the ID photographs must be respected The characteristics of the photographs allowed for a visa application are indicated on the website (see the different sections :  photography quality, style and lightning, glasses and head cover, expression and frame). Any ID photograph that does no respect the guidelines will be rejected.

International insurance

Make sure that the international insurance presented in your visa file has been issued by an insurance company noted on the list of companies approved by the Schengen embassies.

Closed on Saturdays and Sundays.

Public holidays in 2025 :

• Wednesday 1st of January
• Monday 31st of March and Tuesday 1st of April
• Monday 21st of April
• Thursday 1st of May
• Monday 9th of June
• Monday 7th of July
• Monday 14th of July
• Thursday 14th of August
• Tuesday 11th of November
• Thursday 25th of December

Official and diplomatic passports' owner

Official and diplomatic passports'owners will be received from Monday to Thursday from 12:00 to 13:00 on appointment through a MOFA Protocol Officer.

OFFII and OPRA familiy reunification

The visa department of the French Embassy in Islamabad is at the disposal of all visa applicants who wish to obtain information on the visa procedure.

In order to better answer your questions, please forward your requests

• For applications for family reunification OFII/family reunification OFPRA concerning all nationalities except Afghan nationals to the following address

pakistan-visas-ofii-ofpra.islamabad-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr

• For applications for family reunification OFII/family reunification OFPRA concerning only Afghan nationals:

https://pk.ambafrance.org/A-qui-s-adresser-4668

In case of difficulty, you can send your questions to aegfrenchvisa@aeg.com.pk

• By phone call from Monday to Thursday from 16:00 to 17:00, phone number 201.14.14.
• By email to the three addresses indicated below. Do not forget to mention your full family name as it appears on the passport, the passport number and the exact object of the request.

For all short and long-stay visa applications, but which do not concern OFII and OFPRA family reunification :
Email

For OFII and OFPRA family reunification visa applications, for all nationalities except Afghan nationals :
Email

For OFII and OFPRA family reunification visa applications concerning only Afghan nationals :
Email