LAHORE – Pakistani citizens intending to go abroad, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on a work visa are legally bound to get their foreign employment agreement protected from the concerned Protectorate of Emigrants (PE) office.
After paying OPF, registration, life insurance and OEC fee, the department imposed a protector stamp on the applicant’s passport after scrutiny of the required documents.
Benefits of Protection
Complete legal protection is provided.
Entitled to full assistance from Pak-mission in the country of employment.
Legal assistance can be sought from Community Welfare Attache, Pak-Embassy in the country of employment, in case the employer violates the FSA.
Problems faced by family can be mitigated to an extent.
Protector Fee in Pakistan for UAE Work Visa
Each emigrant is required to deposit an amount of Rs2,500 as insurance premium to cover life risk for a sum of Rs1,000,000. Insurance coverage is valid for 5 years.
Government has provided re-insurance facility since July 2001 for all those workers who wish to get the insurance policy renewed. This scheme has also been extended to those Pakistanis who proceeded abroad without registration with Protector of Emigrants but have now been allowed registration with respective Embassies.
Further more, each applicant pays Rs2,000 in wake of OPF (Overseas Pakistanis Foundation) fee, Rs2,500 as registration fee and Rs200 as OEC fee. The total cost for getting your work visa protected stands at Rs7,200.
Life Insurance Fee Rs2,500
OPF Rs2,000
Registration Fee Rs2,500
OEC Fee Rs200
Total Fee Rs,7200
How to Get Protector Stamp on Passport
First Step
Intending emigrant submits following documents for registration to the concerned section for processing / verification in case of Direct Employment.
Online Registration Request for Direct Emigrants (click to view)
Visa (as per procedure in the host country)
Valid Passport
Valid Computerized national Identity Card (photocopy is also acceptable)
Employment contract or agreement duly signed by the employer or an undertaking as approved by the Director General, Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment
Receipt of Registration Fee
Receipt of Welfare Fund
Emigration Promotion Fee
Certificate of insurance from State Life Insurance Corporation (original and a duplicate copy)
Copy of NOC in case of ex-service men/government servants! nurses (from relevant federal! provincial health authorities)
Police Character Verification Certificate in respect of the intending emigrant from concerned DPO Political Agent (for specified countries only)
Medical Fitness Report (from approved medical centers of specified countries).
Second Step
After documents verification the Intending Emigrant is guided to the Briefing Hall for orientation/ briefing. At the same time: the record is registered, a registration number is alloted, Protector Sticker is pasted on passport and complete case is forwarded to the Protector of Emigrant.
Third Step
Protector of Emigrant officer signs (embossed) on passport and forwards the passport for delivery.
Fourth Step
O&B officer briefs the intending emigrant with all the necessary aspects regarding health, legal rights etc. and guides him to get his passport and documents.
