Islamabad – March 25, 2026 – Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi along with Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis Salik Hussain chaired a special meeting at the Ministry of Interior to review progress regarding Spanish residence cards for Pakistanis.
Minister of State for Interior, the Federal Secretary Interior, Secretary Overseas Pakistanis, DG FIA, Additional Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MD OPF, and senior officials from NADRA and the Passport Department attended the meeting.
Pakistan’s Ambassador to Spain Dr. Zahoor Ahmed, Consul General Barcelona Muhammad Ali Wazir and the Community Welfare Attaché participated via Zoom.
During the meeting, it was decided that passports and other documents will be issued within one week to facilitate Pakistanis before the launch of Spain’s registration process aimed at regularizing undocumented immigrants.
Federal Minister Salik Hussain stated that around 15,000 Pakistanis would benefit from the scheme. He also expressed gratitude to the Ministry of Interior for its full support to overseas Pakistanis in Spain.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi emphasized that the prompt issuance of passports to overseas Pakistanis is a top priority. He directed authorities to ensure that no criminal or wanted individual is issued a passport. He also ordered the immediate provision of additional staff for the passport section at the embassy.
He further stated that the verification process for police character certificates by the National Police Bureau has been simplified and accelerated and that such certificates are being issued on a priority basis.
Pakistan’s Ambassador to Spain and the Consul General Barcelona briefed the meeting that all relevant institutions are working together to ensure timely provision of necessary documents to Pakistanis. They added that there has been significant improvement in the issuance of character certificates and passports, and that the embassy and consulate have so far issued authority letters to 10,000 individuals.
