PTA Free Temporary Mobile Registration for Overseas Pakistanis |Complete Procedure

PTA Free Temporary Mobile Registration for Overseas Pakistanis |Complete Procedure

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Overseas Pakistanis and foreigners, while visiting for Pakistan for a short period, find a serious issue as their mobile networks do not work on their mobile phones. Registration of their mobile phones involves high taxes and duties. To resolve this issue, now PTA Free Temporary Mobile Registration for Overseas Pakistanis has been allowed. Now temporary registration of their mobile phones for a period of 120 days has been made free of cost through PTA's DIRBS application. 

120 Dalys Free of of Cost Registration:

Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif today inaugurated the Online Temporary Mobile Phone Registration system for overseas Pakistanis and foreign nationals under which the applicant will be granted 120 days without payment of custom duties. The system will enable overseas Pakistanis and foreign nationals to avail this facility to use their personal phones, while visiting Pakistan. They can apply and avail free registration facility of 120 days on each visit to Pakistan.

Overseas Pakistanis, students studying abroad, labour working abroad and foreign nationals visiting Pakistan for tourism or business purposes can benefit from this facility. Addressing the inaugural ceremony in Islamabad this afternoon, the Prime Minister said Pakistani youth is making significant progress in the field of Information Technology. He said there are immense opportunities in the sector and we should not let them waist. 

Important Instructions:

·         It is to inform all the Applicants are to apply using their own credentials (Passport/CNIC/NICOP (whichever applicable) etc. and ensure that IMEIs programmed in their mobile device(s) are entered for registration in DIRBS.

·         Applicants who have received mobile device(s) through courier from abroad, may sign up in DIRBS and apply under Courier Category to generate Payment Slip Identification (PSID). Upon payment, applicant can present the paid custom duties slip PSID/ IMEI details to concerned custom office for release of their mobile device.

·         Applicants having Dual-nationality/Foreign Passport may apply using the passport number on which they have travelled, along with CNIC/ NICOP (in applicable) in DIRBS.

·         Custom duties are generated by FBR, where a Payment Slip Identification (PSID) is issued. This PSID can be paid via: Online banking, ATM OR Bank branches within 7 days from date of generation of PSID. In case of non-payment within 7 days will result in deletion of PSID from FBR database.

·         Temporary Registration Facilitation is available for all visiting Overseas Pakistanis’/ Foreign Nationals etc. for a period of up to 120 days against their ONE (1) mobile phone, where 120 days shall start from their date of arrival in Pakistan.

He said that his government has allocated sufficient funds in the current budget for different programmes for youth. Shehbaz Sharif said Special Investment Facilitation Council has been constituted in Pakistan to attract foreign investment and revive country's economy.

Dubbing SIFC as a programme of economic recovery, he said IT Ministry has key role in achieving the goals set in this regard. He stressed the need to promote IT parks in the country to enhance IT exports. He said free laptops are being distributed among bright students on merit. To further facilitate the overseas Pakistanis, the Prime Minister said that a non-financial package will be announced in next few days for them.

How to Register Mobile:

To Register your Mobile Phone from Pakistan Telecommunication Authority(PTA), you have to register on the link given blew.

For Mobile Registration: Click Here

اگر ان لائن رجسٹریشن کرنے میں کوئی مسئلہ درپیش ہو تو مکمل طریقہ کار کے لیے ویڈیو دیکھیں