The Embassy of Pakistan in the United States on Wednesday dismissed the reports regarding visa rejections of the Pakistani-Americans, terming the reports “misinformation and disinformation”.
“There was no truth to the rumours about denial of visas to Pakistani-Americans or request for visa being denied. This is misinformation and disinformation,” said a spokesperson for the embassy in a news release.
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“The Embassy dispels any rumors about visa rejections for Pakistani-Americans.
The Embassy continues to offer seamless visa assistance to Pakistani-Americans and Overseas Pakistanis. “ 🇵🇰🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/cR8hv2NBRG— Pakistan Embassy US (@PakinUSA) September 6, 2023
The clarification was issued in response to a query raised during the press briefing held by the US State Department regarding the reports of the rejection of visas for Pakistani-Americans seeking to travel back to their country.
“I’m not aware,” said US State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel during the press briefing. “This obviously would be – if there were to any – be any issues that arise in this area, certainly would be something for Pakistani consular officials to speak to and not anything as it relates to the State Department, so we’ll just leave it at that.”
A spokesperson for the Pakistan Embassy in Washington said “Pakistani-Americans, and other overseas Pakistanis, are most welcome to visit their motherland Pakistan.”
The embassy would continue to provide every-possible consular assistance, including visas, to overseas Pakistanis.
“We encourage Pakistani-Americans to visit Pakistan either on their NICOP or get visas, if they so desire, from the Embassy of Pakistan in Washington DC or from our four Consulates General in New York, Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles. Besides, visa requests are also processed online 24/7. Therefore, there should be no cause for concern,” the news release noted.
