Islamabad: Directorate General of Immigration and Passports has launched a short messaging service (SMS) to help the applicants track their passports and get them easily.
The applicants can find their documents by sending an SMS, containing their tracking number to 9988, whereby the automated system would respond with the information containing the status of their passport.
“It is one of the key milestones in easing the process of receiving passports as the hassle for an individual to visit the passport office repeatedly has been removed and one can confirm the status of his/her passport status through SMS service,” said Director General (I&P) Sikander Sultan Raja.
The service has become functional immediately and the passport applicants could retrieve information on the status of their passport application, as soon they receive their tracking numbers.
This service is available to all the applicants who have applied for their passports since March 2013, he said.
The system is programmed to respond in four different scenarios.
An applicant would be informed about the box ID and shipment date for passport collection. Secondly, it would convey the status of passport, if it were still in process after verification of facial and AFIS.
The system would also tell about deference of the case, where the passport office required more verification. And fourthly it would tell if an applicant had entered an invalid token ID.
I had sent sms at least 4 to 5 times but still no rep…………..kindly tell us is there any other procedure of finding…
Every thing is stand still due to covid-19.Lockdown could be the reason.
My passport stutas token number 10071274993
how can i check status of passport online
SMS TO 9988 IS USELESS SYSTEM. SENDING PP ID MANY TIMES BUT NO REPLY.
I was 4 to 5 times send sms my tracking code, but still not reply..
how can i check status of passport online
Still not received SMS passport status ?????
Thanks for sharing information. I really appreciate it
My name is asad Jan from Pakistan…I am try to send sms to 9988 for for my passport statues.but no response…
111_466_472 Ysl tracking code of my daughter wafia ahmed, I don’t want her to go abroad for studies, please reject her visa as soon as possible,
Thanks alot,