Bureau of Emigration & Overseas Employment - Government of Pakistan

Bureau of Emigration & Overseas Employment

Government of Pakistan

Service Delivery Timeline

S/N Name of Service Steps Timeline Remarks Concerned Office/ Directorate

Services for Overseas Employment Promoters

01. Fresh Licence Approval of Name of OEP 3 days Within 3 days of receipt of application Bureau (HQ)
Interview for fresh licence 21 days Within 21 days of receipt of documents Bureau (HQ)
Referring of Fresh OEP Licence case for IB 3 days Within 3 days of clearance of interview Bureau (HQ)
Reminder to IB 90 days Within 90 days of last correspondence Bureau (HQ)
Referring to Ministry 03 days Within 3 days of security clearance and completion of documents Bureau (HQ)
02. Renewal of Licence Referring to Bureau 3 days Within 3 days of receipt of receipt of case PE Offices
Approval 7 days Within 7 days of receipt of application from PE office (but after the expiry of previous licence) Directorate of Operations
03. Transfer/ Surrender/ Refund of Security of Licence Referring to Bureau 3 days Within 3 days of request from the OEP PE Offices
Referring to Ministry 7 Days Within 7 days of receipt of case from PE office Bureau (HQ)
04. Opening/Shifting of OEP Offices Referring to Bureau (if required) 3 Days Within 3 days of receipt of request from OEP PE Offices
Inspection letter to concerned PE (if required) 3 Days Within 3 days of receipt of the case PE Offices
Inspection of office and report 7 days Within 7 days of receipt of inspection letter PE Offices
Approval letter and email 3 days Within 3 days of inspection/ case All Offices
05. Defence Saving Certificates - Referring of cases Referring to Bureau 3 days Within 3 days of receipt of request from OEP PE Offices
Referring to Ministry 3 days Within 3 days of receipt of case from PE office Bureau (HQ)
06. Permissions Grant of Permission to OEPs 1 day Same day disposal on receipt of request from OEP PE Offices
Referring of Permission to Bureau (if required) 2 days Within2 days of receipt of case from PE office All Offices
Referring of Permission to CWA (if required) 3 days Within 3 days of receipt of case from PE office Bureau (HQs)
Approval letter and email 2 days Within 2 days of receipt All Offices
Revalidation/ Extension of Permission 1 day Same day disposal on receipt of request from OEP PE Offices
Referring of Revalidation/ Extension to Bureau (if required) 1 day Same day disposal on receipt of request from OEP PE Offices
Approval letter and email 2 days Within 2 days of receipt Bureau (HQs)

Services for Intending Emigrants

07. Protector Registration and Briefing of Intending Emigrants

2 Hours Within two hours of submission of complete documents PE Offices
08. Complaints Referring of complaints to PEs 2 days Within 2 days of receipt of complaint Bureau (HQ)
Referring of complaint to OEP for para-wise comments/ reply 3 days Within 3 days of receipt of complaint All offices
First Hearing of the complaint 15 days Within 15 days of receipt of para-wise comments/ reply from the OEP All Offices
Subsequent hearing of complaint (if required) 10 days Within 10 days of first hearing All Offices
Report/ recommendations on the complaint 7 days Within 7 days of completion of personal hearings and receipt of evidence/ documents All offices
Examination and submission of report of PE 5 days Within 5 days of receipt of the report from PE office Bureau (HQ)
Issuance of Show Cause Notice to OEP (if required) 3 days Within 3 days of the decision of the competent authority Bureau (HQ)
Personal hearing opportunity for OEP before imposing penalty 15 days Within 7 days of expiry of timeline given for reply of Show Cause Notice Bureau (HQ)
Communication of final decision of the competent authority 3 days Within 3 days of the decision Bureau (HQ)
Submission of receipt of deposit of the amount forfeited by the Director General against the licence (if any) to the Bureau 15 days Within 15 days of receipt of letter in PE office. PE office will report to the Bureau in case of non-submission of the the receipt within the specified time. PE offices
09. Death/ Disability Cases -   Referring to SLIC 2 days Within 3 days of receipt PE Offices
Decision on Case by SLIC 28 days Within 28 days of receipt of case from PE office State Life Insurance Corporation
Informing the family about Cheque 1 day Same day disposal PE Offices
Delivering the cheque 1 day On the same day when family approaches office. PE Offices
10. Direct Employment Approval of Direct Employment Case 1 day Same day disposal on receipt of the case All Offices
Referring to Bureau (if required) 1 day Same day disposal on receipt of the case All Offices
Approval letter and email 2 days Within 2 days of receipt of case from PE office Bureau (HQ)
11. Queries of general public Provision of required information 1 day Same day disposal All Offices