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Originally Posted by safeer khan
You seem to be knowledgeable about FSP. So I hope that you'll tell me what others reluctant to tell.
It will be great if you answer these queries one by one.
Thanks in anticipation.
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OK mate, even though you didn't ask me directly but I'm in the mood so I'll answer. I know all this because I was once searching for the same info.
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1- I want to know a rough estimate of salary of a diplomat posted abroad.
I heard from unauthentic sources that the salary , let's say in London, would be around 1500 USD, which is like peanuts.
It will be great if
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Forget rough estimates, I'll give you accurate numbers:
For UK, the total salary for a 3rd Secretory is $2572. This is other than the main salary that he/she gets i.e. PKR 35-40k. This changes over time according to the cost of living in a particular country. But rest assured, you can live a decent life with the salary that they give. Not luxurious, decent. Check
Numbeo for analysis. Guess what? $2415 is the average monthly disposable salary (after tax) in UK.
The highest salary of 3rd Secretory is $3138, i.e. for Norway. The lowest is $1922, i.e. for Brunei. The average of all countries is $2430.
These figures are from 2011 so you never know, they will probably be higher than this today.
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2- you also share with us the quality of residence abroad.
I am being told that a furnished apartment is provided but what I don't know is the details.
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Quality of residence is decent enough. Furnished apartment is indeed provided. You can chose your own residence. Depending upon your grade, the rent amount is paid directly to the landlord so you don't get to see it. I'm not exactly sure about the actual amount so I'm not giving you any numbers. But it also varies from country to country.
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3-How often can we travel to Pakistan?
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Not sure.
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Please also share details about the traveling expenditures for personal reasons
4-Do we have to bear the cost for personal visits?
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Personal traveling is your personal responsibility.
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5-Can we use diplomatic passport for personal traveling or its use is limited to official visits?
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You can travel on your official passport because that is the only passport that you will have, but you can't leave the country without an NOC from the Foreign Office, and getting an NOC is not easy. They own you.
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6-I was being told that educational expenditures of two children would be covered by the government. (for any university college school, one wishes to send ones children) is it true?
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Its a bit complicated, but overall, yes. It not for Graduate/Postgraduate studies or kindergarten, nursery etc. Only for schooling. There are some other details a well.
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7-Can they(parents) live with me, during my posting abroad, on their own expense of traveling?
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Sure.
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8-Is the provided residence adequate to accommodate parents?
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They don't take that into account. Also, depends on you grade. The higher your grade, the better you residence will be.
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9-One thing more, when should one expect a reasonable house in islamabad? I mean at what stage of the career?
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Grade 19-20+. Also depends upon your
PR skills. The competition is fierce.
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10-Does one get a car in islamabad?
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Maybe Grade 20+. Not guaranteed even then.