Nadra Card Centre Services Guidelines

National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP)

National Identity Card (NICOP) is issued to Pakistanis abroad who are overseas and are citizens of a country that has dual citizenship with Pakistan.

Any citizen of Pakistan can apply for NICOP and travel to Pakistan without the need for a visa.

Pakistan Origin Card (POC)

The Pakistan Origin Card (POC) seeks to provide exceptional benefits to eligible foreigners while ensuring that the motherland remains firmly connected with immigrants around the world, including:

Numerous visa-free entries in Pakistan.

Exemption from reporting to police or foreign registration offices, etc. Permanent stay in Pakistan.

Biometric capturing and updating facility has been introduced in all NADRA centers to enable POC holders to register, sell, own, deal with and move immovable, movable property, open bank accounts, and mobile SIMs anywhere in Pakistan. Enables disposal.

Fast immigration from/to all designated routes, ports, and locations.

Proof of identity in place of National Identity Card.

Family Registration Certificate (FRC)

Certificate of Family Registration is issued to the applicants showing the family composition of the applicants (by birth or by marriage) registered with the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA).

If a person is not registered with NADRA and does not have a 13-digit identification number, his data will not appear in the Nadra FRC.

Types of FRC:

With parents and siblings (by birth)

With spouse and children (from marriage)