1. In obtaining the card, the applicant would have to go to the Data Acquisition Unit (DAU) where they will do the following procedures:
   1. Issuance of Token
   2. Thumb and Signatures
   3. Data Acquisition by DEO
   4. Form Printing
   5. Attestation & Form Submission
2. The gathered datas will be uploaded to the NADRA Data Warehouse where it will undergo verification and clearance procedures.
3. Printing and production of the card.
4. Delivery of CNIC to NSRC.

• Birth Certificate or
• Old NIC or
• Matriculation Certificate or
• CNICs of immediate/blood relatives
• Citizenship certificate issued by MOI

Note:

• No documents are demanded from illiterate applicant for age verification for first time.
• Residents of FATA/PATA will only be entertained at their native DAUs and their forms will be attested by concerned PA/APA.
• For further details please refer to the checklist in related downloads or call us on our UAN 111-786-100.

http://www.nadra.gov.pk/docs/cnic_checklist.pdf

National Database & Registration Authority

NADRA State Bank of Pakistan Building

Shahrah-i-Jamhuriat, G-5/2

Islamabad

44000

Pakistan

Telephone: +92 51 111 786 100

Website: http://www.nadra.gov.pk

Complaint Management System: http://www.nadra.gov.pk/chat/complaint/index.php

Applicant must be:

• Citizen of Pakistan
• 18 years old and above

CNIC Cards:

• Normal: 200
• Urgent: 300

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Please attach documents which can be used by people who would like to follow this procedure.    

Please attach sample completed documents which would help other people who would like to follow this procedure.    

• Normal: 30 days
• Urgent: 15 days
• FastTrack: 15 Days (Queue priority at NSRC's for immediate processing)

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 
	

Please provide instructions on obtaining the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Computerized National Identity Card's (CNIC) are issued by NADRA to valid/legitimate citizen of Pakistan. It follows a state of the art technology that would guarantee the card's authenticity and validity.

NSRC's provides the following services for CNIC:

• Issuance of new CNIC
• Modification of CNIC
• Duplicate of CNIC
• Correction of Official Mistake in CNIC
• Cancellation of CNIC (In case of death).

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

• CNIC:

http://www.nadra.gov.pk/index.php/products/cards/cnic

More information which might help people.