Pakistan - Obtain Origin Card (POC)

ProcedureEdit

To obtain a Pakistan Origin Card (POC) you may apply online through id.nadra.gov.pk.
Simply follow the instructions on how you should complete the online form and documents you will need to attach to your application.
Provide the required personal details. Review the information you have provided, sign the declaration and then submit the application.
Pay fee through a Credit Card/Debit Card.
Receive your card on the address you have indicated on your application.

Required DocumentsEdit

New application:

Valid Copy of Foreign Passport AND (Surrendered Pakistani Nationality) Applicant's Pakistani ID (NIC/NICOP/Passport etc.)

End Note:

Copy of NIC/NICOP (If original card is held then must be returned to NADRA HQ).
Applicant will have to apply cancellation of NIC/CRC/NICOP prior to processing of POC application if age is greater than 21 years.
Foreign national applicants (who do not possess Pakistani Nationality) should attach an affidavit with their application.
Foreign national applicants who possess Pakistani nationality (dual nationals) are recommended to apply for NICOP or provide renunciation certificate.

OR

(Pakistani Parent's/Grandparents ) NIC/POC/NICOP/Passport of Parents/ Grandparents. AND Document (s) to establish relationship with them (birth certificate/educational documents/etc.)

Or

(Relative of Pakistani National: brother/sister/aunt/uncle) NIC/POC/Passport of the relative AND statement of the relative that establishes relationship with the applicant

Or

(Spouse of Pakistani) Attested copy of marriage certificate AND NIC/NICOP/Passport of the Pakistan national Spouse AND Your parents are of Pakistani origin or ever held Pakistani nationality. AND affidavit

End Note:

Marriage certificate is required to be attested from Pakistan embassy/ mission/ consulate/ foreign office.

More information about required documents: Link

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

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

Locate your nearest NRC

EligibilityEdit

You are eligible for POC if:

You were a Pakistani national and have surrendered the nationality.
You are a foreign national, married to a Pakistani citizen and your parents are of Pakistani origin or ever held Pakistani nationality.
You are a foreign national and your parents or grandparents are or were Pakistani nationals.
You are a foreign national and any of your relatives (brother, sister, uncle, aunt) are or were Pakistani nationals.

NOTE: As per directions of Ministry of Interior, issuance of POC on the basis of spouse is no longer available.

FeesEdit

Smart POC:

New : 26,250
Renewal: 26,250
Modify: 31,500
Cancellation of Normal POC : 31,500
Cancellation of Smart POC : 52,500

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