Requirements For Filling NICOP/POC Online Application

MANDATORY INFORMATION

• NIC/CNIC/NICOP/**POC Numbers:
  Applicant/Father/Mother/*Spouse/Family Head NIC/CNIC/NICOP/**POC Numbers. (At least one NIC/CNIC/NICOP/**POC number is required to process applicant’s NICOP/POC application).
• Passport: Pakistani or Foreign Passport number.
• Addresses: Foreign and Pakistani Addresses.
• Telephone number: with Country – City code is mandatory in case of home delivery. [vague information , needs to be elaborated]
• Attester: NICOP form has to be attested by any CNIC/NICOP holder. Blood Relative cannot attest the application form e.g. (Father cannot attest his son’s NICOP application form).
• Credit Card for Fee Payment.

MANDATORY INFORMATION

DOCUMENTS TO BE SCANNED

Note: All scanned documents should be in JPEG Format not exceeding 100k.

One Scanned Colored Passport Size Photograph.
• Applicant’s scanned signature.
• Applicant’s scanned left thumb impression.
• Applicant's Passport Copy(Personal Info)
• Applicant's Passport Copy(Visa Info Page)
• Applicant's Birth Certificate (If any) (this should be Mandatory incase of POC)
• Scanned NIC/CNIC/NICOP/**POC Cards of Father/Mother/*Spouse/Family Head.
• Scanned Signature of the Attester (For NICOP only).
• Marriage Certificate (In Case of married Male/Female). [This option is missing]

* Varies for case to case basis.

** For POC Applications.

Eligibility for NICOP

1. A citizen shall be a non-resident citizen if he:

• is an emigrant or intending emigrant.
• is, or is intending to be, resident abroad.
• holds nationality or citizenship of any other country or state pursuant to sub-section (3) of section 14 of the Pakistan Citizenship Act, 1951 (II of 1951).
• holds an immigrant or resident visa, permanent or otherwise, or equivalent authorization, permit or status, as applicable, of a foreign state or country.

2. Not withstanding anything contained explained above, a citizen shall not be deemed to be a non-resident citizen under following conditions if:

(a) His stay abroad does not exceed, or he intends to stay abroad for not more than six consecutive months, inclusive of the time spent on temporary visits, if any, to Pakistan; or

(b) He is proceeding under a foreign scholarship or training scheme approved by the Federal Government or the concerned Provincial Government; or

(c) He is proceeding on Hajj or Ziarat and is certified by the Federal Government or an officer authorized by it in this behalf to be so proceeding; or

(d) He is proceeding on student visa or for medical treatment provided that he fill and submit a form which shall be provided by the authority free of cost; or

(e) He is a spouse, real child or any of the real parents or real brothers or sisters of the persons specified in CNIC rule provided that he is dependent upon the relevant person.

NOTE : No card will be issued to the categories specified in (d) and (e) above.

Benefits for NICOP Cardholders

Visa-free entry to Pakistan

Proof of Pakistan citizenship

Protection rights that all Pakistanis enjoy

Full recognition as a regular Pakistani citizen

Permission to buy and sell property

Substitute for the Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC)

Eligibility for POC

All Pakistan origin immigrants, foreigners and their family members with annulled nationality.

Under the rules, following persons can apply for POC, namely:

People of Pakistani Origin: This includes three types of persons:

Former Pakistani Citizens: Any person who does not currently hold Pakistani citizenship but has ever remained a Pakistani citizen in his/her lifetime. Following persons are however, excluded from this category, namely:

Any person who was deprived of Pakistan citizenship by an order passed by the Federal Government under subsection (2) or subsection (3) of section 16 of the Pakistan Citizenship Act, 1951 (II of 1951).

A person who ceased to be a Pakistani citizen upon creation of Bangladesh pursuant to subsection (1) of section 16-A of the Pakistan Citizenship Act, 1951 (II of 1951).

A Pakistani citizen who was domiciled in the territories of the hitherto Province of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) but who, before 16 th December 1971, ceased to be a Pakistani citizen and acquired the nationality or citizenship of a foreign country (excluding India and Israel) unless he or she can prove at least one of his living relatives to be presently a citizen of Pakistan.

Any person currently holding citizenship or nationality of Israel or India .

Foreigners with links to Pakistan : The following persons are eligible to apply for POC in this category, namely:

A person who has never been a Pakistani citizen but any of whose parents or grandparents is/was a citizen of Pakistan at any time during his/her lifetime, provided that (a) at least one of his living relatives is presently a Pakistani citizen; (b) he is not, and never was, a citizen or national of India or Israel; and (c) none of his parents or grandparents has ever been a citizen or national of India or Israel unless such parent after having acquired Pakistani citizenship never acquired/re-acquired citizenship or nationality of India or Israel.

Any person who has never been a Pakistani citizen but who either himself, or any of whose parents or grandparents (a) was born in the territories included in the Indo-Pak sub-continent; (b) was domiciled in the territories now included in Pakistan; and (c) who acquired the citizenship or nationality of a foreign state or country before the commencement of the Pakistan Citizenship Act, 1951 (II of 1951) i.e. 13 th April 1951. Such person shall have to prove that at least one of his living relatives is presently a Pakistani citizen. This category however, excludes all persons who are, or have ever been, citizens or nationals of India or Israel.

Pakistani citizens stranded in Bangladesh , i.e. those who continue to be citizens of Pakistan pursuant to the first proviso to subsection (1) of section 16-A of the Pakistan Citizenship Act, 1951 (II of 1951), may not apply for POC.

Pakistani citizens who are holding dual nationality or are only on work or residence permit in a country outside Pakistan, are not eligible for Pakistan Origin Card (POC) but eligible for National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP).

Benefits for POC Cardholders

• Visa-free entry into Pakistan
• Indefinite stay in Pakistan
• Exemption from foreigner registration requirements
• Permission to purchase and sell property
• Right to open and operate bank accounts
• Substitute for the Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) where proof of identity is required.

NOTE : All applications that have not been completed and submitted within six months will be automatically deleted.