[Amended up to January, 2013]

Statutory Notifications (S.R.O.)

GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN
INTERIOR DIVISION

NOTIFICATIONS

S.R.O. 199(I)/2002.–In exercise of the powers conferred by section 44 of the

National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance, 2000 (VIII of 2000), read with
clause (b) of sub-section (4) and sub-section (5) of section 5, sections 8, 9 and 10, sub-
section (3) of section 17 and sub-section (3) of section 19 thereof, the Federal
Government is pleased to make the following rules, namely:-

1. Short title and commencement.–(1) These rules may be called the National
Database and Registration Authority (National Identity Card) Rules, 2002.

(2) They shall come into force at once.

2. Definitions.–(1) In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or

context,–

(a) “Authority” means the National Database and Registration Authority;

(b) “Bureau” means the Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment;

(c) “card” means, for the purposes of these rules, the National Identity Card;

(d) “citizen” means, for the purposes of these rules, a citizen of Pakistan who has
attained the age of eighteen years and includes both a resident and a non-resident
citizen;

(e) “Corporation” means the Overseas Employment Corporation Limited;

(f) “dependent”, in relation to an emigrant, means the spouse, sons not above the age
of twenty-one years, and unmarried sisters and daughters of the emigrant, and
includes aged or incapacitated parents, incapacitated sons above the age of
twenty-one years and widowed and divorced sisters and daughters of the emigrant
wholly dependent upon and residing with the emigrant and the sons not above the
age of twenty-one years, and dependent unmarried daughters, of such widowed or
divorced sisters or daughters;

(g) “emigrant” means any person who emigrates or has emigrated or who has been
registered as an emigrant under the Emigration Ordinance, 1979 (XVIII of 1979)
and includes any dependent of an emigrant;
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 (h) “Insurance Company” means the insurance company referred to in rule 22A of the
Emigration Rules, 1979;

(i) “intending emigrant” means a person who is intending to proceed abroad as an

emigrant pursuant to his selection for employment abroad;

(j) “non-resident citizen” means a non-resident citizen specified in rule 4;

(k) “Ordinance” means the National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance,
2000 (VIII of 2000);

(l) “Overseas Employment Promoter” means a person licenced as such under section
12 of the Emigration Ordinance, 1979 (XVIII of 1979);

(m) “Overseas Pakistanis Foundation” means Overseas Pakistanis Foundation as

defined in clause (gg) of rule 2 of the Emigration Rules, 1979;

(n) “Protector of Emigrants” means a Protector of Emigrants appointed under section

5 of the Emigration Ordinance, 1979 (XVIII of 1979);

(o) “registration” means registration of a citizen under section 9 of the Ordinance

read with these rules;

(p) “regulations” means the National Database and Registration Authority

(Application for National Identity Card) Regulations, 2002;

(q) “resident citizen” means a resident citizen under rules 3; and

(r) “Schedule” means Schedule to these rules.

(2) The words and expressions used but not defined in these rules shall have the same
meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Ordinance.

3. Resident citizen.–A citizen shall be a resident citizen if he is not a non-resident

citizen.

4. Non-resident citizen.–(1) A citizen shall be a non-resident citizen if he,–

(a) is an emigrant or intending emigrant;

(b) is, or is intending to be, resident abroad;

(c) 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); or

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 (d) holds an immigrant or resident visa, permanent or otherwise, or equivalent
authorization, permit or status, as the case may be, of a foreign state or
country.

Explanation I.–An emigrant, or intending emigrant, for the purposes of this

sub-rule, does not include dependents of such emigrant or intending emigrant.

Explanation II.–An emigrant, or intending emigrant, does not include a person

whose foreign service agreement, contract or letter of appointment, as the case
may be, is not required to be registered with the Protector of Emigrants pursuant
to the Emigration Rules, 1979.

Explanation III.–Without prejudice to the generality of the class of non-

resident citizens specified in clause (b), a non-resident citizen falling under this
sub-rule includes a citizen resident, or intending to be, resident abroad,–

(a) for the purpose of employment whose foreign service agreement, contract or
letter of appointment, or undertaking, as the case may be, is not required to be
registered with the Protector of Emigrants pursuant to the Emigration Rules,
1979;

(b) who is a dependent of an emigrant or intending emigrant specified in sub-rule

(1); and

(c) who is a member of the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation even if he is not an

emigrant, or intending emigrant, as specified in sub-rule (1).

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), a citizen shall not be deemed
to be a non-resident citizen under clause (b) of sub-rule (1) 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 Haj 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

(e) he is a spouse, real child or any of the real parent or real brother or sister of
the persons specified in sub-rule (2) provided that he is dependent upon the
relevant person specified in sub-rule (2).

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 Provided that a citizen falling in clauses (a), (b), (d) or (e) may, if so
deemed appropriate by the Authority, be deemed a non-resident citizen if he, of
his own volition, opts to apply for registration and issuance of card as a non-
resident citizen.

5. Registration.–All citizens shall get themselves registered with the Authority in

accordance with section 9 of the Ordinance under these rules and the regulations.

6. Terms and conditions.–(1) A resident citizen or a non-resident citizen, as the

case may be, shall only hold or use a card issued to him under these rules in so far as he
continues to fulfil the criteria of eligibility as laid down and applicable to him under these
rules or till the expiry of the validity period of his card, whichever is earlier.

(2) A card shall no more be valid when the holder thereof ceases to fulfill the criteria
of eligibility applicable to him under these rules or upon the expiry of the validity period
thereof:

Provided that a citizen who applies within time on becoming a resident citizen after
ceasing to be a non-resident citizen or vice versa, he may continue to validly hold the
card issued to him till the time he is issued a fresh card and shall surrender the card upon
being issued the fresh card.

7. Fee, form and manner of payment.–(1) The Authority shall charge fee, as
specified in Schedule I, for the issuance of a card to a citizen.

(2) Where a request is made by a citizen for out-of-turn or urgent issuance of a card,
the Authority may in its discretion, on a case-to-case basis, decide such request on its
merits.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, no fee shall be charged for
issuance of card to,–

(a) [Omitted]

(b) a non-resident citizen who is in the service of Pakistan or in the service of a local
authority or a corporation, owned or controlled by the Federal Government or a
Provincial Government and is proceeding on government duty or posting abroad
or on duty or for employment with any international organization or for the
purpose of training with the permission of the Federal Government;

(c) a non-resident citizen who is a spouse, real child or any of the real parent or real
brother or sister, as the case may be, of the persons specified in clause (b)
provided that he is dependent upon the relevant person specified in clause (b);

(d) a citizen who has applied for a duplicate card on account of loss or destruction of
his original card before the delivery thereof to him provided such loss or
destruction is not attributable to any act or omission of such citizen; and
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 (e) a citizen who has applied for the incorporation of any change in the particulars
borne on his card necessitated because of a mistake by the Authority not
attributable to such citizen.

(4) The Authority shall make necessary arrangements for the collection of fee and
may collect, or cause to be collected, the fee for issuance of the card at any time prior to
or along with the deposit of application or issuance of the card as it may deem fit:

[Proviso omitted]

(5) The Authority may adopt any mode or manner for collection of the fee and other
charges as it may deem fit for achieving efficiency and facilitating the deposit and
collection of fee and other charges by and from the citizens.

(6) If an applicant is refused registration or issuance of the card under these rules, all
fees and other charges, if any, collected by the Authority, shall be refunded to the
applicant after deducting the processing charges, if any, as determined and notified by the
Authority.

Explanation.–Where an Overseas Employment Promoter or the Corporation is

depositing a duly filled in application form under regulation 5 on behalf of a non-resident
citizen specified in clause (a) of sub-rule (1) of rule 4, the fee shall be paid in advance by
the applicant to the said Overseas Employment Promoter or the Corporation, as the case
may be, for onward deposit with the Authority as per regulation 5 of the regulations.

(7) [Omitted]

8. Manner of registration, inquiry and evidence.–(1) The Authority shall

establish and maintain, or cause to be established and maintained, a registration and
database system for the purposes of these rules in a manner deemed fit by the Authority
owing regard to the nature of information being collected from the applicants and such
other information which is relevant. The Authority shall also establish and maintain, or
cause to be established and maintained, an automated computerized system, backed by
such registration and database system, for recording and verification of exit and entry of
non-resident citizens at such ports or places in Pakistan as it may deem necessary for the
purpose.

(2) [Omitted]

(3) Before registering an applicant, the Authority may make any inquiry or require
any evidence, documentary or otherwise, from the applicant, as it may deem fit in respect
of the eligibility and other matters pertaining to an applicant for the purposes of these
rules.

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 (4) Without prejudice to generality of the foregoing power of making inquiry or
requiring evidence under sub-rule (3), the Authority may, wherever applicable and
necessary, require any of the following evidence, namely:–

(a) a card previously issued to the applicant;

(b) proof of registration of foreign service agreement, contract or letter of

appointment, or undertaking, as the case may be, of the applicant with the
Protector of Emigrants or Pakistan Mission abroad in case the applicant is a non-
resident citizen specified in clause (a) of sub-rule (1) of rule 4, whose foreign
service agreement, contract or letter of appointment, or undertaking, as the case
may be, is already registered with the Protector of Emigrants or a Pakistan
Mission;

(c) proof of deposit of all fees, charges, sums, insurance premium etc., as the case
may be, leviable or chargeable from non-resident citizens specified in clause (a)
of sub-rule (1) of rule 4 under the Emigration Ordinance, 1979, the Emigration
Rules, 1979, and the Group Insurance Scheme, or any other similar scheme
devised by Insurance Company in association with the Bureau;

(d) duration of stay abroad or a valid visa, permit, authorization or other evidence of
status of legal stay or residence of the applicant abroad in accordance with the
laws of the relevant country or jurisdiction; and

(e) valid travel document of the applicant including passport issued by the
Government of Pakistan.

(5) The Authority shall, in so far as the same is practicable, specify, in the written
instructions issued in pursuance of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 7, the documents and
other evidence required from an applicant.

(6) The Authority shall, upon being satisfied as to an applicant being eligible for
registration, register the applicant under these rules.

9. Manner of issuance of card.–(1) Every citizen who is registered with the

Authority under these rules and the regulations shall be issued a card by the Authority in
the appropriate form prescribed in rule 10.

(2) The citizen may receive or collect the card personally, or through his duly
authorized nominee or representative, subject to written acknowledgement of receipt
thereof by the recipient.

(3) The Authority may, if deemed fit, deliver or cause to be delivered the card to the
citizen by hand or through any other appropriate means of delivery at the address
specified by him in his application.

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 10. Form of card.–(1) A card issued to a resident citizen shall be in the appropriate
form set out in Schedule II and a card issued to a non-resident citizen shall be in the
appropriate form set out in Schedule III:

Provided that where a resident citizen has made an application for registration under
the regulations in the Sindhi language, the Authority may issue the card to such resident
citizen in the form set out in Schedule II with information contained therein in the Sindhi
language:

Provided further that a resident citizen holding a card issued to him in the appropriate
form set out in Schedule II shall not be issued a card in any other form set out in
Schedule II unless he surrenders the card earlier issued to him:

Provided also that a non-resident citizen holding a card issued to him in the
appropriate form set out in Schedule III shall not be issued a card in any other form set
out in Schedule III unless he surrenders the card earlier issued to him.

(2) A card shall bear the title, data, information and other features and elements
provided in the said Schedules including the date of issuance or expiry.

(3) Where an electronic microchip is embedded in a card or certificate issued under

these rules, it may contain the data printed on the card excluding such data therefrom as
deemed appropriate by the Authority. The microchip may also contain additional data
like mother’s name, cardholder’s emergency information, biometric data (fingerprints
and photograph) and encrypted electronic certificates of authenticity and integrity
regarding data borne on the microchip.

(4) Subject to the proviso to sub-rule (2) of rule 6, for the purposes of being issued a
card,–

(a) a resident citizen applying as such, after ceasing to be a non-resident citizen, shall
surrender the card earlier issued to him as a non-resident citizen; and

(b) a non-resident citizen applying as such, after ceasing to be a resident citizen, shall
surrender the card earlier issued to him as a resident citizen:

Provided that the Authority may waive this requirement where validity of the
previously issued card has expired or, if not expired, the surrender of card is not possible
in the circumstances.

11. Period of validity.– A card issued under these rules shall be valid for the period
set out therefor in Schedule IV.

12. Issuance of new card on expiry or termination of validity.–(1) A citizen shall,

at any time but not later than one month after the date of expiry or early termination of
validity period of his existing card, apply for registration afresh under the regulations and
a new card may be issued by the Authority subject to fulfilment of applicable criteria and
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formalities and payment of the prescribed fee, if any, provided in pursuance of these rules
and the regulations for registration and issuance of card.

(2) The Authority may, in appropriate cases on a case-to-case basis, extend the time
for applying afresh for registration and issuance of a new card beyond the thirty days’
period provided in sub-rule (1).

13. Change and duplicate card.–(1) For the incorporation of a change in the card,
the Authority may, on an application made in the appropriate form provided in the
regulations and subject to surrender of the original card, issue a revised card
incorporating the change:

Provided that, where applicable, the applicant may be required to satisfy the
Authority as to fulfilment of necessary legal requirements before incorporating the
change in the card:

Provided further that the applicant deposits the prescribed fee and other sums for the
issuance of the new card as notified under rule 7 and provisions of the said rule shall,
mutatis mutandis, apply to the payment of fee and other charges under this sub-rule.

(2) The Authority may, for any card lost, stolen, or otherwise rendered useless, as the
case may be, on an application for issuance of duplicate card made in the appropriate
form provided in the regulations and subject to surrender, if possible, of the original card,
issue a duplicate card:

Provided that the applicant deposits the prescribed fee and other sums for the issuance
of duplicate card as notified under rule 7 and provisions of the said rule shall, mutatis
mutandis, apply to the payment of fee and other charges under this sub-rule.

14. Purpose of card.-(1) A card validly issued to a non-resident citizen specified in

clause (a) of sub-rule (1) of rule 4 shall be the proof of his being an emigrant who has
complied with all requirements of the Ordinance, the Emigration Ordinance, 1979 (XVIII
of 1979), and Emigration Rules, 1979.

(2) A card issued under these rules shall be necessary for the purposes of establishing
the identity of an emigrant as an emigrant and the assertion, availing or exercise by an
emigrant of all benefits, rights, privileges and capacities available to, exercisable by or
vested in an emigrant under Pakistan laws including the Emigration Ordinance, 1979
(XVIII of 1979), and Emigration Rules, 1979.

(3) A card issued under these rules shall be necessary for the purposes of establishing
the identity of a non-resident citizen as a regular member of Overseas Pakistanis
Foundation and the assertion, availing or exercise by a non-resident citizen of all benefits,
rights, privileges and capacities available to, exercisable by or vested in a regular member
of the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation.

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 Explanation I.–It shall be deemed in respect of a non-resident citizen specified in
clause (a) of sub-rule (1) of rule 4 who has been registered under these rules and issued a
card that subject to the payment of the prescribed fee and charges as provided in these
rules and the Emigration Rules, 1979, as applicable,–

(i) his foreign service agreement, contract or letter of appointment, as the case may
be, has been registered under the Emigration Ordinance, 1979 (XVIII of 1979)
and Emigration Rules, 1979;
(ii) he has become a regular member of Overseas Pakistanis Foundation; and

(iii) he has obtained group insurance from Insurance Company under the Overseas
Emigrants Group Insurance Scheme or any other similar scheme devised in
association with the Bureau pursuant to rule 22A of the Emigration Rules, 1979.

Explanation II.–It shall be deemed in respect of a non-resident citizen other than

those specified in clause (a) of sub-rule (1) of rule 4 who has been registered under these
rules and issued a card that, subject to the payment of the prescribed fee and charges, he
is a regular member of the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation.
(4) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions, it
shall be necessary for a non-resident citizen to produce a card issued to him in the form
set out in Schedule II, as applicable, before,–

(a) immigration or other lawful authorities, including a person authorized by the

Authority, at any route, port or place from where he is departing or emigrating, as
the case may be, out of Pakistan or entering in Pakistan; and

(b) any other person or authority competent to demand proof of his identity as a non-
resident citizen of any category specified in rule 4.

15. Benefits.–(1) Without prejudice to any other rights, benefits, privileges or

capacities enjoyed by or available to a non-resident citizen specified in clause (c) of sub-
rule (1) of rule 4 who simultaneously holds the nationality or citizenship of any other
country or state together with his Pakistani citizenship, such non-resident citizen shall,
upon issuance of the card to him in the form set out in Schedule II and during the period
of validity of his said card, have the right to enter into Pakistan without a visa from such
port or place, by such route and in accordance with such conditions, if any, as are
prescribed pursuant to section 13 of the Passport Act, 1974 (XX of 1974).

(2) A card validly issued to a non-resident citizen in the form given in Schedule II
shall be the conclusive proof of his being a citizen of Pakistan for the purposes of
availing protection of the Government of Pakistan in any foreign country or state as a
Pakistani citizen. The Federal Government shall recognize, afford and ensure full
protection as citizens of Pakistan available under the law to all card holders abroad.

(3) The Authority may arrange for and make available other lawful benefits, rights
and privileges for holders of the card, as it may deem fit, in association with

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governmental, private organizations or entities in order to incentivize registration of the
citizens under these rules.

16. Officer or authority who shall report births and deaths.–The officer or
authority to whom, or to where births and deaths are required to be reported under any
law relating to registration of births and deaths, for the time being in force, shall report
the birth of a newly born citizen, and the death of a citizen who has not attained the age
of eighteen years to the District Registrar or any other authorized Registration Officer of
the Authority.

17. Receipt for surrendered cards.–(1) The Authority shall issue a receipt, in the
appropriate form set out in Schedule V, in acknowledgement of surrender of a card or, as
the case may be, a certificate pursuant to section 17 of the Ordinance.

(2) A person referred to in sub-section (2) of section 17 of the Ordinance shall surrender
and give up his card to the Authority within thirty days of ceasing to be eligible to hold
his card or of his card becoming invalid, as the case may be.

18. Certificate for registration of children.–(1) A resident citizen and a non-resident

citizen registered with the Authority under sub-section (1) of section 9 of the Ordinance
who has not attained the age of eighteen years shall be issued a certificate in the
appropriate form set out in Schedule VI containing such information, particulars,
specifications, features, elements and capacity for use as are provided therein.

(2) A certificate issued to a citizen under sub-rule (1) in the form of a card which is valid
for a period beyond the age of eighteen years of that citizen shall, after the said citizen
has attained the age of eighteen years, be deemed to be and serve for all purposes as a
card issued under sub-rule (1) of rule 9 and shall be further deemed to be in such form set
out in Schedules II and III in which that citizen could have been issued a card had he
applied after attaining the age of eighteen years.

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 SCHEDULE I
[see rule 7(1)]

Fee for issuance of Computerized National Identity Card (NIC)

Application Type Normal Urgent Executive

New Rs.75 Rs.300 Rs.1,000

Renewal Rs.75 Rs.300 Rs.1,000

Modification / Duplicate Rs.200 Rs.300 Rs.1,000

Fee for issuance of Computerized National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP)
Inland Abroad
Application Type Region
Normal Urgent Executive Normal Urgent Executive

New / Renewal US$ 45 US$ 50 US$ 60 US$ 45 US$ 50 US$ 60

Zone A
Modification /
US$ 50 US$ 60 US$ 100 US$ 50 US$ 60 US$ 100
Duplicate
New / Renewal US$ 25 US$ 30 US$ 35 US$ 25 US$ 30 US$ 35
Zone B
Modification /
US$ 30 US$ 50 US$ 60 US$ 30 US$ 50 US$ 60
Duplicate

Fee for issuance of Smart National Identity Card (NIC)

Application Type Fee

New / Renewal / Modification / Duplicate Rs.1,500

Fee for issuance of Smart National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP)

Application Type Region Normal Urgent Executive

New / Renewal GB£ 45 GB£ 55 GB£ 60

Zone A
Modification / Duplicate GB£ 65 GB£ 95 GB£ 135
New / Renewal US$ 35 US$ 40 US$ 45
Zone B
Modification / Duplicate US$ 50 US$ 70 US$ 75
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 Fee for processing of age-change-request
Inland Abroad
First-time age-change Amount First-time age change Amount

Up to 1 year Rs.1,000 Up to 1 year US$ 15

More than 1 year More than 1 year
Rs.2,000 US$ 25
and up to 2 years and up to 2 years
More than 2 years More than 2 years
Rs.3,000 US$ 40
and up to 3 years and up to 3 years
More than 3 years Rs.5,000 More than 3 years US$ 65

Second-time age-change Rs.10,000 Second-time age-change US$ 125

Fee for clearance of false or duplicate or multiple Identity Card

Inland
Normal
Applicant being Applicant being Executiv
Application Type
below matric or matric or equivalent e
equivalent or above
Same particulars without
Rs.1,000
transactions
Same particulars with
Rs.5,000 Rs.10,000 Rs.20,000
transactions
Different particulars with or
Rs.10,000
without transactions
Abroad
Executiv
Normal
Region e
US$ 250 US$ 500
Zone A
US$ 120 US$ 200
Zone B

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Note 1.–The fee for processing of age change request shall be charged in addition to
the other applicable fees prescribed above.

Note 2.–Fee expressed in US$ and GB£ may be converted in other currencies where
applicable at the appropriate exchange rate.

Note 3.– “Zone A” comprises the following countries, namely:-

Bermuda, Argentina, Grenada, Guyana, Heard Island and McDonald

Islands, Nicaragua, Panama, Bahamas, Brazil, Ecuador, Guadeloupe,
Saint Barthelemy, American Samoa, Anguilla, Aruba, Barbados, Belize,
Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, French Guiana,
Guam, Guernsey, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico,
Montserrat, Nauru, Palau, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saint Martin (French
Part), Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Suriname, Trinidad
and Tobago, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, U.S., Saint Lucia,
Guatemala, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dominican Republic, Marshall
Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Pitcairn, United States Minor
Outlying Islands, Micronesia, Federated States of, Antigua and
Barbuda, El Salvador, Antarctica, Falkland Islands, Cayman Islands,
Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Norfolk Island, Kiribati, Christmas Island,
Papua New Guinea, Australia, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tuvalu,
Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, New Zealand, Niue, Samoa, Fiji, New
Caledonia, Cook Islands, Japan, South Africa, Romania, Portugal,
Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Switzerland,
Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway,
Albania, Belarus, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Republic of, Macedonia,
the former Yugoslav Republic of, Slovenia, Denmark, Estonia, French
Polynesia, Greenland, Iceland, Lithuania, France, United Kingdom,
Virgin Islands, British, Poland, Sweden, Netherlands Antilles, Aoland
Islands, Bosnia and Herzegovina, British Indian Ocean Territory,
Czech Republic, French Southern Territories, Liechtenstein,
Montenegro, Georgia, Vatican City State, Isle of Man, Moldova,
Republic of, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,
Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Jersey, Monaco,
Netherlands, Paraguay and San Marino.

Note 4.– “Zone B” comprises the following countries, namely:-

Afghanistan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Armenia, Bahrain, Bangladesh,

Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan,
Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos People's Democratic Republic,
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Macao, Maldives, Oman, Qatar, Russian
Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan
(Republic of China), Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan,
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United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, Myanmar, Nepal,
Palestinian Territory, Occupied, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, China, Mainland,
Korea, Republic of, Philippines, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Democratic
People Republic of Korea, Mongolia, Turks and Caicos Islands, Hong
Kong, Azerbaijan, Saint Helena, Sao Tome and Principe, Tanzania,
United Republic of, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara,
Zambia, Liberia, Mauritania, Reunion, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia,
Botswana, C te d Ivoire, Mozambique, Chad, Comoros, Guinea-Bissau,
Madagascar, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Senegal, Swaziland, Congo,
the Democratic Republic of the, Cuba, Kenya, Sudan, Ethiopia,
Mauritius, Benin, Cameron, Seychelles, Algeria, Angola, Bouvet Island,
Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Congo,
Republic of the, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gabon,
Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Mali, Mayotte, Morocco, Niger and
Nigeria.

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 SCHEDULE II
[see rule 10(1)]

Computerized National Identity Card

(Front Side)

(Back Side)

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Smart National Identity Card

(Front Side)

(Back Side)

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 SCHEDULE III
[see rule 10(1)]

Computerized National Identity Card for Non-resident/Overseas Pakistanis

(Front Side)

(Back Side)

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Smart National Identity Card for Non-resident/Overseas Pakistanis

(Front Side)

(Back Side)

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 SCHEDULE IV
[see rule 11]

Card Validity Period

Computerized NIC and computerized

Ten years
NICOP

Smart NIC and Smart NICOP Seven years

Note.–Computerized NIC issued to a person applying for the same on or after

attaining the age of fifty-six years shall be valid for life-time.

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 SCHEDULE V
[see rule 17(1)]

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 NATIONAL DATABASE AND REGISTRATION AUTHORITY
Ministry of Interior
Government of Pakistan

No.: ______________________

RECEIPT FOR SURRENDERED CARD

[on account of cardholder ceasing to be eligible or card becoming invalid as per section 17(2) read
with section 17(3) of the National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance, 2000 (VIII of
2000)]

Cardholder’s Name: ______________________

Card [specify full nomenclature like National Identity Card, Pakistan Origin Card, etc]:
______________________
Card Type [specify whether computerized, smart or other card]: ______________________
Card No.: ______________________

This is to acknowledge that the aforementioned Card issued by this Authority to the
above-mentioned cardholder, with the number and type mentioned herein above,
has been duly surrendered by, or on behalf of, the said cardholder to this Authority
and accordingly received back upon the cardholder ceasing to be eligible to hold the
Card or, as the case may be, the Card becoming invalid. Upon surrender, the
aforesaid Card has forthwith become invalid and cannot be used any further.

Registrar General of Pakistan

Date of issuance: __________________________


Under section 17(4) of National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance, 2000 (VIII of 2000), this
Receipt is admissible in evidence for the purpose of proving the information or particulars contained
herein relating to the person to whom this Receipt relates.
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 NATIONAL DATABASE AND REGISTRATION AUTHORITY
Ministry of Interior
Government of Pakistan

No.: ______________________

RECEIPT FOR SURRENDERED CERTIFICATE

[on account of surrender of a Certificate as per section 17(3) of the National Database and
Registration Authority Ordinance, 2000 (VIII of 2000)]

Certificate-Holder’s Name: ______________________

Certificate [specify full nomenclature like Child Registration Certificate, etc]: ______________________
Certificate No. [if any] : ______________________
Certificate’s Date of Issuance [if any] : ______________________

This is to acknowledge that the aforementioned Certificate issued by this Authority

to the above-mentioned Certificate-Holder, with the particulars mentioned herein
above, has been duly surrendered by, or on behalf of, the said Certificate-Holder to
this Authority and accordingly received back. Upon surrender, the Certificate has
forthwith become invalid and cannot be used any further. This will, however, not
affect its lawful use prior to the date hereof.

The surrender has been occasioned due to the following reason(s) [reason(s) may be
mentioned only if deemed necessary, otherwise this paragraph may be omitted]:

Registrar General of Pakistan

Date of issuance: ____________________________


Under section 17(4) of National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance, 2000 (VIII of 2000), this
Receipt is admissible in evidence for the purpose of proving the information or particulars contained
herein relating to the person to whom this Receipt relates.

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 SCHEDULE VI
[see rule 18(1)]
Certificate of Child Registration

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Certificate of Child Registration for Resident Citizen (Smart)

[Valid till eighteen years of age]

(Front Side)

(Back Side)

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Certificate of Child Registration for Resident Citizen (Smart)

[Valid beyond eighteen years of age]

(Front Side)

(Back Side)

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Certificate of Child Registration for Non-Resident/Overseas Pakistani
(Computerized)

(Front Side)

(Back Side)

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Certificate of Child Registration for Non-Resident/Overseas Pakistani
(Smart)

[valid till eighteen years of age]

(Front Side)

(Back Side)

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Certificate of Child Registration for Non-Resident/Overseas Pakistani
(Smart)

[valid beyond eighteen years of age]

(Front Side)

(Back Side)

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