PAKISTAN ORIGIN CARD

The filled in POC form in block letters should be accompanied by the following:-

• 2 photographs (passport size).
• Renunciation letter required (In case of dual status country)/Affidavit (In case of single status country)
• Copy of Foreign passport.
• Marriage Certificate Attested by Pak Mission (In Case of married applicant)
• If married to Pakistani national, copy of passport and CNIC/NICOP of Pakistani Spouse.
• At least 1 proof of Pakistani origin:

1. Copy ofPakistani/foreign passport
2. Copy ofCNIC/NICOP/NIC
3. Proof of/propertyowned in Pakistan
4. Copy of CNIC/NICOP of blood relative

Note: In case of doubt, any supporting document may be demanded. Issuance of POC to foreign spouses is temporarily banned. For further details please refer to the checklist in related downloads or call us on our UAN number 111-786-100

Tracking: The status of POC application can be tracked on the following link by entering the NADRA receipt numbers except for the initial “00 digits.

http://www.nadra.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=124

Details of fee for POC are given in the following:-

• Issuance of fresh POC for applicants above 18 years of age (30 Kuwaiti Dinar)
• Issuance of fresh POC for applicants below 18 years of age (23 Kuwaiti Dinar)
• Modification/ Duplicate/Renewal with change of POC for applicants above 18 years of age 43 KD
• Modification/ Duplicate/ Renewal with change of POC for applicants below 18 years of age 15 KD
• Cancellation of National Identity Card/ Computerised National Identity Card/ National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis 34 KD.

NADRA (https://id.nadra.gov.pk/)

PASSPORT

-         Machine Readable Passports (MRPs)

• Machine Readable Passports (MRPs) are issued in conformity with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Ever since the installation of Machine Readable Passport (MRP) facility at Embassy of Pakistan in Kuwait, issuance of manual passports has been phased out. Machine Readable Passport (MRP) are currently being issued from Embassy of Pakistan in Kuwait.
• MRP office operates on the principal of live data capturing so applicants’ presence (with required documents) is compulsory to process the application.
• Applicants DO NOT need any application forms or photographs for MRP applications as it is done by MRP staff during application process.
• Applicants’ data entry, photo, signature and thumb impression capturing are done by trained MRP staff using latest technology.

VISA

• online visa (https://visa.nadra.gov.pk/e-visa/)
• visa for indian nationals (Requisite Performa at Annex-D)

ATTESTATION

• Embassy of Pakistan, Kuwait attests and legalises a variety of documents. Requirements for Attestation and Legalisation of documents vary depending upon nationality of the executant and origin of the document. Please read the following information carefully before visiting the embassy for attestation / legalisation of your documents.
• Prerequisite for documents originating from Pakistan:

All documents originating from Pakistan first need to be attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad or one of its Camp Offices prior to Attestation / Legalisation from the Embassy of Pakistan, Kuwait.

TRAVEL DOCUMENT

• Emergency Travel Document:
• Emergency Travel Document (ETD) is issued to the Pakistani nationals for travelling back to Pakistan only in extreme emergency cases when their Pakistani Passportis not available OR they are not eligible for issuance of a new passport / renewal of passport.
• The applicant has to submit the proof of genuine emergency for issuance of ETD.
• Requirements for ETD:
• Proof of emergency (for example serious illness or death of immediate family member)
• Duly filled and signed application form
• Four recent identical passport size photographs with white background
• Original Expired Pakistani Passport with its photocopy
• In case Pakistani passport is lost, copy of Lost Passport with Police Report confirming loss of passport.
• Air ticket booking preferably with Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)
• Valid NADRA Cardand its photocopy
• In case applicant is under 18 years old, both parents need to accompany the applicant along with their original identity documents and detailed birth certificate of the minor applicant
• An Affidavit stating:
• Emergency Travel Document application process:
• No appointment is required for ETD application. You can visit the Embassy on any working day during Consular Services opening hours. You might like to check How to reach usand list of holidays sections before planning your journey.
• On your arrival contact the Consular Services (basement in Building).
• Go to the counter on your turn, serving official will examine your documents and once satisfied will issue you a Challan receipt for payment of required fee.
• Pay the fee at counter and go back to the first counter to submit your documents with the fee payment receipt
• The serving official will receive your documents and will issue you a final receipt and will also inform you about collection date and time.

EMERGENCY SERVICES

Embassy of Pakistan, Kuwait has the arrangement for issuing visa and Emergency Travel Document to Pakistani citizens if they need these during the weekends in case of extreme urgency. These services are provided for genuine emergency cases only. Please call the following phone number on weekends for Emergency Consular Services: Tel: 00965-55964923

Note: Applicants may be required to provide the proof of emergency.

RENUNCIATION OF NATIONALITY

Applicant needs to provide following documents for Renunciation of Pakistani Nationality application processing:

• Form X & Particulars (One Pager), typed in (not hand-written). Application Form
• Application addressed to the Embassy of Pakistan stating reasons for Renunciation of Pakistani Citizenship.
• Copies (along with original) of Naturalization Certificate/Foreign Passport.
• Original (along with copies) of Pakistani Passports (particulars/photo/MRP page and applicant's CNIC/NICOP (both sides), all on one page (01 copy).
• Seven (7) Photographs 1¹⁄₂size with sky blue background.
• Copies along with Original of NICOP/Birth Certificate/Pakistan Passport and Foreign Passport of minor children of the male applicant only, residing abroad, where applicable (01 copy).
• Copies of Nikah Nama/divorce papers, of female applicants, provided passport/NICOP is not modified with husband/father’s name respectively (01 copy).
• In case the applicant is not in possession of Pakistani Passport he/she may make a declaration on oath duly attested by the Embassy mentioning therein the name/number, date and place of issue thereof.
• Application must be submitted in person.

Any other relevant/supporting document that the applicant wish to add along with the above.