NICOP/POC:
1. NICOP is an official identification document for Pakistani Citizens working / living abroad.
2. NICOP can be produced for personal identification in place of Computerized NIC (CNIC) within Pakistan and abroad. The card is supposed to be produced at domestic or international entry or exit terminals.
3. The NADRA Ordinance envisages issuance of NICOP to Pakistani workers, emigrants, citizens, or Pakistanis holding dual nationality, having been registered under the NADRA Ordinance. NICOP is an identification document to be used as a substitute for the CNIC as and when requested.
4. Pakistan has dual citizenship agreements with the following countries which allow citizens to hold nationalities of both countries, i.e. Pakistani as well as foreign nationalities at the same time.
Who can apply for NICOP?
a. Citizens holding nationalities of above countries along with Pakistani Nationality are issued a NICOP as an Identification Document.
b. Pakistani citizens staying abroad, having passport or old CNIC.
c. Citizens of dual national countries holding Pakistani NIC/Passport even if they are using foreign passport for traveling.
d. Siblings and dependents of the above.
LIST OF DUAL NATIONAL COUNTRIES1
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POC
Pakistan Origin Card (POC) endeavors to provide eligible foreigners with unprecedented incentives while ensuring that the motherland remains tightly integrated with expatriates worldwide which includes:
a. Multiple visa-free entries in to Pakistan.
b. Indefinite stay in Pakistan with exemption from reporting to police or foreigners’ registration offices, etc.
c. Right to purchase, sell, own, deal with and dispose of movable and immovable property anywhere in Pakistan.
d. Right to open and operate the bank accounts in Pakistan.
e. Swift immigration into/from Pakistan at all designated routes, port and places.
f. Proof of Identity in place of National Identity Card.
g. May obtain Employment.
(Note: The Set-up for applications of NICOP/POC is available at the Consulate General of Pakistan Istanbul.
The Applicants must apply for their NICOP online from NADRA’s website: https://id.nadra.gov.pk/.)
Renunciation of Pakistan Citizenship
Any citizen of Pakistan residing outside Pakistan, who is not a minor and is also a citizen or national of another country or has been given by the competent authority of another country any valid document assuring him/her citizenship or nationality of that other country, shall make a declaration of renunciation of citizenship on form “X” in triplicate to the Directorate General Immigration & Passports Islamabad through Pakistan Mission abroad.
The person concerned will cease to be citizen of Pakistan from the date of registration of his citizenship by Directorate General Immigration & Passports Islamabad.
Where a male person ceases to be citizen of Pakistan:
Application Fee: The fee for renunciation of citizenship is Rs 500/- only.
Further steps of renunciation of Citizenship are as follows:
Availability of Form "X"
Application form "X" can be obtained from concerned Pakistani Mission abroad. This form is also available at Directorate General of Immigration and Passports Islamabad. You can also download this form downloads section.