NADRA Offers Online Application Procedure for CNIC

Islamabad: National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has launched online application procedure for national identity card or CNIC. The new online system by NADRA will facilitate all the Pakistani’s to get the services of NADRA from their home. Previously, the whole procedure to get NADRA ID card or to renew it, was very tough and people have to stand in lines for hours outside NADRA offices. Sometimes, people returned to their home after standing for almost the whole day in line because of hundreds of people standing there for waiting their turn.
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While inaugurating the online system of NADRA in Islamabad office, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar said that this government has given the mandate of national interest to NADRA. He said that by the end of PPP government, NADRA was in deficit but in the tenure of sitting government, NADRA has earned the profit of 5 Billion. He said that this system has been introduced to finish long queues outside the offices of NADRA. Chaudhry Nisar also added that each person receiving ID card will be VIP from now and can get the ID card with staying at home.

Procedure To Apply for CNIC Online

In order to get the services of NADRA online or to apply for the new or renewal of the CNIC, users first have to visit the Website of NADRA. For all the types of ID Cards, NADRA has made separate categories in its website, which are given below:
To get New ID card from NADRA, for only those people who are applying for their first CNIC card.
To Renew ID Card, for those users whose ID card is expired.
To get New Overseas ID Card, for those Pakistani citizens who are living abroad.
To Reprint ID Card, for those who want to get copies and print out of their ID card.
To Modify ID Cards, for those who have missed their details at the time when they applied for ID card.

When you select any of your required category from the official website of NADRA, you will directly go the description of that particular category to get further detail of it.

Documents Required for Online CNIC

NADRA has mentioned all the necessary documents on its website, required to apply for any of the above category online. People should have to only provide those documents to them while applying for any of the above given online service. You can also check Supporting Documents.

For Example: If anyone want to renew his/her CNIC card online, he/she will have to provide a scanned copy of CNIC. Similarly, if any overseas Pakistani or expatriate is applying for Overseas ID Card, he/she will have to provide them a Copy of Passport with CRC.

Uploading the Documents Online

NADRA has made all the procedure of online application very simple, to get any of its service. When you visit the website of NADRA, you can get complete download guidelines of all the documents which you have required to upload. You can also directly go to Download Guides.

Download guides briefly described on the website of NADRA are given below:
Document Upload Guide.
Fingerprint Capture Guide.
Photo Capture Guide.
Form Filling Guide.

Payment and Fee for Online CNIC

The procedure to pay the fee for any of the particular online service from NADRA. Users should have to pay the fee after filling online form of their required service, from their credit/debit cards. They can also Check the Fee for all the Online Services from the website, for delivery not only in Pakistan but in Overseas also.

Update: Now only NICOP (National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis, POC (Pakistan Origin Card) can be made through online service.