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- Child Registration Certificate (B-Form)The Child Registration Certificate (CRC), also called the B-Form, registers a child in NADRA's records. Both parents apply in person at a NADRA counter, such as at a Punjab e-Khidmat Markaz, with their CNICs and the child's birth certificate.
- Get a duplicate CNIC (lost or damaged)If your CNIC is lost or damaged, you can get a duplicate Simple or Smart card. Request a reprint online in NADRA's PakID app, or apply in person at any NADRA Registration Centre or e-Khidmat Markaz with a blood-relative witness and, if available, your old CNIC or an FIR of the lost card.
- Change details on your CNICNADRA can change or correct details on your CNIC, such as marital status, name or address, as a Simple or Smart card. Apply online in NADRA's PakID app by uploading documents that prove the change, or in person at any NADRA Registration Centre or e-Khidmat Markaz.
- Get your first CNICThe CNIC is issued by NADRA to Pakistani citizens aged 18 or over; children have a B-Form (CRC) or Juvenile Card instead. A first Simple CNIC with Normal processing is free. Start online in NADRA's PakID app (choose "New CNIC") or go to any NADRA Registration Centre or e-Khidmat Markaz; your parents or a blood relative confirm your identity.
- Renew your CNICAn expired CNIC can be renewed online in NADRA's PakID app, without visiting a centre, or in person at any NADRA Registration Centre or e-Khidmat Markaz, as a Simple or Smart card. In person, bring your expired CNIC and a blood-relative witness (or an affidavit attested by a gazetted officer); you can correct details or change marital status at the same time.
- Family Registration Certificate (FRC)The Family Registration Certificate (FRC) shows your family composition as recorded by NADRA, either by birth (parents and siblings) or by marriage (spouse and children). Get it at a NADRA counter such as at a Punjab e-Khidmat Markaz, online at id.nadra.gov.pk, or at a NADRA desk in a Pakistan mission abroad.
- NICOP for overseas PakistanisThe National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (Smart NICOP) is issued by NADRA to Pakistani citizens and dual nationals living abroad; a Smart NICOP holder can travel to Pakistan without a visa. Apply online at id.nadra.gov.pk or the Pak-ID app, at a NADRA desk in a Pakistan mission abroad, or at a NADRA counter in Pakistan such as at e-Khidmat Markaz.
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