Pakistan National Database Registration Authority (NADRA) team will visit a number of United Kingdom cities to facilitate the Pakistanis to obtain the National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP).
Overseas Pakistanis with citizenship of a country that allows dual nationality can use NICOP to enter Pakistan without requiring obtaining entry visa if they are not using a Pakistani passport. NICOP is also the identity card for dual national holders from Pakistan who can use it where ever the Pakistan’s National Identity Card is required.
NICOP is valid for seven years as compared to the Pakistani passport with maximum validity of five years only. The processing fee for NICOP is £34 whereas the application fee for obtaining a Pakistani passport costs £32 and £52 for urgent processing. If a Pakistani origin British National wants to get a Pakistani entry visa on a British Passport, then the single entry visa charges are £44.
The mobile team of NADRA in United Kingdom will be available at the following locations on the scheduled dates in order to provide services to Pakistani origin who wish to obtain the NICOP card.
Location: Slough
Schedule: Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th June 2012
Contact: Choudhary Karamat Hussain
President Pakistan Welfare Association
Youth & Community Centre
Darvills Lane, Chalvey
Slough SL1 2PH
Tel: 0175 382 1003
Location: Croydon
Schedule: Sunday, 1st July 2012
Contact: Mr Tamkin Riaz
Muslim Association of Croydon
Al-Khair Foundation School
109-119 Cherry Orchard Road
Croydon CR0 6BE
Mobile: 0786 786 0012
British citizens of Pakistan origin wishing to apply for NICOP can contact the concerned person by phone to book an appointment with the NADRA mobile team.
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