ISLAMABAD – The National Database Regulation Authority (NADRA) hasintroduced a new policy for issuance of Computerized National IdentityCards (CNICs) and other documents.
Under the new policy, a birth certificate won’t be required to get a newCNIC and B-Form. All you need to provide are copies of a matriculationcertificate, a domicile, a passport, and your parents’ CNICs.
Furthermore, the condition of a marriage certificate for obtaining thewife’s CNIC has been removed. The husband’s CNIC copy, along with a Rs. 20affidavit is all you need.
Likewise, lodging an FIR is no longer mandatory if you lose your CNIC.People can obtain a new CNIC by submitting an undertaking on a stamp paperregarding the loss/theft of the card.
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The government has also done away with the requirement of a newspaperadvertisement in case of a name change.
Moreover, UC chairman and councilors won’t have the authority to attestdocuments for CNIC applications.
