Hi guys .. Wanted to know if there are overseas Pakistanis here who hold a NICOP (Pakistani National ID for overseas Pakistanis) and who have previously applied for Canadian PR through Express Entry ... ??
Did having a NICOP require you to provide any additional documents to CIC ? E.g. tax documents issued from the country where you live, or maybe a proof that you're living overseas, etc ... Anything at all ?
I ask because from August onwards I'll be going to the US for pursuing a Masters degree, because of which I surrendered by normal NIC and got a NICOP which states that my residence is in the United States. I didn't think this would cause any issues of any kind, but then I recently went to a bank here in Pakistani to correct the spellings in my account title for an account I have at that bank (ahmad vs ahmed). Eventually they realized that I hold a NICOP, because of which they now require that I provide tax documents from the US government. They say this is a rule for all Pakistanis holding a NICOP, even if they're only studying in the US and don't actually pay tax there (which will be the case for me). Subsequently the bank has now limited my account until further notice. They say this rules comes from the State Bank of Pakistan.
Anyways, the above experience has made me think whether the CIC will also require me to send similar additional document when they discover that I have a NICOP ?! I didn't know that holding a NICOP can create such issues. Unfortunately switching back to the normal NIC requires 2-3 weeks, which is time I don't have anymore here in Pakistan.
Did having a NICOP require you to provide any additional documents to CIC ? E.g. tax documents issued from the country where you live, or maybe a proof that you're living overseas, etc ... Anything at all ?
I ask because from August onwards I'll be going to the US for pursuing a Masters degree, because of which I surrendered by normal NIC and got a NICOP which states that my residence is in the United States. I didn't think this would cause any issues of any kind, but then I recently went to a bank here in Pakistani to correct the spellings in my account title for an account I have at that bank (ahmad vs ahmed). Eventually they realized that I hold a NICOP, because of which they now require that I provide tax documents from the US government. They say this is a rule for all Pakistanis holding a NICOP, even if they're only studying in the US and don't actually pay tax there (which will be the case for me). Subsequently the bank has now limited my account until further notice. They say this rules comes from the State Bank of Pakistan.
Anyways, the above experience has made me think whether the CIC will also require me to send similar additional document when they discover that I have a NICOP ?! I didn't know that holding a NICOP can create such issues. Unfortunately switching back to the normal NIC requires 2-3 weeks, which is time I don't have anymore here in Pakistan.