NADRA : Pakistani Family Registration Certificate (FRC)

[talexpat]

Hi Guys,

I have been asked by my agent to arrange NADRA: Family Registration Certificate (FRC). I am currently residing in Riyadh with my family. I have been to Pakistani Embassy Riyadh but unfortunately NADRA here only provides NICOP and referred me to take FRC from Pakistan .

Hence, I was able to find a brave family relative back in Pak who took up this FRC responsibility. Guess what? NADRA person told him that my younger sister's information is not showing up in their system. Point to be noted is my sister had CRC issued from Karachi and then last year, we also received her NICOP. What has made this information missing from their database??

I then visited Pakistan Embassy-Riyadh today as the agent advised me to get CNIC details updated for my sister for FRC purpose. The staff here was surprised because they believed the NADRA database is centralized. Even he showed me all of our family details are appearing here. He suggested that to update you may start the new NICOP issuance procedure again for your sister. Does this make any sense at all?

Need your advise, my agent said this is common myth for 80% of our clients. NADRA does not like to keep updated family information...Any other members in the same boat??

 

[srm057]

If someone is looking at this old post, Just FYI that you can get your FRC online in a single day by filling application on NADRA website

 

[still_hopeful]

If someone is looking at this old post, Just FYI that you can get your FRC online in a single day by filling application on NADRA website

I know this is an old thread but I will appreciate if you can respond to my query regarding FRC. Does CIO Sydney accept FRC in lieu of birth certificates from Pakistani applicants?

 

[srm057]

It depends. For some applications, you just need to provide Proof of relationship. For those applications they mention it as Proof of relationship document. In that case, they accept your FRC as Govt Issued certificate to prove your relationship. This is my understanding. YOu can check with others too.

However, if Birth certificate is specifically asked for your application, then you will have to provide that.

 

[still_hopeful]

It depends. For some applications, you just need to provide Proof of relationship. For those applications they mention it as Proof of relationship document. In that case, they accept your FRC as Govt Issued certificate to prove your relationship. This is my understanding. YOu can check with others too.

However, if Birth certificate is specifically asked for your application, then you will have to provide that.

Birth certificates are mentioned in ‘Identity and Civil Status Documents’ and ‘Children’s Information’ in the document checklist. I haven't yet received my AOR so can I submit the birth certificates now through raising a web form? I have UCI numbers of all family members for reference. I don't want to risk getting my application package returned due to submitting incomplete documents.
Can you advise whether this would be my best chance to ensure that my application package is complete? FYI I'm an AIPP applicant and I submitted a paper application which was sent by courier and received at CIO Sydney on 25th April 2019. It normally takes between 4-8 weeks to receive an AOR so I still have time.

Thank you for responding to my query.