plz help!!!!! ? regarding National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis / Pakistan O

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assalamoalikum :jhanda:

i was reading about the following "National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis / Pakistan Origin Card " and i wanted to know that as i am currently living in england, which of the 2 cards mentioned above do i apply for…

Definitions

Pakistan Origin Card

A person shall be an eligible foreigner of Pakistan origin or eligible for Pakistan Origin Card if he is a foreigner; and he had been a citizen of Pakistan at any time during his life.

Among other cards, NADRA Ordinance envisages issuance of cards to foreigners of Pakistani origin who have got themselves registered under the NADRA Ordinance. This card is called the Pakistan Origin Card. On account of its utility, it is an identification document usable in place of NIC whenever required. However POC is more than just an identification document.

Name, Color and Design of POC

The POC should have the same design and with blue colour as the NIC in English, bear a barcode, which should be readable by a machine. It should be called the Pakistan Origin Card (POC) and carry a printed statement in English to the effect that applicant is entitled Visa free entry in to Pakistan specimen attached at Annex A.

National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis

Among other cards, NADRA Ordinance envisages issuance of cards to Pakistani workers/emigrants and citizens /resident abroad and Pakistanis holding dual nationality who have got themselves registered under the NADRA Ordinance. This card is known as the National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP). On account of its utility, it is an identification document usable in place of NIC whenever required. However NICOP is more than just an identification document.

Name, Color and Design of NICOP

The NICOP should have the same design and colour as the NIC in English, bear a barcode, which should be readable by a machine. It should be called the National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP) and carry a printed statement in English to the effect that applicant is entitled Visa free entry in to Pakistan.

the above article is an extract from the following website…
www.nadra.gov.pk/objectives.html

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according to difinitions,

if you were born here and hence a british and you have only british passport, you should apply for Origin card

the NICOP is more suiatble for Pakistanis still holding only pakistani passport but live or work abroad.

hope it helps

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If you have a Pakistani passport, you'd apply for NICOP (National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis). If you have a British passport, and you were either previously a Pakistani citizen or your parents were Pakistani, then you can apply for POC (Pakistan Origin Card).