How‌ ‌to‌ ‌Change‌ ‌Your‌ ‌Name‌ ‌with‌ ‌NADRA‌ ‌

IN THIS POST
– Required Documents
– NADRA Name Change Procedure
– NADRA Fees
– NADRA Offices

Do you want to change your legal name? If that’s the case, your first step should be to notify the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) by modifying your Computerized National Identity Card. Owing to its sensitive nature, NADRA name change procedure must be handled with utmost care and caution.  

Since not a lot of people are familiar with the NADRA policy for change of name, we have put together a step-by-step guide that lists all the required documents, procedure, fees and other details. 

Let’s start with the documents you will need for the change of name in NADRA.

List of Required Documents

These are the documents you must acquire to change your legal name with NADRA.

• NADRA name change affidavit on PKR 50 stamp paper, attested by Oath commissioner
• Certificate from Dar-Ul-Afta (in case of religion change only)
• Original CNIC, SCNIC or NICOP

The applicant must visit the NADRA centre in person along with a blood relative for the biometric verification of CNICF. Please note that the applicant can obtain the CNICF, which stands for Computerized National Identity Card Form, when they visit their designated NADRA centre.  

If any blood or immediate relative is not alive, you can get the attestation done for CNICF by a gazetted officer.

NADRA Name Change Procedure

The NADRA name change procedure can be divided into two main steps: 

1. Obtaining NADRA name change affidavit
2. Modifying NADRA CNIC

Let’s discuss each of these steps in detail.

How to Obtain a NADRA Name Change Affidavit 

Step 1: NADRA has set its own format for this affidavit, which can be downloaded from the official Pak-Identity website launched by the Government of Pakistan. 

Step 2: Once you have downloaded the format, simply enter the required details such as your old name, your new name, the name of your father or husband, as well as your CNIC number. 

Step 3: Print out the Undertaking for Name Change on a PKR 50 stamp paper.

Step 4: Get the affidavit attested by the Oath Commissioner for the change of name on CNIC.

Modifying NADRA CNIC 

Step 5: Visit the NADRA centre and collect your token.

Step 6: Go to the designated counter once it’s your turn and obtain the CNICF

Step 7: Submit the required documents and complete biometric verification 

Step 8: Hand over your previous CNIC so it can be cancelled. 

Step 9: Pay the fees and collect the receipt 

Step 10: Collect your CNIC from the NADRA centre once you receive the confirmation message.

It is important to clarify that an applicant can only modify their names once. Neither can they revert to their old name or adopt a new one. However, women can legally change their last name in case of marriage or divorce. 

Moreover, if the head of a household modifies his name, the rest of the dependants will have to modify their last names as well.

NADRA CNIC Modification Fees

Here is the fee breakdown for NADRA smart card and NICOP holders.

NADRA Offices

NADRA Pakistan Head Office: State Bank of Pakistan Building, Shahrah-e-Jamhuriat, G-5/2, Islamabad.

NADRA Pakistan Helpline: 7000 for subscribers of Mobilink, Ufone, Telenor and Zong | 051-111-786100 for fixed lines and overseas applicants

For those living in other cities, here is the list of NADRA offices in Lahore and NADRA centres in Karachi. 

Hopefully, this guide would have cleared the NADRA name change procedure. If you have any more queries or concerns, you can dial the NADRA helpline for further information. 

Meanwhile, here are some other useful NADRA guides that may help you out:

• How to apply for NICOP
• NADRA Smart Card and its benefits
• How to check your asset details through NADRA and FBR
• Overview of NADRA e-Sahulat
• Beginner’s guide to CNIC verification
• How to apply for NADRA Family Registration Certificate

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Disclaimer: The information above has been extracted from the official website of NADRA Pakistan. 

Note: The cover image for this blog has been sourced from the official NADRA Pak-Identity website.