Family Registration Certificate (FRC)

NADRA

Family Registration Certificate

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Family Registration Certificate (FRC) is a means of being identified with your NADRA’s record. This provides the family composition. Please note that the Family Registration Certificate (FRC) helps in Embassy use mostly but cannot be used for any Legal requirement. You can apply for FRC in the following three categories:

By Birth – The produced certificate will list your family including the details of your parents and siblings.
By Marriage – The produced certificate will list your family including the details of your spouse and children.
By Adoption – The produced certificate will list your family including the details of your guardian.

Family Registration Certificate is issued to applicants which shows family composition of the applicant (by birth or by marriage) registered with National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA). If a person is not registered in NADRA and does not hold 13 digit ID number, his/her data will not be reflected in FRC.

By Birth – The produced certificate will list your family including the details of your parents and siblings.
By Marriage – The produced certificate will list your family including the details of your spouse and children.
By Adoption – The produced certificate will list your family including the details of your guardian.

Categories of FRC:

With parents and siblings (by birth)
With spouse and children (by marriage)

FAQs

How can I apply for Family Registration Certificate (FRC)?

You can apply for your FRC by either visiting NADRA Registration Center (NRC) or through Pak-Identity website.

NADRA Registration Center (NRC)

You can apply for the Family Registration Certificate (FRC) by going to the nearest NADRA Registration Center (NRC). Following are the steps which you will be following at the NRC:

By Birth
- You will be issued a token
- Photograph of minors shall be taken
- Your data will be entered and reviewed by yourself
- Your required FRC will be printed and handed over
By Marriage
In case children are less than 18 years of age, please note that you have to bring all the children along with you who are required to be added in the FRC.
- You will be issued a token
- Photograph of minors shall be taken
- Pictures of all the children will be taken
- Your data will be entered and reviewed by yourself
- Your required FRC will be printed and handed over
In case children are equal to or greater than 18 years of age
- You will be issued a token
- Your data will be entered and reviewed by yourself
- Your required FRC will be printed and handed over
By Adoption
In case child is adopted and presence of child is necessary,
- You will be issued a token
- Photograph of minors shall be taken
- The photograph of the adopted children will be taken (As per adoption rules the child needs to be less than 21 years of age)
- Your data will be entered and reviewed by yourself
- Your required FRC will be printed and handed over

Pak Identity Website

You can apply for your Family Registration Certificate (FRC) by visiting Pak Identity website and have it delivered to your doorstep.

Please visit Pak Identity website to apply and learn about the services.

Applying on the basis of Parents and Siblings

Below mentioned information/documents are required if you wish to apply on the basis of parents and siblings: 13 digit ID number of CRC/CNIC/NICOP/POC of siblings and parents Correct name spellings as per the available record Photograph required of those family members who are less than 18 years old and for applicant him/herself Family members either not registered in NADRA or exist with incomplete information (name and ID card numbers of parents) will not be linked with other family members therefore not appear in FRC. Such family members are required to modify their ID cards with parents ID card numbers. In case if POC holder exists in family, same member will apply for FRC and include other family members as relative. Once your FRC application is successfully submitted, you will get your FRC in your email within 1-2 working days as a PDF document which you can print You can correct only English name spellings where required. Change in the name of any family member is not allowed

How my application will take?

There are two means in which a card can be delivered.

Through NRC

Normally it will be delivered in real time in case of applying through NRC.

Through Pak Identity

The PDF version of FRC will be sent to your provided email address, within 24 hours.

Please note that the processing time of your application starts after submission of your attested form.

Applying on the basis of Spouse and Children

Below mentioned information/documents are required if you wish to apply on the basis of spouse and children: 13 digit ID number of CRC/CNIC/NICOP/POC of Spouse and children Correct name spellings as per the available record Photograph required of those family members who are less than 18 years old and for applicant him/herself Family members either not registered in NADRA or exist with incomplete information (name and ID card numbers of parents) will not be linked with other family members therefore not appear in FRC. Such family members are required to modify their ID cards with parents ID card numbers. In case if POC holder exists in family, same member will apply for FRC and include other family members as relative. Once your FRC application is successfully submitted, you will get your FRC in your email within 1-2 working days as a PDF document which you can print You can correct only English name spellings where required. Change in the name of any family member is not allowed.