Pakistan Origin Card (POC) endeavors to provide eligible foreigners with unprecedented incentives while ensuring that the motherland remains tightly integrated with expatriates worldwide which includes:
- Multiple visa-free entry in to Pakistan.
- Indefinite stay in Pakistan with exemption from reporting to police or foreigners’registration offices etc.
- Right to purchase, sell, own, deal with and dispose of movable and immovable property anywhere in Pakistan.
- Right to open and operate the bank accounts in Pakistan.
- Swift immigration into/from Pakistan at all designated routes, port and places.
- Proof of Identity in place of National Identity Card.
- May obtain Employment.
You can apply for your Pakistan Origin Card (POC) by visiting Pak Identity website and have it delivered to your doorstep. You can apply in following categories: New (applying for the first time) Modification (change in your existing POC data)
According to the NADRA's official website, you are eligible to apply for Pakistan Origin Card (POC) only if: You were a Pakistani citizen and you have surrendered the nationality (depending on your country of stay). You are a foreigner, married to a Pakistani citizen.Pakistan Origin Card (POC) is issued for a period of 7 years providing visa free entry into Pakistan.
National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP) is an identity card for Pakistanis living abroad. Please note that CNIC and NICOP both are national ID cards
Fresh/New Application