NADRA Attestation: Who Can Attest Your Form, and How NADRA Documents Are Attested (2026 Guide)

NADRA

Last Updated: October 2026

NADRA’s rules give an application form two ways to be vouched for. A parent or blood relative can verify it with their fingerprints, which is the only method the Pak ID app offers. Or, at a NADRA centre, one of the officers NADRA lists can attest the paper form by signing and stamping it, the older method. For an application made from abroad, the policy lets any CNIC or NICOP holder verify it. Attesting a NADRA document for use abroad is a different job, done by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

This guide sets out who can do each, what NADRA’s published attester and verifier forms require, how a relative verifies in the app, and what the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says about NADRA documents. The wording comes from NADRA’s Registration Policy RP-6.0.2 and its own FAQ, not from summaries of them.

Four things people call attestation

Term	What it is	Who does it
Biometric verification	Fingerprints of a parent or blood relative confirm the application. NADRA’s policy defines it as verification under Regulation 9 by parents or blood relatives	A relative, in the app or at a centre
Attestation of the form	A listed officer signs and stamps the Computerized National Identity Card Form (CNICF)	An officer NADRA lists, at a centre
Biometric witness	Two ID holders vouch for an applicant who has no blood relative, with Undertaking “B”	Two CNIC or NICOP holders
Attestation of a NADRA document	The Ministry of Foreign Affairs attests a NADRA certificate for use abroad	The Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Who can verify your application

NADRA’s policy gives Regulation 9 verification to two groups: blood relatives, listed as father, mother, brother and sister, and, for applications processed from abroad, any CNIC or NICOP holder. NADRA’s FAQ is wider. It says an application can be verified by a father, mother, brother, sister, son or daughter, by a grandparent, or by a spouse. Both are NADRA’s own words, so read the FAQ as the general answer and the policy as the rule for the case in front of the counter.

• Fresh registration of an adult. The policy says a spouse and children are not verifiers in fresh cases above 18. Parents come first, then siblings above 18.
• A minor. Biometric verification by one of the parents or the guardian, or attestation of the form.
• If no parent or sibling is alive or available. The form is attested under Regulation 9. In that case the policy says the child cannot be declared head of the family.
• From abroad. Any ID holder can verify the application form.
• Changing details, renewing, replacing a card or cancelling one after a death. The policy says no attestation is required in change cases, for a renewal or reprint, for converting a Teslin card to Smart, or for cancellation due to death.

Who can attest the form the conventional way

NADRA’s policy lists these people under Regulation 9 of the NADRA (Application for NIC) Regulations, 2002. They may attest the CNICF only if they know the applicant personally:

• A member of the Senate, the National or a Provincial Assembly, a local body or a Zakat Committee.
• An officer of the federal or a provincial government in Basic Pay Scale 16 or above.
• A commissioned officer of the armed forces or the civil armed forces.
• An officer of a local body of corresponding status, of an autonomous or semi-autonomous body, or of a Government bank or corporation.
• An officer of the Levies in Basic Pay Scale 16 and above.
• A NADRA officer in scale 16 or above, including contractual scale.
• A headman (Lambardar), for people living in his village.
• The head of a family in grade 16 or above, for the other members of the family but not for his or her own form.
• A political agent or assistant political agent.
• Any other person or officer the Federal Government or NADRA authorises.

The policy also says how to attest. The attester writes their full name legibly under their signature or left thumb impression, puts their office stamp under it and writes their citizen number in the space provided. The policy’s note on the stamp refers to designation rather than name, and adds that the attester may be contacted if a query arises. The policy marks attestation of the form as available at NADRA’s data acquisition units, its own counters. NADRA’s FAQ says only biometric verification is available in the Pak ID app.

The attester and verifier forms

NADRA’s Downloads page has these forms, all dated 4 June 2025: the Attester form, Smart ID in versions for Muslim and non-Muslim applicants, the Verifier form, NICOP in both versions, and the Verifier form, POC. NADRA does not publish a separate attestation form for a minor. Each form says it is made available by NADRA and is not to be sold to applicants.

• The applicant fills in: the tracking ID from the online application, their details, and their fingerprints in black ink, with a note for any missing finger.
• The attester or verifier adds: a declaration that the applicant is personally known to them and the information is correct, their name, ID card number and contact number, a signature, and, on the attester form, an official stamp.
• The information must match the online application. NADRA warns that an application may be delayed or rejected if it differs.
• Printing and scanning: print on A4 or Letter paper, scan at 600 dpi or higher, and keep the file under 10 MB.

How a relative verifies in the Pak ID app

NADRA’s FAQ describes the attestation stage of an app application. A list of your blood relatives and spouse appears on the screen. You select an available relative, tap Next and the fingerprint verification begins. If the relative is not physically with you, you can share your application Tracking ID and PIN with an eligible blood relative or spouse. They log in to their own Pak ID account, tap the Attestation icon on the home screen, enter the Tracking ID and PIN, and tap Next to start the scan.

NADRA’s capture advice is to keep the whole hand inside the frame on the camera screen, hold it at a distance where all fingers are visible, keep both hand and phone steady, and rest them on a table if needed. If the scan will not match, our guide to Pak ID fingerprint verification failures sets out NADRA’s fallbacks, and our biometric verification guide covers the wider rules.

If you have no blood relative

For a person with no blood relative, NADRA’s policy asks for a biometric witness by two ID holders together with Undertaking “B” in the prescribed format, in what it calls SI cases. NADRA’s own NICOP page words the same requirement as a witness by an ID holder, so ask which applies. Such cases may need extra scrutiny and time. The policy sets the order of preference for witnesses: paternal or maternal relatives such as an uncle, aunt, cousin, nephew or niece come first, and when none is available, any CNIC or NICOP holder aged 18 or above who personally knows the applicant and is from the same area. Our guide to applying for NADRA documents from abroad explains Undertaking “A”, which is a different thing: an identity undertaking attested by a Pakistani mission.

Attesting a NADRA document for use abroad

NADRA verifies and issues its certificates. Attesting them for a foreign embassy or authority is done by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. MOFA’s checklist, revised on 11 June 2024, says documents issued by NADRA are required to be directly attested from its office, so confirm with MOFA which of its offices takes them before you travel. The same checklist says:

• Permanent documents stay valid. Attestation of documents of a permanent nature, including documents issued by NADRA, remains valid and does not need repeating.
• Copies of a CNIC, NICOP or POC are attested as true copies when you produce the original before the attesting officer.
• A marriage certificate needs more than the certificate. The bride’s CNIC showing her husband’s name, or an FRC or a CRC from NADRA, is asked for. Our marriage certificate guide lists it.
• A death certificate for a Pakistani national should come with the ID card cancellation certificate issued by NADRA. See our guides to the death certificate and CNIC cancellation certificate.

An FRC is the NADRA document most often taken abroad. NADRA describes it as a document generally used for immigration, visa processing and other legal or administrative purposes, and our FRC guide covers getting one. This guide does not cover MOFA’s fees or booking rules, which change, so use MOFA’s own pages for those.

Common mistakes

• Asking a friend who is not on the list to attest. NADRA names the officers who can.
• Expecting attestation in the app. NADRA says only biometric verification is available there.
• Using a spouse or your own child to verify a first CNIC. The policy says they are not verifiers in fresh cases above 18.
• Attesting for someone you do not know personally. The policy makes it a condition, and the declaration carries accountability.
• Leaving out the stamp or citizen number. The policy asks for a legible name, an office stamp and the citizen number.
• Filling the form differently from the online application. NADRA may delay or reject it.
• Scanning below 600 dpi or above 10 MB. Both are limits on NADRA’s forms.
• Confusing Undertaking “A” with Undertaking “B”. One is an identity document attested by a mission, the other replaces a relative.
• Attesting a NADRA certificate through a private agent without checking. MOFA says documents issued by NADRA go directly to it.

Sources: who may verify or attest, the attester’s duties, the witness rules, the minor and adult application requirements and the remarks are from NADRA’s Registration Policy RP-6.0.2, issued 18 September 2026 (pages 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 18); the FAQ answers on who can attest and on attesting in the app from NADRA’s CNIC page, and the witness wording from its NICOP page; the forms from NADRA’s Downloads page, including the Attester form and the NICOP verifier form; and the attestation of NADRA documents from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ consular attestation page and its apostille checklist. All read on 30 September 2026.

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