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DAY SURGERY for = National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP) and Pakistan Origin Card (POC)

Assalamu Alaikum MWA Members and the wider Pakistani community,

Further to the recent announcement MWA is happy to announce that a DAY SURGERY for National Identity Cards for Overseas Pakist= anis (NICOP) and Pakistan Origin Cards (POC) in partnership with the High Commis= sion of Pakistan in the U.K. has been organised for Sunday 11^th Novem= ber 2007 from 11.30hrs to 15.30hrs at the Bennetts End Community Centre. In preparation for this we advise all applicants who wish to take advantage of this surgery to make sure that they complete the appropriate application fo= rms & have ALL relevant supporting documentation ready for the day. =

The application forms, a breakdown of all supporting documentation required and indeed any further information that you may need can be downloaded from the High Commission for Pakistan in the UK website by double clicking on the following link = www.pakmission-uk.gov.pk/HC/nicop.asp

For those who do not have access to the internet copies of application forms wi= ll be made available on the day or can be obtained before hand by contacting t= he MWA Committee. We strongly advise that you obtain and complete the applicat= ion form before the day as time is limited on the day and especially as the High Commission is very particular a= bout the manner in which they are completed?!

Su= pporting documentation required is dependent on the card you are applying for as well the “applicant category” you fall into and is as follow:

	Type of Application	Details	Documents Required
1	NICOP Card	Applicants who already have new/old ID Card and want to get a NICOP Card	Old ID Card Pakistani Passport / Forei= gn Passport
2	NICOP Card	Applicant who is Pakistani national but don’t have a new/old ID	Copy of Parent’s ID = Card Detailed Birth Certificate= Own Pakistani Passport / F= oreign Passport
3	NICOP Card	Applicant who is registere= d in form B, and want to get a NICOP Card	Copy of Form B and copy of= Head ID/NICOP card, if any. Own Pakistani Passport / F= oreign Passport
4	NICOP Card	Applicant neither he/she n= or his/her family members possess the ID card.	Copy of ID/NICOP card of a= ny relative Deed declaring that your relative is ready to be your head of family Valid Pakistani Passport Foreign Passport, if any.<= o:p> Detail Birth Certificate
5	Duplicate NICOP Card<= /o:p>	Applicant whose new/old ID= card is lost	Copy or No of new/old ID c= ard Pakistani Passport/Foreign Passport Police Report for lost ID = card
6	Change of age in NICOP	Applicant who want to modi= fy his/her age in NICOP	Original NICOP card Anyone from followings, Matric Certificate Birth certificate Pakistani Passport Foreign Passport
7	Change of name in NICOP	Applicants who want to cha= nge their name in NICOP card	Original NICOP card Name change Deed Valid Pakistani Passport Foreign Passport
8	Change of address in NICOP= card	Applicants who want to cha= nge their address in New NICOP card	Original NICOP card Utility Bills or Original = house Papers (as proof of address)
9	Change of Marital Status i= n new NICOP Card, due to marriage	Applicant who wants to cha= nged her marital status, and want to write the name of husband in place of fat= her name in NICOP Card	Original NICOP card Marriage Certificate/Nikah= Namma Spouse ID/NICOP Card, if a= ny. Father ID/NICOP Card, if a= ny.
10	Change of Marital Status i= n new NICOP Card, due to divorce	Applicant who wants to cha= nge her marital status, and want to write the father name in place of husband name in NICOP Card	Original NICOP card Divorce certificate Father ID/NICOP card, if a= ny.
11	Change of Religion in NICO= P card	Applicant who wants to cha= nge his/her religion.	Original Card Religion change deed<= /o:p>

Type of Application

Documents Required

POC Card

POC Form Dul= ly filled

One Blue background Passport size photograph

Copy of rela= tive ID/NICOP card

Copy of rela= tive Pakistani passport

Copy of own passport card

Copy of marr= iage certificate in case your spouse is Pakistani National

Fees for POC= is £77, please note £1 is for bank charges valid from 1^{st
April 2006}

PLEASE ENSURE TH= AT YOU HAVE ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED TO AVOID ANY DISAPPOINTMENT ON T= HE DAY.

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Fee for NICOP Card is £= ;17 + £1 (Bank charges)

Fee for POC Card is £77 + £1 (Bank charges)

£ 1.00 is for the bank charge applicable from 27th April 2006.

As a closing rem= inder and as mentioned before the High Commission is very particular about the manner in which the application forms are completed therefore please pay close attention to the procedure that is outlined in the document that accompanies the application forms.=

Cards are usually delivered between 6 to 8 weeks after receipt of application.

The Muslim Wel= fare Association Committee,

November 2007.=