Family Registration Certificate (FRC) in Pakistan
How to obtain and attest a NADRA Family Registration Certificate (FRC) by birth or marriage for Schengen, UK, and Canadian family visa files.
What the FRC proves about your family
The FRC is drawn from NADRA records, not from any paper you submit. If a relative is missing from the database, they will be missing from the certificate.
Issuing authority
NADRA
Proving immediate family relations and bloodline connections for foreign embassies requires the Family Registration Certificate (FRC). Generated digitally by NADRA from national identity database records, this biometric document proves either family composition with parents and siblings or with spouse and children.
Foreign embassies, particularly Schengen visa consulates, the UK Home Office, and Canadian immigration authorities, require an FRC to substantiate family relationships, verify genuine dependencies, and authenticate sponsor connections. The document is drawn from the central NADRA database and requires MOFA attestation for international legal recognition.
Before a consulate relies on it
The category, the listed members, and the certification chain decide whether it supports the visa file.
NADRA family tree registration
Municipal registry issuance and NADRA computerised format standards
- Apply at any NADRA Executive Registration Centre or through the online Pak-Identity portal with CNIC numbers for all family members.
- Select the appropriate FRC category (by birth or by marriage) matching your foreign visa sponsorship requirements.
- Review the family tree draft carefully to ensure all children, spouses, or siblings are registered on the family profile before final printing.
Issuing Authority NADRA
Procure or verify this documentMember and relationship corrections
Union Council civil record matching and identity database verification
- If a family member is missing from the FRC, they must first be registered in the NADRA database with proof of parentage or marriage.
- Name discrepancies or incorrect CNIC numbers must be reconciled at NADRA before applying for MOFA attestation.
Central NADRA registration required; Manual or unverified Union Council slips cannot be attested. Ensure the civil record is entered in the NADRA national database before filing for MOFA attestation.
Certification for consular use
MOFA federal verification, Hague Apostille, and embassy legalisation
- Submit the computerized NADRA FRC to MOFA in Islamabad for federal attestation or the Hague Apostille.
- For Gulf family residence visas, submit the MOFA-attested FRC to the respective embassy in Islamabad.
- Ensure the FRC category aligns with the embassy specific checklist (e.g. spouse sponsorship files require FRC by marriage).
What is the difference between an FRC by birth and an FRC by marriage?
Why does an FRC show a family member as unregistered?
Where the FRC fits in your file
The certifications your family proof needs before filing.
NADRA Certificate Retrieval (B-Form, FRC, Death)
NADRA issues computerised certificates directly from its central database for records it holds, including the B-Form (Child Registration Certificate) for minors under 18, the Family Registration Certificate (FRC) listing the whole household, and death certificates for NADRA-registered deaths. Each carries a unique registration number that government offices and embassies can verify online.
MOFA Attestation
MOFA verifies the NADRA family registration certificate for consular family visa files.
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Family Registration Certificate (FRC)