Renunciation of Pakistani Nationality

Required Documents for Renunciation of Pakistani Nationality

Applicants must provide the following documents for processing their renunciation applications:

1. Letter of Surrender of NICOP/CNIC issued by NADRA.
2. Form X and Particulars (One Pager), completed in typed format (not handwritten). Download Application Form
3. An application addressed to the Pakistan High Commission stating the reasons for renunciation of Pakistani citizenship.
4. Copies of the Naturalisation Certificate or Foreign Passport, together with the original document.
5. Original Pakistani passports, together with photocopies of the particulars, photograph and MRP pages, and the applicant's CNIC/NICOP (both sides). These should be arranged on one page (one copy).
6. Seven (7) photographs of approximately 1½-inch size with a sky-blue background.
7. Where applicable, copies and originals of the NICOP, birth certificate, Pakistani passport and foreign passport of minor children of a male applicant residing abroad. One copy.
8. For female applicants, copies of the Nikah Nama or divorce documents where the passport or NICOP has not been updated with the husband's or father's name, respectively. One copy.
9. If an applicant does not possess a Pakistani passport, a declaration on oath, duly attested by the High Commission, may be submitted. The declaration must mention the passport's name/number, date and place of issue.
10. Applications must be submitted in person.
11. Any additional relevant or supporting documents that the applicant wishes to submit.