Immigration & passport
پاسپورٹ و شہریت
Three branches: NADRA (CNIC / NICOP / POC), DGIP (passport), and FIA Immigration (ECL / PNIL / Stop-List + entry/exit). Removal from the ECL is a High Court writ petition under Article 199 — it is the most common high-stakes immigration matter.
Key statutes
- Pakistan Citizenship Act 1951
- Passports Act 1974
- Emigration Ordinance 1979
- Exit from Pakistan (Control) Ordinance 1981
When to hire a lawyer
NICOP / CNIC / passport renewals — do it yourself online. Hire a lawyer for ECL removal, deportation defence, and visa-overstay regularisation. NADRA family-tree corrections often need an oath commissioner + lawyer for the affidavit.
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