--- title: "NADRA explains process for first-time NICOP application for overseas Pakistanis" description: "Most outlets highlighted NADRA's explanation of the process for overseas Pakistanis to apply for their first National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP), with a focus on the required documents and the availability of online application through the Pak ID app. One outlet noted the option of using an Affidavit A attested by a local authority as part of the documentation." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/14687-how-to-get-your-first-nicop-online-through-nadra-s-pak-id site: HarZaviya language: en --- # NADRA explains process for first-time NICOP application for overseas Pakistanis pakistan · updated 16 Oct 2026, 6:07 PM PKT · 15–16 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets highlighted NADRA's explanation of the process for overseas Pakistanis to apply for their first National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP), with a focus on the required documents and the availability of online application through the Pak ID app. One outlet noted the option of using an Affidavit A attested by a local authority as part of the documentation. ## Same story from 2 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **ProPakistani** — [How to Get Your First NICOP Online Through NADRA’s Pak ID App](https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/16/how-to-get-your-first-nicop-online-through-nadras-pak-id-app/) · 16 Oct 2026, 6:07 PM PKT > The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has explained how overseas Pakistanis can apply for their first National Identity Card… Read More - **ARY News (English)** — [How to get NICOP for first time, NADRA explains the process](https://arynews.tv/how-to-get-nicop-for-first-time-nadra-explains-the-process) · 15 Oct 2026, 7:36 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing > These may include a Pakistani or foreign passport, residence permit, travel document, or an Affidavit A attested by... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [NADRA issues new guidelines for first-time CNIC applicants](https://harzaviya.com/stories/12917-nadra-issues-new-guidelines-for-first-time-cnic-applicants) · 8 Oct 2026 · 3 outlets · 76% related - [NADRA introduces online replacement CNIC application via PakID app](https://harzaviya.com/stories/12222-nadra-enables-online-cnic-replacement-via-pakid-app) · 4 Oct 2026 · 2 outlets · 76% related - [NADRA launches chipless National Identity Card with QR code](https://harzaviya.com/stories/3225-self-reliance-in-digital-id-nadra-launches-locally-produced) · 14 Aug 2026 · 8 outlets · 73% related - [NADRA issues guidelines for obtaining juvenile identity cards](https://harzaviya.com/stories/14723-pakistan-documents-required-to-get-a-nadra-juveni) · 17 Oct 2026 · 3 outlets · 72% related - [NADRA to Launch Online Biometric Verification via PakID App](https://harzaviya.com/stories/5486-nadra-to-launch-online-biometric-verification-via) · 30 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 71% related 2 articles from 2 outlets, 15–16 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.