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Issuance of Nicop made easy
DUBAI - Pakistanis would no longer have to sweat it out to acquire the National Identity Cards for Overseas Pakistanis (Nicop) following the inauguration of the National Swift Registration Centre (NSRC) at the Pakistan Consulate in Dubai on Wednesday.
Inaugurating the centre, the Ambassador of Pakistan to the UAE Air Marshall (retd) Syed Qaiser Hussain said: "The centre is indeed a beneficial step for expat Pakistanis in the UAE. The cards would be made available in double quick time with the installation of sophisticated computerised machines."
Head of the Chancery at the consulate Imran Mirza said the seating area had been increased to accommodate 90 persons at a time, and the functioning of the centre would be systematic. "There will no longer be queues for banks as money will be taken and a token given to the person," he said.
After obtaining the token, the applicant will be required to provide information to the computer data entry operator, eliminating the need to fill up forms. Photographs will also be taken on the spot and the applicant will then be taken for biometrics.
"People now need not waste time in filling forms. All data will be entered by trained staff to make it error-free, finger prints will be taken while only the signatures will be taken manually. All this data will be sent via the computer system to Islamabad where the cards will be made ready within a short period," he explained.
Details of the application can also be accessed by using the computer system which is linked with Nadra's system in Islamabad. "The cards will not be made locally. Only the applicant will be registered online and all the needed data will be sent to Nadra from where the cards will be processed and given to the applicant within six to seven working days," Mirza said.
Regarding the issue of Nicop and Pakistan Origin Card to be distributed by the courier company TCS, consulate officials said 20,000 cards will be withdrawn from the courier company by the end of the week and they will be barcoded at the consulate.
"We will start the distribution from the consulate by next week after all the cards have been barcoded," he said.
Meanwhile, the ambassador said missions were planning to tie-up with Empost for delivery of passports as they had better networking within the UAE.
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