I'm an American with Pakistani citizenship by birth. I've tried to renounce my Pakistani citizenship several times through the Pakistan Embassy in Washington DC but they keep telling me to apply for a NICOP / CNIC first. I never had an ID with NADRA because I had the old National ID card and I haven...

I acquired US naturalization later in my teens. Until then I held a Pakistani Passport and also the old 11 digit manual national ID card. Founding of NADRA came after I had been naturalized and abandoned Pakistani citizenship. As I’ve posted before, and without elaborating too much, certain jobs, an...

Interesting thought about India and it’s possible. I know in my case, they may have paper records on me, but in their electronic database of record (NADRA) I don’t exist. Which is why in order for me to renounce / surrender my nationality, I first have to prove to NADRA that I’m a bonafide Pakistani...

I’ve read that most Pakistanis who’ve renounced their citizenship in the past 5 years have done so for the Reisepass.
German naturalization requires fluency in deutsche. Is learning deutsche for immigrant Pakistanis that easy??

My parents were born in India. I see myself wanting to visit India to rediscover part or my heritage. Unfortunately, Indian authorities won’t grant a visa to a Pakistani born US citizen without a renunciation certificate from Pakistan. Also, having a renunciation certificate makes it easier to apply...

I’m a non-Muslim American who was born in Pakistan but left when I was a year old. I recently decided to surrender my Pakistani nationality after realizing that I will never visit or live in Pakistan. As per the nationality law of 1951 I’ve submitted all required documentation to the Pakistan Embass...