NADRA Documents for Welfare Schemes: Which CNIC, B-Form or FRC BISP, Sehat Card and Zakat Ask For

At a BISP office, a Zakat committee or a hospital counter, an application can stall over one paper: an expired CNIC, a child with no B-form, a husband still shown as alive, or a family record that does not match. The table below shows which NADRA document each major scheme asks for, so you can get it ready in one trip.

Which NADRA document each welfare scheme needs

The CNIC is needed for every scheme. The extra paper depends on who the help is for: a B-form for a child, an FRC to prove who is in your family, a death certificate for a widow, and a disability certificate or special CNIC for a disabled person.

Your CNIC must be valid and show the right details

A CNIC that has expired, carries an old address or shows the wrong marital status can stop a payment or a registration. Renew it before it lapses, and update the address or marital status at NADRA before you apply to any scheme.

Address matters most for provincial schemes. KP's Sehat Card Plus covers you only if your CNIC or B-form carries a permanent KP address. Sindh's Senior Citizen Card is for permanent residents of Sindh. A woman who has married should update her marital status, so her CNIC and FRC show her husband and children.

See how to renew an expired CNIC, how to change the address on a CNIC and how to update a CNIC after marriage.

Children need a B-form before any stipend

A child's B-form, which NADRA calls the Child Registration Certificate (CRC), is the paper BISP checks for Taleemi Wazaif. BISP verifies it against NADRA's database, so a handwritten birth slip or a union council certificate alone is not enough.

The same B-form is used for Bait-ul-Mal help for a child patient or student under 18, and for registering a disabled child for KP's Umeed Card. If the child's name or date of birth on the B-form differs from the school record, fix it before the enrolment camp. The parent must be registered with NADRA first.

See how to get a B-form and, for a child whose parents are not registered, the route when parents have no NADRA record.

The FRC proves who is in your family

A Family Registration Certificate (FRC) is NADRA's printed record of your family. It costs Rs 1,000 for one family type, or Rs 2,000 for both, and NADRA issues it in 1 day at any registration centre. Nashonuma, the KP Sahara Card and EOBI survivor claims ask for it.

NADRA issues the FRC by birth, which shows your parents and siblings, or by marriage, which shows your spouse and children. For Nashonuma and a widow's claim, you usually need the FRC by marriage. Ask the scheme office which type it wants before you pay.

1. Check the family record first. Every member should have a CNIC or B-form linked to the right parents or spouse.
2. Go to any NADRA registration centre with your CNIC and the CNICs or B-forms of the family members.
3. Ask for the FRC type the scheme needs: by birth or by marriage.
4. Pay Rs 1,000 for one type, or Rs 2,000 for both.
5. Collect it the next day and check every name before you leave.

If your FRC shows an ex-spouse or misses a child, see how to fix a wrong FRC. Full details are in our FRC guide.

Widows and disabled persons need one more certificate

A widow applying for the KP Sahara Card or an EOBI survivor's pension needs her husband's death certificate. A disabled person needs a disability certificate from the provincial social welfare office first, and only then can NADRA issue a special CNIC.

Register the death at your union council and get the death certificate. Then ask NADRA to cancel the late husband's CNIC, so the family record and any new FRC match the death certificate.

For disability, the order is fixed: the assessment board's certificate comes first, then the special CNIC from NADRA. NADRA cannot issue the special CNIC without the certificate. See how to get a death certificate, how to cancel a CNIC after death and how to get a disability certificate and special CNIC.

Common questions

Which NADRA document is needed for BISP?

A valid CNIC of the woman beneficiary. Taleemi Wazaif also needs the child's B-form, and Nashonuma needs the child's FRC.

How much does an FRC cost?

Rs 1,000 for one family type, or Rs 2,000 for both, issued in 1 day at any NADRA registration centre.

Is a B-form the same as a CRC?

Yes. NADRA's Child Registration Certificate (CRC) is the paper most people call the B-form.

Can I get a special CNIC without a disability certificate?

No. NADRA issues the special CNIC only after you hold the disability certificate from the social welfare office.

What does a widow need for the KP Sahara Card?

A copy of her CNIC, a NADRA FRC and her husband's death certificate, handed in with the free form at her Local Zakat Committee.

Do I need an FRC for Sehat Card Plus in KP?

No separate FRC is needed, but your family record at NADRA must be correct, because cover follows that record.

How we verified this

What we checked and where we read it.

Compiled on 14 November 2026 from our scheme and NADRA guides and the official pages they cite: BISP's Taleemi Wazaif registration process document and Nashonuma page on bisp.gov.pk, NADRA's FRC page and fee schedule, the KP Social Welfare Department's Zakat forms, the Sindh Social Welfare Department's Senior Citizen Card form, Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal's forms and EOBI's survivor pension form.