Inheritance through NADRA, Islamabad
A relative died leaving property, the heirs agree on who they are, and none is a minor.
Islamabad only. 10 steps, 9 confirmed against the text.
What this route rules out
- If any heir objects, heirship is in doubt, or an heir is a minor, NADRA declines and you go to court.
- A court will not take the case until NADRA declines it.
The steps
NADRA
NADRA says it issues these certificates and letters at its centres in Pakistan. One heir must go in person to a designated NADRA site in Pakistan, so if you are abroad, an heir in Pakistan applies or you travel. NADRA's page says the deceased and the heirs must be Pakistani citizens and the property must be in Pakistan. It does not list the designated sites: call NADRA's helpline 1777 or +92 51 111 786 100 to find one.
The official page: Succession Certificate (opens in a new tab)
- Run by
- National Database and Registration Authority
- What you can do there
- Read who can get a NADRA succession certificate, the papers, the fee and how long it takes.
- What it asks for
- Public page. One legal heir must visit a NADRA site in Pakistan in person, with the papers listed, including the heirs' CNIC copies.
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Succession Certificate, How to Apply, NADRA, Succession Certificate, read .
The text says
For Succession Certificate and Letters of Administration, one of the legal heirs must visit in person after completing all required documentation at any designated site in Pakistan (Through legal counsel in Sindh and Balochistan only).
You
Check there is no dispute: no heir or claimant objects, everyone agrees who the heirs are, and no heir is a minor. If there is, NADRA declines.
s5(b), Letters of Administration and Succession Certificates Act 2020, read .
The text says
in case of any factual controversy amongst the legal heirs decline to assess the applications for filing afresh before the appropriate forum in accordance with the provisions of the Succession Act, 1925
You
Apply to NADRA first. No court will take the case until NADRA declines.
s10, Letters of Administration and Succession Certificates Act 2020, read .
The text says
No court shall exercise jurisdiction till such time the Authority declines to process application for issuance of the Letters of Administration or Succession Certificates by the Legal heirs.
NADRA
Apply at a notified NADRA office where the deceased lived, or where any of their property is.
Papers to take
Papers: s6(3), Letters of Administration and Succession Certificates Act 2020, read .
The text says
death certificate of the deceased; (b) list of the legal heirs and copies of their national identity cards; ... (c) an authorization in the prescribed form by the legal heirs in favour of the applicant ... (d) details of immovable and movable property in respect of which the Letter of Administration or Succession Certificate is applied for
Step: s6(2), Letters of Administration and Succession Certificates Act 2020, read .
The text says
An application may be filed in the notified office of the Authority within whose jurisdiction the deceased ordinarily resided at the time of his death, or within whose jurisdiction any property or asset of the deceased is located.
NADRA
NADRA publishes a public notice on its web portal and in one English and one Urdu daily newspaper.
s6(4), Letters of Administration and Succession Certificates Act 2020, read .
The text says
a notice to the general public shall be published on a web portal to be maintained by the Authority and in one English language and one Urdu language daily newspaper of wide circulation
NADRA
If no objection comes within fourteen days, the applicant and every heir give biometric verification. This can be done at a notified office in Pakistan or abroad.
- Time
14 days for objections after the notice.
s6(5), Letters of Administration and Succession Certificates Act 2020, read .
The text says
Where no objection or claim is received within fourteen days of the publication of notice, the Authority shall, in any of its notified office, obtain the bio-metric verification of the applicant and all the legal heirs ... The bio-metric verification can be undertaken at any notified office within Pakistan or abroad.
Where no objection or claim is received within fourteen days of the publication of notice
NADRA
NADRA issues the letter of administration or succession certificate to all the heirs, with each one's share under their personal law.
s6(6), Letters of Administration and Succession Certificates Act 2020, read .
The text says
the Authority shall issue the Letter of Administration or Succession Certificate, as the case may be, in favour of all legal heirs of deceased with details of their respective shares as provided in the personal law of such legal heirs.
NADRA
Pay NADRA's fee when you apply. NADRA's page does not say what the extra Rs. 2000 "where applicable" is for, or whether the newspaper notice costs more: ask at the centre.
The official page: Succession Certificate (opens in a new tab)
- Run by
- National Database and Registration Authority
- What you can do there
- Read who can get a NADRA succession certificate, the papers, the fee and how long it takes.
- What it asks for
- Public page. One legal heir must visit a NADRA site in Pakistan in person, with the papers listed, including the heirs' CNIC copies.
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- Fee
Rs. 20,000 when the assets are Rs. 100,000 or more, plus Rs. 2000 where applicable. Rs. 10,000 when the assets are under Rs. 100,000.
- Time
NADRA says 14 days after the notice is published.
Succession Certificate, Fees & Processing Time, NADRA, Succession Certificate, read .
The text says
Fee for Succession Certificate and Letters of Administration Rs. 20,000 (additional Rs. 2000 where applicable) for assets ≥ 100,000 Rs. 10,000 for assets < 100,000
Rs. 20,000 (additional Rs. 2000 where applicable) for assets ≥ 100,000 Rs. 10,000 for assets < 100,000
Processing Time – 14 days after publication
Revenue office or development authority
Take the certificate to the office that keeps the property record to have it moved to the heirs' names.
UNCONFIRMEDWe have not read the land revenue law or development authority rules for Islamabad. Ask that office what it needs.