In succession certificates, assets or properties are transferred from one person to another. This document proves your ownership of a property. Obtaining a mortgage, getting a transfer deed, and accessing credit are all possible with this.

The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) is responsible for issuing succession certificates in Pakistan. Asset transfers are documented with the certificate.

It does not require NADRA to change property rights when issuing these certificates, but it does so upon request. Documents are issued only if ownership has changed or if legal ownership has changed, such as a will.

The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) in Pakistan issues succession certificates in order to verify inheritance legitimacy.

To Obtain a Succession Certificate, you must provide the following information:

• Date of birth and name of deceased
• Applicants’ names, addresses, and parents’ names
• Two copies of each applicant’s photograph 
• Copy of identification card and CNIC

A Succession Certificate may be obtained from NADRA if you are the spouse or legal heir of someone who has passed away. Legal heirship is confirmed by this certificate.

Succession Certificates can be Requested if:

1. It was you who was married to the deceased
2. The deceased person legally adopted you
3. There is no legal heir for your deceased child, and you are his or her parent.

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Registries and databases are maintained by NADRA, which is the authority responsible for issuing succession certificates in Pakistan. The following information will help you get one:

• Your application must be supported by all required documents. It is necessary to obtain proof of death from a physician or hospital; a copy of the deceased’s identification documents and a copy of your own.
•  Submit these documents in person or by mail to the NADRA office closest to you (if possible, but not). 

Letters of Administration and Succession Certificates Act, 2021 provides a speedy, efficient, and transparent process for issuing letters of administration and succession certificates. 

An heir must issue a letter of administration/certificate of succession to claim a deceased person’s property. A Succession Certificate can now be issued by NADRA instead of Civil Courts following the passage of the Letters of Administration and Succession Certificates Act in 2021.

Any existing NADRA office may be designated as a succession facilitation unit, at any location it deems appropriate. Applicants may submit an application in the prescribed manner to NADRA, with the authority of all other legal heirs of the deceased person, based on the jurisdiction in which the deceased ordinarily resided or any assets or properties of the deceased are located, or based on the jurisdiction in which the deceased died. 

A family registration application should be processed as soon as NADRA receives the FRC. 

Documents that should accompany it include:

1) A copy of the deceased’s death certificate

2)  A list containing the names of the legal heirs as well as copies of their CNICs (National Identity Cards)

3)  Approval if all legal heirs request it jointly

4) Letter of Administration/Succession Certificate detailing details of the property which is to be covered by the LOA/SUCcession certificate.

Neither the English-language nor the Urdu-language national newspapers should publish a notice on a web portal.

A verification of biometric data of all legal heirs will take place within fourteen days of publication of the notice if there are no objections. It is issued in favor of all legal heirs along with their respective shares a letter of administration or a certificate of succession.