Disgusted with Pakistani Embassy / Nadra

[evilmonkey 2]

Here is the background:

(1) I naturalized as a US citizen in May 2009,

(2) Applied for renunciation of my Pakistani citizenship in June 2009

(3) Received a letter confirming that I am no longer a citizen of Pakistan in August 2009.

(4) Received the renunciation certificate in June 2010.

(5) At the time I applied for the renunciation and the time it was approved there was no fee to cancel the national identity card. The renunciation fee was simply $30.

But now the embassy/NADRA has the guts to send me a letter demanding $100 to cancel my national identity card. When I contacted the embassy, they were rude as heck and said it is a fee enforced by NADRA(the card issuing authority) and they did not inform us previously nor we know when the fee went into effect, hence everyone who renounce their citizenship are now getting this letters. The lady on the phone was so aggressive and unwilling to even acknowledge they could have communicated this in a better way.

(1) I am now even more proud of the fact that I renounced my Pakistani citizenship because certainly the different govt departments does not care about the people not even the ambassadors office staff who are suppose to be helpful aid not rude a****

(2) Does anyone know what are the consequences of not paying this fee? The letter only mentioned: inability to get a Pakistan origin card which allows visa free travel.

[nickbits 43]

If you never plan to return to Pakistan then the consequences are zero.

[ELW 5]

Agreed - but you will probably want to visit family and friends in Pakistan at some point or the other, which will mean applying for visas which will be more expensive then coughing up the $100 to cancel the National identity card now. I say grit you teeth, pay the money and consider it a small price to pay to forevermore cut your ties with that govt and enjoy lifelong visa-free travel to your homeland. Yes it's unfair but worth the visa application and expenses later on.

[pm5k 129]

Old thread, but replying in case it helps someone.

 

NADRA now has an online system, and there is a "Cancel ID card" option online, with renunciation being one of the reasons one can give.  In the OP's case, this should resolve the issue.