CRC & B Form

The NADRA B-Form, officially known as the Child Registration Certificate (CRC), has undergone important changes in Pakistan. Instead of treating the child’s registration document as a single certificate that remains unchanged throughout childhood, NADRA’s current system uses age-based CRC stages with progressively stronger identity verification. Under the current NADRA framework, CRC validity changes when a…

When I first helped a relative register their newborn at a NADRA office in Rawalpindi, I realized how many Pakistani families are unaware that the B-Form formally called the Child Registration Certificate or CRC is not optional. It is a legally required official registration document issued to children under 18 years of age, prescribed under…