NADRA Succession Certificate Guide
Plan a NADRA succession application: check eligibility, estimate the fee, build your document checklist, and follow the step-by-step process — all in your browser, nothing is sent anywhere.
1. Is it for you? — Eligibility checker
Answer these three questions to see whether NADRA can handle your case.
2. Fee estimator
Fee estimates based on NADRA's published schedule. Fees can change — confirm on the NADRA website before paying.
3. Document checklist
4. Step-by-step process
- Gather documents — use the checklist above; get the NADRA death certificate first.
- Visit the SFU — go to the Succession Facilitation Unit in the deceased's domicile district, or start the application on NADRA's online portal.
- Biometric verification — all adult legal heirs give biometrics at the SFU.
- Pay the fee — deposit the NADRA fee and keep the receipt.
- Newspaper notice — NADRA publishes a public notice and waits about 14 days for objections.
- Receive the certificate — if no valid objection is filed, NADRA issues the succession certificate to the heirs.
Frequently asked questions
It is a certificate issued by NADRA's Succession Facilitation Unit that lets legal heirs transfer movable assets, like bank accounts, vehicles, shares and prize bonds, of a deceased person without going to court.
NADRA charges about Rs 22,000 for normal processing and about Rs 25,000 for urgent processing of a succession certificate, while a legal heirship verification certificate costs about Rs 5,000 normal and Rs 10,000 urgent. Fees can change, so confirm on the NADRA website before applying.
No. NADRA's Succession Facilitation Unit only covers movable assets. For land, houses or other immovable property, legal heirs must approach the civil court.
After biometrics and fee payment, NADRA publishes a newspaper notice and waits about 14 days for objections. Normal processing usually completes within a few weeks; urgent applications are faster.
Yes — free, no signup, and it runs entirely in your browser. It is a planning guide, not legal advice.
Note
This tool is a planning guide only, not legal advice. NADRA rules and fees can change; verify the current fee schedule and the SFU list on the official NADRA website or helpline before applying. For disputed or complex cases, consult a lawyer.