What documents should never be handed over casually during an overseas rishta process?
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Original passports, CNIC or NICOP cards, immigration cards, bank records, blank signed forms, biometric credentials, tax documents and account login details should remain under the owner’s control. Even when a visa case becomes genuine, documents should go through the official portal, authorized professional or consular process, not an unverified relative or proposal contact. Copies should be limited, purpose-marked and masked where possible. No legitimate application requires another person to keep an OTP, password or unrestricted access to the applicant’s government account.
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Data Sharing with Consent
National Database and Registration Authority
Official privacy guidance emphasizing user-controlled, purpose-limited and revocable sharing of identity data.View sourceConsular Services: Attestation of Documents
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Pakistan
Official requirements for marriage certificates, foreign-national marriages, overseas marriages, apostille and consular attestation.View sourceCheck someone’s immigration status
UK Government
Official consent-based UK status check using a share code and date of birth. Share codes expire after 90 days; separate services apply to right-to-work and right-to-rent checks.Source checked:
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