• The deceased and disabled Overseas Pakistani should be a registered member of OPCS .Following valid documents must be produced to meet the eligibility criteria:-

  • OPCS Membership Card (Compulsory).

  • Pakistani gets himself protected by the Protector of Emigrants by depositing Welfare Fund for employment abroad. Page of Passport where stamp and signature of the Protector of Emigrants are mentioned clearly will be considered as evidence for OPCS Membership.

  • Insurance Certificate issued by the State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan duly attested by the Protector of Emigrants with Registration Number, date and Stamp should be acceptable as OPCS Membership.

  • If an intending Overseas Pakistani gets himself protected by the Protector of Emigrants and deposits Welfare Fund for employment abroad but is deceased in Pakistan prior to his departure abroad; his/her family or dependents are also eligible to avail of the facility of financial aid.

  • Cases of those registered overseas Pakistanis will be considered for grant of financial aid who died/became disabled while working abroad or within three years from the date of their return to Pakistan. The death/disability applications should be filed with OPCS within the period of three years as per criteria given below.

a. In case of death/disability abroad, three years period will be considered from the date of
mishap.
b. In case of death/disability within Pakistan, three years period will start from the date of return
to Pakistan.

• Cases received after the period of three years from the date of death or disability or
  from the date of permanent return to Pakistan.
•  Tempered documents and incorrect information.
•  Photocopy of prescribed application form is used.
•  The following dependents of the deceased Overseas Pakistanis are in-eligible for grant
  of OPCS Financial Aid.
       • Re-Married Widow after the death of the deceased, at the time of receipt of payment.
       • Adult Children. (Over 18 Years).
       • Brother and Sisters of the deceased.
       • Financially Sound Dependents. (Widow, Minors and Parents).
       • If both husband and wife are OPCS members only one time financial aid will be granted to the family, in case of death/disability of both the members.
       • Partial disability or invisible disability.
• If parents of deceased are un-able to provide the concrete documentary evidence regarding the whereabouts/address/contact number or re-married status of the widow who initially applied for Financial Aid and the widow does not contact OPCS for Six months for collection of Financial Aid then the granted amount /cheque issued will be cancelled after a period of six months with the approval of the Managing Director and said amount will be granted to other deserving applicant.

ISSUANCE OF PRESCRIBED APPLICATION FORM

• Applicant should proceed to the OPCS Head Office Islamabad or nearest Regional
  Office along with original Passport(s) of deceased, Death Certificate issued by host
  country and CNIC’s of deceased and applicant.
•  An application form will be issued on provision of these documents.

REQUISITE DOCUMENTS

• Prescribed Application Form filled in all columns along with latest color passport size photograph duly attested.
• Photocopies of OPCS Membership Card, or page of passport where the stamp of Protector of Immigrant affixed or Insurance Certificate issued by the State Life
  Insurance Corporation of Pakistan with number and stamp of Protector of Emigrants, Government of Pakistan.
• Photo copies of all passports of the deceased.
• Photocopies of CNIC/NICOP of deceased.
• Photocopies of CNIC of applicant (s).
• Photo copy of `B` Form of Minor and CNIC`s of adult dependents of deceased/applicant (s).
• Affidavit on stamp paper for monthly income of the applicant/family. (Duly signed by two witnesses and attested by Notary Public).
• Affidavit from widow regarding number of widows of deceased and that she has not remarried. (Duly signed by two witnesses and attested by Notary Public).
• Affidavit from parents regarding marital status of the deceased in case he/she is unmarried. (Duly signed by two witnesses and attested by Notary Public/Oath Commissioner).
• Affidavit from the parents of deceased if their daughter-in-Law (widow) has re-married. (Duly signed by two witnesses and attested by Notary Public/Oath Commissioner).
• Death certificates issued by the host Country or Union Council/ Provincial Government.
• The concerned Specialist Doctor from a Government Hospital/ Institute clearly identifying the nature and level of present disability as well as improvement possibility in future.
• Disability Certificate from the Government of the Host Country will also be acceptable.
• At least two colored photograph (Post Card Size) showing the visible disability of theapplicant.

ATTESTATION OF DOCUMENTS

• All documents should be attested by the Gazetted Officers/Secretary Union Council/Lumberdar.
• Affidavits should be attested by Oath Commissioner/Notary Public.

SUBMISSION OF PRESCRIBED APPLICATION FORM:

• Form filled in all respects along with the requisite documents duly attested should be submitted to the OPCS Head Office (For residents of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Attock, Jhelum and Chakwal) or concerned Regional Office (Lahore, Multan, Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta and Mirpur AJK)

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