Succession Certificate for Overseas Pakistanis
When a loved one passes away in Pakistan, their bank accounts, savings, shares, and other movable assets are frozen until the legal heirs obtain a succession certificate. If you're an heir living abroad, GNS Law Associates obtains the succession certificate for you — through the NADRA and court process — without you travelling back to Pakistan.
Unlock the Estate From Abroad
A succession certificate is the document that authorises the legal heirs to collect a deceased person's movable assets in Pakistan — bank balances, savings certificates, shares, and provident funds. For immovable property (land and houses) a letter of administration is used instead; many estates need both, and we advise on which applies.
Applications can be made through NADRA's succession facilitation process or the court. As an overseas heir, you don't need to fly back: with a Power of Attorney attested at your nearest Pakistani Consulate, we establish the heirs, file the application, and obtain the certificate on your behalf — then help you actually recover the assets.
- 01Succession certificateFor bank accounts, savings, shares, and movable assets.
- 02Letter of administrationFor immovable property in the estate, where needed.
- 03Establishing legal heirsHeirship via the NADRA Family Registration Certificate.
- 04Recovering the assetsFollowing through to actually release the funds to the heirs.
From Abroad to Certificate, Step by Step
Consultation
Tell us about the deceased, the assets, and the heirs — we map out the route (NADRA or court).
Power of Attorney
We draft a PoA; you attest it at the Pakistani Consulate near you and courier it to us.
Establish the heirs
We compile the heirship record, including the NADRA Family Registration Certificate.
File the application
We file for the succession certificate (and letter of administration if needed) and pursue it.
Certificate & recovery
We obtain the certificate and help release the bank and other assets to the heirs.
Why Overseas Pakistanis Choose GNS Law Associates
No Travel Needed
We obtain the certificate under your Power of Attorney — you stay where you are.
NADRA & Court Both
We use whichever route — NADRA facilitation or court — is faster for your estate.
Through to the Money
We don't stop at the certificate; we help you actually recover the assets.
One Advocate, Start to Finish
The advocate handling your matter is the one you speak to.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Inherited Assets Stuck in Pakistan? We'll Unlock Them
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2 Comments
My Mrs elder brother was a Canadian national but he died in UK at our home.now his assets are in Karachi.how my wife acquires access to her late brother’s assets?
Yes my mother resides here in Uk and her husband went to Pakistan and during his holiday he died so my mother did not even to be with him when he was barred. Anyway he left her a house and money in. His account and a house being rented and no money is coming from the people who are supposed to be helping my mother from Pakistan.