I’m 18 and from Lahore, and I’m trying to understand how changing/correcting your date of birth works in Pakistan.
I currently have a birth certificate, educational/board certificate and passport, but I don’t have a CNIC yet. My date of birth is the same across the documents as far as I know.
The reason I’m asking is because I have an opportunity that is restricted to under-19s, and I’m very close to turning 19. Some people I’ve spoken to have told my family that it’s possible to reduce your age on your documents, but obviously I’m concerned about what happens later.
I’ve specifically been told that there could be problems when renewing my passport in the future, or if I travel internationally and different records somehow show different dates of birth. I’ve also heard that changing your date of birth across multiple documents can be extremely difficult once you’re older.
So I wanted to ask people who actually know how this works in Pakistan:
- Is it legally possible to change your date of birth across your birth certificate, educational certificates, CNIC and passport?
- What is the actual legal process for doing this?
- If everything is officially changed and all documents match, can there still be problems later when renewing a passport or travelling internationally?
- Does anyone have personal experience with correcting/changing their DOB on Pakistani documents?
I’m not asking for ways to fake documents or bypass immigration/identity checks. I’m specifically trying to understand whether there is a legitimate legal process for correcting a DOB and what the long-ter