Legal help in Pakistan for Pakistanis living in Saudi Arabia.
Property, inheritance, family and child adoption matters in Pakistan, run from Lahore while you stay in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Makkah or Madinah.
Short answer. Pakistanis living in Saudi Arabia can instruct a Lahore firm on property, inheritance, family and child adoption matters in Pakistan without travelling. The power of attorney is signed through NADRA’s online system, at the Embassy of Pakistan, Riyadh, or the Consulate General in Jeddah, or before a local notary with an apostille from the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, because the Apostille Convention operates between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.
Reviewed by Khalil Ahmad Bhullah, Founding Partner · Last reviewed 22 September 2026 · Pakistani law only
What Pakistanis in Saudi Arabia bring us.
Saudi Arabia joined the Apostille Convention in December 2022
The Convention entered into force for Saudi Arabia on 7 December 2022, with no objection to Pakistan. A document issued by a Saudi authority and apostilled by the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs is accepted in Pakistan without Pakistani mission attestation.
If your employer holds the calendar
Clients on employment visas often cannot get leave when a case needs them. NADRA’s online power of attorney means the papers do not wait for your vacation.
Property occupied or sold behind your back
Relatives, qabza groups, tenants in default, forged transfers. Special courts for overseas Pakistanis, the Illegal Dispossession Act and civil suits.
Power of attorney from Saudi Arabia
Drafted narrowly for one property or one case, signed by the route that works from Saudi Arabia. Revocation if one is being misused.
Inheritance and succession
NADRA succession certificates with biometric verification from Saudi Arabia through the Pak ID app, inheritance mutation, and court cases when a share is withheld.
Divorce, khula and custody
Talaq notice, khula, maintenance and custody in Pakistan, with a straight note on how Saudi Arabia treats Pakistani family orders.
Documents from Saudi Arabia.
The single most expensive mistake overseas clients make is paying for the wrong signing route.
Notary plus apostille works from Saudi Arabia
Sign before a notary in Saudi Arabia and have it apostilled by the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Pakistan accepts that apostille without attestation by a Pakistani mission or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Some Pakistani registrars still prefer a mission-attested document; we check the specific office before you pay for an appointment.
NADRA’s online power of attorney
CNIC, NICOP and POC holders can apply at poa.nadra.gov.pk: upload the document, give biometrics for yourself and two witnesses, pay online, and take an online interview with the Pakistani mission you select. Foreign nationals with no Pakistani identity document must attend the mission.
Documents issued in Saudi Arabia for use in Pakistan
Death certificates, court orders and other public documents from Saudi Arabia are apostilled by the competent authority and then used in Pakistan — typically for inheritance, divorce and child adoption files. Ask us which certified form the Pakistani office needs before ordering.
Child guardianship and adoption.
Working with Lahore from Saudi Arabia.
- Our office day, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Lahore, is 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Riyadh. A 10:00 AM hearing in Lahore is 8:00 AM your time.
- WhatsApp is read Monday to Saturday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Pakistan time. A message sent after hours is answered the next business morning in Lahore.
Questions from Pakistanis in Saudi Arabia.
Sign before a notary in Saudi Arabia and have it apostilled by the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Pakistan accepts that apostille without attestation by a Pakistani mission or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Some Pakistani registrars still prefer a mission-attested document; we check the specific office before you pay for an appointment.
Our office day, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Lahore, is 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Riyadh. A 10:00 AM hearing in Lahore is 8:00 AM your time. We book calls in the overlap.
Usually, yes. With a power of attorney signed from Saudi Arabia, we file in Punjab’s special court for overseas Pakistanis’ property, under the Illegal Dispossession Act, 2005, or by civil suit, depending on the facts, and appear at the hearings. A court can require your attendance or evidence by video link at a particular stage.
Residence for the child is decided by Jawazat, the Saudi passports directorate, not by the Pakistani court. Ask them what they require before anything is filed in Pakistan. We make the Pakistani order and its supporting record complete and properly attested so it can be presented to them.