How to Apply for DHA Margalla Enclave — Last Date, Form & Fees

Last date to apply

There is no announced open round. The 3rd round (Launch III) used a form dated 14 August 2026. DHA’s posts at the time gave 4 September 2026 as the last date to apply, as did every dealer page we found, and the draw followed on 15 September 2026. DHA has announced no 4th round as of 4 November 2026. The project portal still shows a “Download Application Form” box, and the 3rd-round form PDF is still online, so a form can be downloaded; that is not an open round.

The earlier windows: 15 January – 14 February 2025 for the 1st round, and Q4 2025 for the 2nd, when dealer sites say the close moved to 10 November 2025. Until DHA announces a new round on the project portal, the only way in is the resale market: plots and files for sale, and what you are actually buying in each case.

1. Check you are eligible

Clause 2 is simple: a valid CNIC, or a NICOP if you are an overseas Pakistani. Nothing else at application stage — no minimum income, no DHA membership, no existing relationship. Overseas applicants have a separate page because the payment and signature logistics differ.

2. Decide the size, and the plan, before you fill anything in

The form asks you to tick one residential or commercial size and one payment plan. Clause 7 makes the plan permanent — it cannot be changed later. Work out the quarterly instalment you can genuinely carry, in a bad year, and choose from that. The calculator does the arithmetic; the payment-plan page explains what default costs.

3. Get the form from DHA, not from a dealer

Download it at the official link. A dealer’s photocopy may be from an earlier round with earlier prices, and price tables from the second ballot are still circulating widely. Check the price table against our transcription — if they differ, one of us is looking at an old document, and it is worth finding out which.

4. Pay the processing fee — correctly

PKR 10,000 / 15,000 / 20,000 for 125 / 250 / 500 square yards; PKR 30,000 to 60,000 on commercial. Four channels, all specified in clause 3:

5. Fill it in carefully — especially the email

Clause 5 deems the ballot result delivered the moment the email is generated, whether or not it reaches you, and errors in your details are expressly your risk. The 30-day payment clock in clause 7 runs from the ballot date regardless. Write the email address in block capitals and check it twice.

The form also asks your FBR Active Taxpayer status — filer or non-filer. Answer honestly; it is checked at transfer, and the difference in withholding is large. If you are not on the Active Taxpayers List and intend to be, getting on it before transfer is one of the highest-return hours of admin available to you. Why it matters, with numbers.

6. Submit, and keep your receipt

Physical applications with the pay order or demand draft go to the DHA head office or the site office. The form carries two acknowledgement slips — an office copy and a customer copy. Keep the customer copy. With the DD number and date on it, it is your only proof of payment.

7. Consider applying more than once

Clause 1 puts no cap on applications per person. Multiple applications genuinely do improve your odds in a computerised ballot — the first draw reportedly drew around 47,000 applications. Each one costs another non-refundable fee, so decide how much you are willing to spend on odds before you start.

Applying or buying from abroad

Clause 2 names the NICOP: an overseas Pakistani applies on the same form, in the same computerised ballot, at the same price. There is no overseas quota and no “overseas block”; the blocks are ME-1 to ME-4 and the Lake District. Four things are harder from abroad:

• Payment. DHA takes payment online through KUICKPAY against the challan from its website, or at any Askari Bank counter with the same challan. KUICKPAY is paid from the bill-payment section of a Pakistani bank’s app; if your account is a Roshan Digital Account, check that your bank’s app lists KUICKPAY before you need it. Someone in Pakistan can also pay the challan for you at an Askari Bank counter. A pay order to “Margalla Enclave” (NTN F907422-6) must be delivered with the form, which is slow from abroad. Never send money to a person “to handle the paperwork”.
• The result email. Clause 5 treats the email as received the moment it is generated. Use an address you read daily.
• The 30-day clock. A remittance, a bank holiday and a weekend that falls differently where you live can eat a week. Move the down payment before the draw, not after it.
• Signing. The usual route is a special power of attorney to a trusted relative, attested at the Pakistani mission and again in Pakistan. DHA has published no Margalla-specific procedure; confirm with DHA on +92 51 111-555-400, extension 1307 (also 1244, 1258, 1381), before anything is drafted.

On tax: Overseas Pakistanis with a NICOP or POC who are non-resident under section 82 (broadly, in Pakistan for fewer than 183 days in the tax year) pay 236C and 236K at the filer rate even if they are not on the Active Taxpayers List, under clause 111AC of the Second Schedule, added by the Finance Act 2022. It is not automatic: when you create the payment challan (CPR) in FBR’s IRIS, you upload the NICOP or POC, an FBR commissioner verifies that you are non-resident, and the approval comes by SMS or e-mail; FBR asked its offices to do this within one business day (FBR letter F. No. 9(16)S(IR-Operations)/2024, 25 November 2024). FBR’s later FAQ for overseas Pakistanis (July 2025) puts the first step on the body that records the transfer, here DHA: it creates the payment slip through the “Overseas Pakistanis” link on FBR’s portal with your NICOP or POC, so ask DHA which route it uses. Start it a few days before the transfer, not on the day. If the plot is paid for from a foreign-currency or non-resident rupee account (FCVA or NRVA), the 236K collected is the final tax on it (Federal Tax Ombudsman, Income tax laws with reference to overseas Pakistanis). FBR’s 2026-27 rate card lists rates only, so confirm with a tax adviser that clause 111AC still applies on the date of your transfer. Rates and amounts.

What happens next

After the draw covers the result, the Intimation Letter, the 30-day clock and what to do if you are not successful.

Last checked 2026-11-05. First published 2026-09-09.