Applications for Grant of Citizenship for Stateless persons Born to a Canadian Parent – Subsection 5(5)

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This application includes the following items:

1. Document Checklist [Form CIT 0499]  (PDF, 148 KB)
2. Application for Grant of Citizenship for Stateless Persons Born to a Canadian Parent— (Subsection 5(5)) [Form CIT 0497]  (PDF, 247 KB)
3. Citizenship Photo Specifications
4. Fees Receipt
   You have two options to obtain a fees receipt:
   1. Pay your fees online.
   2. Pay your fees at a financial institution in Canada
      You will need an original fee receipt.
5. Instruction Guide [CIT 0497]

This application is for a person who is and has always been stateless and was born outside Canada to a Canadian parent, and who wishes to acquire Canadian citizenship. Statelessness refers to the condition of an individual who is not recognized as a national by any state under its domestic law.

Note: The Citizenship Act requires a stateless person to reside in Canada 3 years (1095 days) in the 4 years immediately before the date of the application.

• Read your instruction guide and download your application forms.
• Complete, sign and date your application forms.
• Pay the fees. The fee is not refundable. Check the Fee Schedule for Citizenship and Immigration Services.
• Mail your fully completed application to the Case Processing Centre in Sydney, Nova Scotia.