Citizenship Application Checklist

This is the fixed checklist for an adult application for Canadian citizenship under subsection 5(1), taken in the order of IRCC's Document Checklist, CIT 0007 (06-2026). It is not the application process guide: that guide explains eligibility, taxes, and what happens after you send the package. This page is the list itself, with the form number and the official source behind each item, so you can work through it item by item and know when the package is complete.

CIT 0007 is one of the forms you submit with your application. It says to gather your documents in the order of the checklist and check each item, and to consult the instruction guide to find out whether some or all of the listed forms and documents are required in your case. If you send more than one application, each one needs its own checklist, and one incomplete application means all of them are returned.

The checklist, in CIT 0007 order

Work down this list and check each item off only when the document is in hand, in the form CIT 0007 describes.

• Application for Canadian Citizenship, Adults, CIT 0002. Completed and validated to generate the barcodes. Printed and signed with a handwritten signature. Place the barcode page on the top of your application, or, if you are applying as a group or family, on the top of each individual application package. Source: CIT 0007, item 1.
• Online Physical Presence Calculation printout, or How to Calculate Physical Presence, CIT 0407. Ensure the application date used in this calculation and the date on the application form are the same. The calculation covers the five years before the date you sign, and the requirement is at least 1,095 days physically present in Canada in that period. Source: CIT 0007, item 2.
• Colour photocopies of all pages of your passports or travel documents during the five-year eligibility period, including the biographical page with your name, photo, date and place of birth, passport or travel document number, and issue and expiration dates. If your passport validity was extended, include a photocopy of the pages containing the extension stamps. If you do not have a travel document or passport, provide an explanation in question 14 of the application form. Source: CIT 0007, item 3.
• Photocopy of proof that demonstrates knowledge of English or French, if you are 18 to 54 years of age. For the types of proof you can provide, consult Step 3, Gather your documents, in the instruction guide. Source: CIT 0007, item 4.
• Photocopies of two personal identification documents. Each must show your name, photo, and date of birth. If there is information on both sides of a document, photocopy both sides. A copy of the biographical page of your passport or travel document can be one of the two pieces. Source: CIT 0007, item 5.
• Two identical citizenship photos. They must meet the requirements of the citizenship application photograph specifications. Source: CIT 0007, item 6.
• Fee receipt. Pay your application fees online and include a copy of the receipt showing the amount paid. Consult Step 5, Pay the fees, in the instruction guide. On October 29, 2026, the official fee list showed $653 for an adult and $100 for a minor; re-check the fee list on the day you pay, because the next annual adjustment falls on March 31, 2027. Source: CIT 0007, item 7; IRCC fee list.
• This Document Checklist, CIT 0007, completed. The checklist itself goes in the package. Source: CIT 0007, item 8.

If any of these apply to you, add them

CIT 0007 lists a second set of documents that apply only in stated situations. Add the ones that fit your case, and skip the rest.

• Use of a Representative form, IMM 5476. Complete it only if you used the services of a representative, or if you are appointing or cancelling a representative. Source: CIT 0007.
• Original police certificates or clearances. Required for each country or territory where you have been present for 183 days or more in a row, since the age of 18, in the four years immediately before the date of your application. If you cannot obtain a certificate, provide an explanation in question 10 b) of the application form. Source: CIT 0007.
• Colour photocopy of proof that you are registered under the Indian Act, if that applies to you. Provide a clear and legible colour copy of one of: a Certificate of Indian Status, a Secure Certificate of Indian Status, or a Temporary Confirmation of Registration Document. Source: CIT 0007.
• Photocopy of legal name change documents, if you changed your name. Consult Appendix A, Name change, in the instruction guide. Source: CIT 0007.
• Request to Correct a Date of Birth for a Permanent Resident Document or Citizenship Certificate, IRM 0003, if you need a date-of-birth correction. Consult Appendix B, Date of birth correction, in the instruction guide. Source: CIT 0007.
• Request for a Change of Sex or Gender Identifier form, IRM 0002, if you requested a change of sex or gender identifier. Consult Appendix C, Change of gender designation, in the instruction guide. Source: CIT 0007.
• Residence Outside Canada form, CIT 0177, if you are counting time outside Canada as a Crown servant or a Crown servant's family member. It must be completed, signed, and dated, with a photocopy of each required supporting document in the form. Source: CIT 0007.
• Translations. If any document you are submitting is not in English or French, consult Step 4, Complete the application form, in the instruction guide. Source: CIT 0007.
• Guardianship documents, if you have a guardian IRCC should correspond with. Provide documents showing guardianship, such as a power of attorney document, a judicial court order, an affidavit, or other documentation proving guardianship. Source: CIT 0007.
• Waiver forms, if you are applying for a waiver. If you are 18 to 54 and cannot demonstrate the language or knowledge requirements on compassionate grounds, include the Waiver Request Form, CIT 0116, telling IRCC about your circumstances, with supporting evidence. For a medical condition, include the Medical Opinion Form for Citizenship Waivers, CIT 0547, completed by a medical professional licensed to practise in Canada; the same form covers a waiver of the oath for applicants 14 or older who cannot understand the significance of taking the oath because of a mental disability. A waiver request does not guarantee approval, and each request is assessed case by case. Source: CIT 0007.

Before you send the package

Assemble the documents in the order of CIT 0007, with the barcode page of the validated CIT 0002 on top. Check that the application date on the physical-presence calculation matches the date on the form, that both sides of two-sided identification are copied, and that the fee receipt shows the amount you actually paid. Then re-check the fee list one last time on the day you pay: the figures in this checklist were read on the official fee list on October 29, 2026, and the right of citizenship fee is adjusted annually.

This checklist states no processing-time figure, because CIT 0007 publishes none and the application pages state no fixed number. It states no rule for who may apply online rather than on paper, because that eligibility sits on the How to apply page and changes with the online service. Recheck CIT 0007 and the fee list on any IRCC update, and no later than March 31, 2027, when the next fee adjustment falls due.

Related guides

• How to Start Applying for Canadian Citizenship in Canada — the adult grant application itself: the eligibility checks, the document package, the $653 adult fee, and what happens after you apply.
• How to Start Tracking Your Residency Days and Proving Your Language Level for Canadian Citizenship — the 1,095-day count, the half-day rule for time before permanent residence, and the full language-proof catalogue.
• How to Start Getting Ready for Your Citizenship Exam in Canada — the knowledge test for applicants 18 to 54: 20 questions from Discover Canada, the invitation window, the three chances to pass, and the hearing that follows a third failure.

Sources

• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Document Checklist, Application for Canadian Citizenship Under Subsection 5(1), Adults (CIT 0007, 06-2026) — the checklist order, every item in it, the police-certificate rule, the translation, guardianship, and waiver provisions, and the return rule for missing documents.
• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Application for Canadian Citizenship — Adults (CIT 0002): the form-by-form instruction page, including the calculator printout and date-matching rules and the language-proof catalogue.
• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Apply for citizenship — How to apply: paying fees online and including the receipt, and the submission rules.
• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Citizenship and immigration application fees — the official fee list, showing the $653 adult fee, the $100 minor fee, and the $123 right of citizenship fee, checked October 29, 2026.
• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, How to Calculate Physical Presence (CIT 0407) — the paper physical-presence form, for applicants who cannot use the online calculator.
• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Use of a Representative Form (IMM 5476) — appointing, updating, or cancelling a representative.
• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Request to Correct a Date of Birth for a Permanent Resident Document or Citizenship Certificate (IRM 0003) — date-of-birth corrections.
• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Request for a Change of Sex or Gender Identifier (IRM 0002) — sex or gender identifier changes.
• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Residence Outside Canada (CIT 0177) — counting Crown-servant time outside Canada.
• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Waiver Request Form (CIT 0116) — exemption from language and knowledge requirements on compassionate grounds.
• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Medical Opinion Form for Citizenship Waivers (CIT 0547) — the medical opinion for a waiver, completed by a licensed medical professional.
• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Citizenship grant by mail: photo specifications — the photograph rules for a paper grant application.