Application for Canadian citizenship – Minors (under 18 years of age) applying under subsection 5(1) – (CIT 0403)

May 31, 2021June 18, 2023 admin

Note: If you wish to authorize the release of information from your application to a representative, indicate their e-mail and mailing address on the IMM5476 form.

Phone number(s)

Check the correct box to tell us if your other telephone number is from Canada, the United States or Other (any other country).

Choose the type of telephone:

Residence (home)
Cellular (cell or mobile)
Business (work)

Enter your telephone number including the country code, area or regional codes, etc.

If you have an extension number, write it after your phone number under “Ext.”

Note: Providing an alternative number to reach you is optional.

Email Address

If you have one, type your e-mail address using a format similar to the following: name@provider.net, in both spaces.

Note: Make sure you check your email regularly. Any emails sent to you by IRCC will end in: “@cic.gc.ca”, “@canada.ca” or “@international.gc.ca”.

Please add these to your “safe senders” list in your email program and check the junk mail folder in case important emails get filtered. If we find that your email address does not work or no longer exists, we will communicate with you by mail.

Indicating an e-mail address will authorize all correspondence, including file and personal information, to be sent to the e-mail address you specify.

Question 7: For each parent enter the following information. If only one parent is known, select “Unknown” for parent 2 and leave the section blank.
Question 7A: Indicate if the minor’s parent is the biological or adoptive parent. A biological parent means the minor has a genetic or gestational connection to that parent. An adoptive parent means you legally adopted the minor
Question 7B: Enter the family name (surname/last name) and given name(s) of the minor’s parent. Include any other names used.
Question 7C: Enter the country or territory and date of birth of the minor’s parent.
Question 7D: Select “yes” or “no” to indicate if the minor’s grandparent(s) was a Canadian citizen at the time of the parent’s birth.
Question 7E: Indicate whether the parent will be submitting an application with the minor’s application.
Question 7F: Indicate the parent’s Canadian Birth Certificate Registration number OR Canadian Citizenship Certificate number and the date it was issued, if applicable.
Question 7G: Indicate whether the minor’s parent left Canada for more than one (1) year before 1977. If yes, provide the dates the minor’s parent was away and indicate the country they were staying in.
Question 7H: Indicate whether the parent was employed outside Canada as a Crown servant (in or with the Canadian Armed Forces, the federal public administration or the public service of a province or territory other than as a locally engaged person) at the time of the minor’s birth or adoption.
Question 7I: Indicate whether either of the minor’s grandparents was employed outside Canada as a Crown servant (in or with the Canadian Armed Forces, the federal public administration or the public service of a province or territory other than as a locally engaged person) at the time of the parent’s birth or adoption.

Question 8A

Write the date when the minor became a permanent resident of Canada. The date can be found on their Record of Landing (IMM 1000), Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292 or IMM 5688), or last Permanent Residence Card (PR Card).

Question 8B

You must let us know if the minor left Canada for a total of 730 days or more in the past five (5) years or since becoming a permanent resident.

If yes, complete the chart. If you require more space, add rows by pressing the plus sign (+) button.

Question 8C

Indicate if the minor has held passports or travel documents in the five (5) year period before signing the application. The five (5) years period of review is the five (5) years prior to the date you sign the application. If the minor became a permanent resident more recently than five (5) years, the review period would start on the date they received permanent residence status.

If there are gaps of time between the validity of any passports or travel documents, explain why in the space provided.

Question 9

Certain conditions outlined in the Citizenship Act, may affect the minor’s application for citizenship.

To find out if any of these conditions applies to the minor, answer questions in section 10 of the application. If you indicate yes to any of the questions, you must provide details in box at the bottom of section 10.

You do not have to tell us whether the minor was found guilty of an offence under the Youth Criminal Justice Act if it was a youth sentence and the sentence has been successfully completed.

Note: IRCC checks with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS) to find out if there are any criminal or security reasons which could prevent the minor from acquiring Canadian citizenship. Also, the minor’s entry to Canada and status will be verified with Immigration officials. You may be required to provide the minor’s fingerprints or court documents to ensure that the minor is not prohibited under the Citizenship Act.

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Phone number(s)

Email Address

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