Application forms for Indian status and status cards
Find the forms you need to submit when applying for registration under the Indian Act and a status card.
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Indian status
Adults (16 or older)
For applicants 16 or older, you must submit:
- Application for Registration on the Indian Register and for the Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS) (for adults 16 years of age or older)
- PDF print only 83-168SE, version 2020-12-10, (279 KB, 6 pages)
- PDF fillable/saveable 83-168E, version 2020-12-10 (A), (120 KB, 6 pages)
- PDF instructions 83-168IE, version 2020-12-10, (181 KB, 6 pages)
Children (15 or younger) or dependent adults
For children (15 or younger) or dependent adults, you must submit:
- Application for Registration on the Indian Register and for the Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS) (for children 15 years of age or younger or dependent adults)
- PDF print only 83-171SE, version 2020-12-10, (291 KB, 6 pages)
- PDF fillable/saveable 83-171E, version 2020-12-101 (A), (132 KB, 6 pages)
- PDF instructions 83-171IE, version 2020-12-10, (185 KB, 6 pages)
Unknown or unstated parentage
If you are asserting unknown or unstated parentage, you can submit:
- Statutory Declaration for Biological Parents Affirming Parentage
- PDF print only 83-174SE, version 2020-12-24, (213 KB, 2 pages)
- PDF fillable/saveable 83-174E, version 2020-12-24 (A), (151 KB, 2 pages)
- Statutory Declaration – Unknown or Unstated Parentage
- PDF print only 83-175SE, version 2020-12-24, (209 KB, 2 pages)
- PDF fillable/saveable 83-175E, version 2020-12-24 (A), (150 KB, 2 pages)
Status card
If you are applying for your first secure status card or to renew, replace or update your secure status card, you must submit:
- Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS): Application for already registered persons
- PDF print only 83-172SE, version 2020-12-10, (199 KB, 2 pages)
- PDF fillable/saveable 83-172E, version 2020-12-10 (A), (290 KB, 2 pages)
- PDF instructions 83-172IE, version 2020-12-10, (179 KB, 4 pages)
Some First Nations still issue Certificates of Indian Status (status cards). If your First Nation does, submit your application for a status card to your First Nation office's Indian Registration Administrator using:
- Application for Certificate of Indian Status 83-009E, version 2016-08-24 (A), (PDF, 84 KB, 1 page)
Guarantor information
If you need a guarantor, you must submit:
- Guarantor Declaration: Registration and Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS)
- PDF print only 83-169SE, version 2021-07-15, (167 KB, 2 pages)
- PDF fillable/saveable 83-169E, version 2021-07-15, (90 KB, 2 pages)
If you can't find a guarantor, you must submit:
- Statutory Declaration in Lieu of Guarantor: Registration and Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS)
- PDF print only 83-170SE, version 2021-07-15, (229 KB, 2 pages)
- PDF fillable/saveable 83-170E, version 2021-07-15, (143 KB, 2 pages)