Application forms for Indian status and status cards
Find the forms you need to fill out when applying for Indian status and a status card.
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Indian status
Adults (16 or older)
For applicants 16 or older, you must fill out and 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 83-168SEv2, version 2018-09-12 (A), (233 KB, 6 pages)
- PDF fillable/saveable 83-168Ev2, version 2018-09-12 (A), (117 KB, 6 pages)
- PDF instructions 83-168IEv2, version 2018-09-12 (A), (177 KB, 6 pages)
Children (15 or younger) or dependent adults
For children (15 or younger) or dependent adults, you must fill out and 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 83-171SEv2, version 2018-12-06 (244 KB, 6 pages)
- PDF fillable/saveable 83-171Ev2, version 2018-12-06 (A), (132 KB, 6 pages)
- PDF instructions 83-171IEv2, version 2018-08-30 (180 KB, 6 pages)
Unknown or unstated parentage
If you are applying with only one parent listed on your birth certificate, you can fill out and submit:
- Statutory Declaration for Biological Parents Asserting Parentage
- PDF print only 83-174SE, version 2020-12-24 (214 KB, 2 pages)
- PDF fillable/saveable 83-174E, version 2020-12-24 (A), (152 KB, 2 pages)
- Statutory Declaration – Unknown or Unstated Parentage
- PDF print only 83-175SE, version 2020-12-24 (210 KB, 2 pages)
- PDF fillable/saveable 83-175E, version 2020-12-24 (A), (151 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 fill out and submit:
- Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS): Application for already registered persons
- PDF print only 83-172SEv2, version 2019-03-07 (190 KB, 2 pages)
- PDF fillable/saveable 83-172Ev2, 2019-03-07 (A), (104 KB, 2 pages)
- PDF instructions 83-172IEv2, version 2019-03-07 (172 KB, 4 pages)
Some First Nations are still issuing 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 fill out and submit:
- Registration and Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS): Guarantor Declaration
- PDF print only 83-169SE, version 2019-02-27 (138 KB, 2 pages)
- PDF fillable/saveable 83-169E, version 2019-02-27 (93 KB, 2 pages)
If you can't find a guarantor, you must fill out and submit:
- Registration and Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS): Statutory Declaration in Lieu of Guarantor
- PDF print only 83-170SE, version 2019-02-27 (172 KB, 2 pages)
- PDF fillable/saveable 83-170E, version 2019-02-27 (A), (102 KB, 2 pages)