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Before you apply for a secure status card, you need to have your Indian status. To find out more, visit Registration under the Indian Act and applying for a status card, what's the difference.

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Do you have acceptable valid identification that contains your name, date of birth, photo and signature?

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These are the forms you must fill out and submit by mail or in person to a regional office or a First Nation office:

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Do you meet all of the conditions to apply for a simplified renewal?

You were 16 or older when you last applied for your Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS).

The following personal information has not changed since your last SCIS was issued: your family name, given names, date of birth, First Nation affiliation and registration number.

Your last SCIS was not revoked or reported lost, stolen or damaged.

You are applying no more than 1 year before and no later than the renewal date on the front of your SCIS.

Find out more at How to renew a secure status card.

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Select the reason for your secure status card application.

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Choose "Replace" if you are applying for a secure status card for any of the following reasons:

Your card was lost, stolen or damaged
Your personal information has changed
You’ve transferred First Nations
You want to add the machine-readable zone to facilitate Canada-U.S. border-crossing

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Application for registration on the Indian Register and for the Secure Certificate of Indian Status for adults 16 years of age or older.

Indian status

Status Card

Simplified Renewal Form

Guarantor

Application for registration on the Indian Register and for the Secure Certificate of Indian Status for children 15 years of age or younger or dependent adults

Secure Certificate of Indian Status application for already registered persons

Registration and Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS): Guarantor Declaration

Registration and Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS): Statutory Declaration in Lieu of Guarantor

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Date modified:: 2023-09-15

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Do you meet all of the conditions to apply for a simplified renewal?

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