Application to Renounce Canadian Citizenship (CIT 0302)

Section 1

You must indicate whether you would like service in English or French.

Section 2

Please enter your UCI or “Unique Client Identifier”, the 8 or 10 digit number that is unique to your IRCC immigration and citizenship records.

If you do not have a UCI, enter “not applicable” or “NA”. If you do not know your UCI, enter “Unknown.”

Section 3

• Provide your first and last name as they appear on your birth or citizenship certificate
• Enter any other names by which you are known, or have been known (for example: previous family names, other given names, aliases, nicknames)
• Print your date of birth exactly as it appears on your certificate of Canadian citizenship or your birth certificate. This is the date of birth that will appear on your certificate of renunciation of Canadian citizenship.
• Indicate the place and country or territory of birth (e.g. Paris, France)
• Indicate whether you are F Female, M Male or X Another gender, your height, the colour of your eyes.

Section 4

In this section you can request a change to the personal details that appear on your previous citizenship certificate or, if this will be your first certificate, the personal details that appear on your birth certificate.

If you want to change your name(s) or your date of birth or your gender, please check the 'Yes' response. Otherwise, check the 'No' response and proceed to section 5.

If you check 'Yes', you'll need to check the box that describes your change of personal details request, and then enter the requested information in the spaces provided.

Request for a different name: If you want a name that is different from the name(s) you provided in section 3, or section 5, if this is your first application enter the requested surname/last name and given name(s) in the spaces provided. Include the required supporting documents with your application. See details above.

Request for a different date of birth: If you want a date of birth that is different from the date of birth you provided in section 3, if this is your first application, enter the requested date of birth in the space provided. Include the required supporting documents with your application. See details above.

Section 5

• You must indicate if you ever had a certificate of Canadian citizenship or naturalization by checking “no” or “yes”. If you check “yes”, write down the surname/last name, given names, certificate number and the date the certificate was issued.
• You must indicate whether you are returning the certificate of Canadian citizenship and/or the pink transmission copy of a certificate with your application. If not, indicate if the certificate was stolen, lost, or destroyed. Indicate if the theft or loss was reported to police and give details. You must return any Canadian citizenship certificates in your possession. Failure to do so will result in delays in processing your application.
• Write down your surname/last name and given names, as they appear on your certificate of Canadian citizenship or birth certificate.
• If you have legally changed your name, indicate what your new name is. Remember to supply the original or a certified true copy of your legal change of name document (for example, provincial/foreign government change of name certificate, court order, marriage certificate, adoption order, divorce decree, etc.).
• If you have used another name in the past, or are known by a name other than the one you listed above, write it down on the application form. (Other names can include your birth name, nicknames, call names, community names, etc.)
• You may request that the certificate of renunciation of Canadian citizenship show a name other than the one on your Canadian citizenship certificate or birth certificate, if you can provide identification to support the name you are requesting. If this change is significant, linking documentation showing the use of both names or the basis for the change will also be required. Examples of linking documents include a marriage certificate, a foreign change of name certificate, an adoption order, a foreign passport showing both names or a divorce decree.

Section 6

You must indicate if you have ever applied to renounce your Canadian citizenship before. Check “no” or “yes”. If “ yes” give the date you last applied.

Section 7

Check the box to indicate if you are a citizen or a national of a country other than Canada. If yes, indicate the name of the country.

If no, and you are not a citizen of another country, write the name of the country of which you will become a citizen if your application to renounce Canadian citizenship is approved. Attach proof.

Check the box to indicate if you live outside of Canada and attach proof when submitting your application.

Section 8

If you are a woman and married before January 1, 1947:

• Print your spouse's surname/last name, given names, country and date of birth.
• Print the country in which you were married and the date of your marriage.
• Indicate if your spouse is a Canadian citizen; if your spouse is, provide the details.
• Enter the number from your spouse’s citizenship certificate, if your spouse has one, and the date your spouse acquired citizenship.

Section 9

If your most recent certificate of Canadian citizenship was issued before February 15, 1977 or you have never had a certificate, list all absences from Canada of one year or longer before 1977. List from the date you left Canada to the date you returned. Indicate the country where you went and the reason for the absence.

Section 10

1. Indicate if you are claiming Canadian citizenship by birth outside Canada to a Canadian parent.
2. Indicate if you have entered Canada. If yes, write down the date you entered.
3. Indicate if you were a British subject living in Canada before 1947. If yes, write down the date you entered Canada.

Section 11

Answer all questions on information regarding your parents:

• Indicate the relationship of your parents to you by indicating biological, adoptive or legal parent at birth.
  • “biological parent” (means you have a genetic or gestational connection to that parent)
    • select “biological parent” if your parent is both your biological and legal parent at birth, or
    • your parent has a biological connection to you and they are not listed on your birth certificate but you have birth records and documents that recognize your parent(s). (ex. pre-birth orders, court orders, surrogacy agreements, hospital records, etc.)
    • Note: After submitting your application, IRCC might request a DNA test to confirm parentage. IRCC will also provide a list of accredited laboratories to complete the DNA test. In these cases, DNA results must have an accuracy of 99.8% or higher.
  • “adoptive parent” (means that you were legally adopted after you were born)
  • “legal parent at birth” (means that your biological or non-biological parent was listed on the original birth certificate or birth record issued at the time of your birth)
    • your parent was listed on your original birth certificate issued at the time of your birth, and / or
    • you have birth records and documents that recognize your parent(s) at the time of your birth (ex. pre-birth orders, court orders, surrogacy agreements, hospital records, etc.)
    • does not include adoptive parents (even those recognized right after birth) or legal guardians.
• Print your parents surname and last name, given names, date of birth and place and country of birth.
• Indicate where your parents were married (if applicable) and the date of the marriage.
• Indicate how your parents obtained Canadian citizenship.
• Indicate if your parents have left Canada for more than one year before 1977. If yes, write the dates they were away and the country (countries) they visited.
• Indicate if your parents are or were citizens of a country other than Canada. If yes, write the details showing the country, date and how the citizenship was obtained.
• Indicate if your parents were employed in Canada by a foreign government or international agency. If yes, provide details.
• If your parents were born in Canada, indicate if one of your grandparents was employed by a foreign government or international agency. If yes, provide details.

Section 12

• Provide your last and first name
• Provide your e-mail address using a format similar to the following: name@provider.net
• Provide your current home address complete with postal code (or foreign equivalent).
• If your mailing address is different from your home address, include your mailing address, complete with postal code. If the mailing address is that of a representative, you must indicate their mailing address(es) in this section and complete the IMM 5476 form (opens in new tab) .
• We may need to contact you by phone. List the phone numbers where you can be reached.

If the email address is that of a representative, you must indicate their e-mail address in this section and complete the IMM 5476 form (opens in new tab) .

Note: By writing your e-mail address, you are hereby authorizing us to transmit all correspondence, including your file and personal information, to this specific e-mail address.

Section 13

If you appoint an individual, firm or organization as your representative, you must complete the Use of a Representative Form (IMM 5476) (opens in new tab) . Note that once you appoint a representative, all correspondence from us regarding your application will be directed to them and not to you.

Section 14

To complete the application, please check the confirmations that you fully understand what submitting this application means. You will lose all rights and privileges of being a Canadian and you will no longer have status in Canada.

Please confirm the reasons why you wish to renounce your Canadian citizenship.

You must sign the application with the signature you currently use on other official documents. Indicate where and when (place and date) you signed your application. Be sure you are eligible to apply before you submit your application because there is no refund of the processing fee.

If your application is not signed and dated, it will be returned to you. If you are a minor (under 18 years of age) at the time of signature, the application will be returned to you. There is no provision in the Act for a minor to renounce citizenship. Your application will also be returned to you if it is stale-dated (we receive an application signed more than three months ago) or if it is post-dated (we receive an application dated into the future).