Document checklist
Immigration & citizenship in Canada
Organize residence, status and citizenship records in one place.
- Confirm the eligibility route that applies to you
- Review the latest official instructions and forms
- Government-issued photo identification
- Birth certificate and certified translation, if required
- Current immigration or residence status documents
- Passports, visas and arrival/departure history
- Address and physical-presence history
- Marriage, divorce or name-change records
- Criminal-record certificates, when required
- Proof of language knowledge, when required
Official source: Canada.ca · Immigration and citizenship · reviewed 2026-07-22
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