Citizenship Online Applications for Minors - Now OPEN

[shiremag]

As of today, minors can apply online with the following conditions:

As a minor, the minor must:

• be under 18 years of age on the day you sign the application
• be a permanent resident (landed immigrant) of Canada
• have at least one parent (includes legally adoptive parent) who is a Canadian citizen or who will become a citizen at the same time as you (applying together as a family)
• can’t have any unfulfilled conditions relating to their permanent resident status
• can’t be under a removal order (asked by Canadian officials to leave Canada)
• can’t be inadmissible or prohibited on criminal or security grounds.

https://citapply-citdemande.apps.cic.gc.ca/en/landing

 

[walter_white]

As of today, minors can apply online with the following conditions:

As a minor, the minor must:

• be under 18 years of age on the day you sign the application
• be a permanent resident (landed immigrant) of Canada
• have at least one parent (includes legally adoptive parent) who is a Canadian citizen or who will become a citizen at the same time as you (applying together as a family)
• can’t have any unfulfilled conditions relating to their permanent resident status
• can’t be under a removal order (asked by Canadian officials to leave Canada)
• can’t be inadmissible or prohibited on criminal or security grounds.

https://citapply-citdemande.apps.cic.gc.ca/en/landing

Great news! I was already looking at cheapest option to get color printouts of all pages and we have 6 passports for our family of 3 in the validity period

 

[forw.jane]

As of today, minors can apply online with the following conditions:

As a minor, the minor must:

• be under 18 years of age on the day you sign the application
• be a permanent resident (landed immigrant) of Canada
• have at least one parent (includes legally adoptive parent) who is a Canadian citizen or who will become a citizen at the same time as you (applying together as a family)
• can’t have any unfulfilled conditions relating to their permanent resident status
• can’t be under a removal order (asked by Canadian officials to leave Canada)
• can’t be inadmissible or prohibited on criminal or security grounds.

https://citapply-citdemande.apps.cic.gc.ca/en/landing

So in sometime paper application would be closed for good and with it the discussion which is faster or slower

 

[Smsm73]

Thanks for bringing this beautifully news here. It will help a lot

 

[Madhuri Mah]

wonderful news

 

[Amiralijoonz]

Nice! Happy for the applicant with minors

 

[Hamidfm92]

I mailed my wife's application with minor on 6th April and learnt about the online application for minors a week later. I was wondering if I should withdraw the mailed application and submit it online instead. Tried calling IRCC umpteen times since the morning they went on strike to ask if I can withdraw that application and submit it online. Every time they say the agents are busy and disconnect the call.

 

[shiremag]

I mailed my wife's application with minor on 6th April and learnt about the online application for minors a week later. I was wondering if I should withdraw the mailed application and submit it online instead. Tried calling IRCC umpteen times since the morning they went on strike to ask if I can withdraw that application and submit it online. Every time they say the agents are busy and disconnect the call.

At this point, it's just best to let the paper application to take its course. If the application gets returned for any reason without an AOR, you may re-apply online

 

[Hamidfm92]

Thanks for your response @shiremag

 

[samikdg]

Thank you so much for this thread! I had found in March 2023 that since I'm applying with minor child, I can apply through only paper application. I decided to apply a little later after filing my taxes. And today as I restarted my application process, I found this thread to know that I can now apply online

 

[gaillimh_abú]

Want to warn people that the online instructions can be incomplete or entirely misleading. I got caught out by ID requirements for the minor. These are the online instructions:

You must provide 2 pieces of ID. The minor's ID needs to
have their name, date of birth, photo and signature
Minor's personal identification (ID)
You must provide 2 pieces of ID. The minor's ID needs to
have their name, date of birth, photo and signature
be valid (not expired)
Exception: You can use an expired permanent resident card (PR card).
Personal ID 1
* Choose the ID you want to provide:

Biographical page (bio page) of the minor’s passport or travel document
Valid or expired permanent resident card (PR card)

To satisfy this (i.e. 2 photo ids) I submitted passport bio page and PR card but this was returned to me. PR card can only be used if the 2nd id is from the Canadian government.

For better instructions, review the paper application guidelines:

e) Photocopy of two (2) pieces of identification, one which must have a photo. Examples include:

• a copy of the biographical page of the minor’s passport or travel document can be used as one (1) piece of identification;
• permanent resident card (PR card);
  • A PR card may only be used as personal identification if your second piece of personal identification was issued by the Canadian government.
• identity card issued by a provincial/territorial/federal government;
• social services card;
• a Canadian driver’s licence;
• a Canadian health insurance card;
• school identification card;
• non-government issued identification;
• foreign identity documents.

Link to paper guidelines: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/guide-0403-citizenship-minors-subsection-5-1.html

I've just re-submitted with passport bio page + Manitoba health insurance card (which has name and dob but no photo). It seems bonkers and PR card & passport were insufficient id, but paper health card is.

 

[rockstarcg90]

As of today, minors can apply online with the following conditions:

As a minor, the minor must:

• be under 18 years of age on the day you sign the application
• be a permanent resident (landed immigrant) of Canada
• have at least one parent (includes legally adoptive parent) who is a Canadian citizen or who will become a citizen at the same time as you (applying together as a family)
• can’t have any unfulfilled conditions relating to their permanent resident status
• can’t be under a removal order (asked by Canadian officials to leave Canada)
• can’t be inadmissible or prohibited on criminal or security grounds.

https://citapply-citdemande.apps.cic.gc.ca/en/landing

By any chance based on information in this forum anywhere do we know the average processing time for an online minor application? @shiremag

 

[Canada2020eh]

Want to warn people that the online instructions can be incomplete or entirely misleading. I got caught out by ID requirements for the minor. These are the online instructions:



To satisfy this (i.e. 2 photo ids) I submitted passport bio page and PR card but this was returned to me. PR card can only be used if the 2nd id is from the Canadian government.

For better instructions, review the paper application guidelines:

Link to paper guidelines: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/guide-0403-citizenship-minors-subsection-5-1.html

I've just re-submitted with passport bio page + Manitoba health insurance card (which has name and dob but no photo). It seems bonkers and PR card & passport were insufficient id, but paper health card is.

We just had our app returned yesterday for the same reason. Do you know if that is going to work or it is a wait and see situation? Or how did you determine that will be ok, in Ontario our health card doesn't have a photo either. You are right about the bonkers part.

 

[ccaallvviinn]

We just had our app returned yesterday for the same reason. Do you know if that is going to work or it is a wait and see situation? Or how did you determine that will be ok, in Ontario our health card doesn't have a photo either. You are right about the bonkers part.

What IDs did you submit, if you wouldn’t mind me asking?

 

[Canada2020eh]

What IDs did you submit, if you wouldn’t mind me asking?

I had also used the passport bio page and PR card which didn't work. So I will do as @gaillimh_abú did as mentioned above and see how that goes.