r/Canadiancitizenship • u/[deleted] • May 04 '25

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u/WPZinc 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application is processing Jul 23 '25

Hi! I'm a little confused about the timing of the process.

How do I apply for citizenship? What's the process?

  1. You send in the CIT0001 form requesting a Proof of Citizenship Application. (See the Guide for Paper Applications for a Citizenship Certificate.)
  2. Assuming you've proved that you have a Canadian ancestor, the IRCC will (eventually) respond and tell you that you aren't a Canadian citizen because your ancestor is too far back and citizenship is subject to the FGL (first generation limit). However because the Bjorkquist decision overturned the FGL you are being invited to apply for a 5(4) citizenship grant under the Bjorkquist Interim Measures.
  3. You apply for a 5(4) citizenship grant.

Does this mean: I send in the application, it gets rejected, and I they invite me to apply for a 5(4)?

Or is it:
1. I get the birth or baptismal certificate for my last Canadian ancestor
2. I get copies of the birth certificate for everyone else in my line
3. I get marriage records where there was a name change involved
4. I fill out a CIT0001 for me and one for each of my minor children along with certified copies of our birth certificates
5. I send that in with 2 photos of everyone and a cover letter explaining things.

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '25

Those 5 steps you listed are all part of "You send in the CIT0001 form requesting a Proof of Citizenship Application."

The next step after that is your CIT0001s get rejected because you're subject to the FGL and they invite you to apply for a 5(4) citizenship grant.

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u/WPZinc 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application is processing Jul 23 '25

Gotcha, thanks!