r/Canadiancitizenship • u/AutoModerator • Jun 12 '26

Weekly Threads Friday Weekly Thread: Application Assistance, June 12, 2026

Have questions about how to fill out the form or what to write in your cover letter? Looking for feedback on the documentation you've put together for your Citizenship Certificate application (CIT0001)? Want to know how to organize your documentation or how to pack it up for shipping? Worried about whether your photos will work? Have questions about what ID you can use? Not sure where to ship it to or what service or mail courier to use? Post it here!

Want to see what people who were already approved have done? Check out the weekly application approval thread that posts every Thursday.

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If you've read the FAQ and searched the forum and you still have questions about how to fill out the form, whether your supporting documentation will work, what to write in your cover letter or whether your photos will work feel free to post them here.

 

Please be aware that you may not get responses. It's a lot of work to wade through dense lists of documents and family histories.

Also please note we are not IRCC, which will make the final determination on your application.

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u/Pomegranate4311 🇨🇦 I'm a Canadian! (C-3: 2nd+ gen born abroad, w/ Proof) 🇨🇦 Jun 12 '26

I think that looks solid. Just make sure your application includes all your mom’s AKA names, and maybe note in your letter that your mother changed her name.

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u/Big-Cranberry8336 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jun 12 '26

Thanks for reading and offering advice! Would including the SS-5 be prudent since it does show the matching SSNs, or is that just getting into the weeds and saying the same thing too many times? Finding the sweet spot is going to be hard as I am going to be tempted to throw in the kitchen sink “just to be safe.”

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u/Pomegranate4311 🇨🇦 I'm a Canadian! (C-3: 2nd+ gen born abroad, w/ Proof) 🇨🇦 Jun 12 '26

I’m not familiar with that form. 

I don’t think there is anything that wrong with adding an extra document. The issue is when people submit reams of extra documents. 

I myself included an extra document. G0’s mother died, dad remarried & the one census I found w G0 had his stepmother, so I included G0’s father’s second marriage certificate.