What you need to submit with your application

You need to submit:

1. a complete application for a secure status card
2. acceptable photos
   • find out about the ways to get photos taken cost-free
3. valid acceptable identification
   • if applying in person, bring your original identification
   • if applying by mail, send a copy of the front and back of your identification, each copy signed and dated by a guarantor
4. a guarantor declaration, if necessary
5. a name-linking document, for example, a change of name, marriage or divorce certificate, if the name on the application form is different from the name on any of the other necessary documents
   • if you haven't changed your name on your identification, you need to submit an original name-linking document
   • if the name on your identification reflects the name on the application form, you can submit a copy

To apply on behalf of a child or dependent adult, you must have the authority to act for the child or dependent adult in legal or financial matters.

You need to submit:

1. a complete application for a secure status card
2. acceptable photos
   • find out about the ways to get photos taken cost-free
3. valid acceptable identification
   • if applying in person, bring your original identification
   • if applying by mail, send a copy of the front and back of your identification, each copy signed and dated by a guarantor
4. a guarantor declaration, if necessary
5. for a child (15 or younger), a copy of the most recent legal documents granting custody or guardianship to the applying parent or guardian, if applicable
   for a dependent adult, a copy of the guardianship order
6. a name-linking document, for example, a change-of-name, marriage or divorce certificate, if the child's or applying parent's or guardian's name on the application form is different from the name on any of the other necessary documents
   • if you haven't changed your name on your identification, you need to submit an original name-linking document
   • if the name on your identification reflects the name on the application form, you can submit a copy

A third-party application is an application submitted in person on behalf of someone other than the applicant. For a child or dependent adult, a third person is any person other than the parent, custodial parent or guardian.

When submitting a third-party application, you need to submit:

1. a complete application for a secure status card form, signed by the applicant
2. acceptable photos of the applicant
   • find out about the ways to get photos taken cost-free
3. copies of the front and back of the applicant's valid acceptable identification, each copy signed and dated by a guarantor
4. a guarantor declaration confirming the identity of the applicant
5. a signed statement from the applicant providing consent to submit the application on their behalf
6. original valid acceptable identification of the third party