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DOCUMENT CHECKLIST
PART 2 - ADOPTEE'S APPLICATION

Send the following documents with your application and check each box when they are enclosed. Failure to provide the necessary documents will result in delays in the processing of your application. Form

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PART 2 - Adoptee's Application (CIT 0012) - completed, dated and signed

Documents

Format
Clear and legible certified true copies

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Two (2) pieces of the adopted person's personal identification One (1) of the following supporting documents: · Adoption Order OR · Adoption Judgment OR · Adoption Certificate For Quebec adoptions, if the adoption has been finalized by the Quebec Court, one (1) of the following documents:

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Jugement d'adoption OR Jugement sur requête en adoption OR Reconnaissance de jugement d'adoption OR Certificat d'inscription d'adoption OR Attestation d'adoption OR Lettre d'attestation d'adoption The document must show the adopted person's name, the date of birth, the place of birth and the names of the adoptive parents

Clear and legible certified true copy

Note:

All of the following supporting documents (if available and applicable to the adopted person)

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· Birth certificate showing the names of the biological parents · For orphaned children: death certificate of parents (certified authentic by the appropriate local government authority)

Clear and legible certified true copy

Photo
Two (2) citizenship photos Photos that have been taken within the last 12 months and are in accordance with the Citizenship Photograph Specifications form (CIT 0021)

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· The first photo must be sent with the Adoptee's Application (CIT 0012) form (put the photo in a small envelope). · The second photo must be sent with the Canadian Citizenship Certificate Preparation Form (CIT 0480) that you received with the decision letter from the Case Processing Centre in Sydney.

Other
Translations for any submitted documents that are not in English or French. Translations must include:

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· a translation, and · an affidavit This document checklist

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You have addressed the envelope with sufficient postage to: The address as indicated in the decision letter you received after the assessment of Part 1 from the Case Processing Center

CIT 0485 (05-2008) E

This form is made available by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and is not to be sold to applicants. (DISPONIBLE EN FRANÇAIS - CIT 0485 F)