3 (1) An application made under subsection 5(1) of the Act shall be
(a) made in prescribed form; and
(b) subject to subsection (3), filed, together with the materials described in subsection (4), with a citizenship officer of the citizenship court that is closest to the place where the applicant resides.
(2) A citizenship officer with whom an application and materials are filed pursuant to subsection (1) shall forthwith forward a copy thereof to the Registrar.
(3) Where an applicant referred to in subsection (1) resides more than 100 km from a citizenship court or, in the opinion of the Minister, compliance with paragraph (1)(b) would result in undue hardship to the applicant, the Minister may authorize the applicant to forward the application and materials to the Registrar.
(4) For the purposes of subsections (1) and (3), the materials required by this section are
(a) a birth certificate or other evidence that establishes the date and place of birth of the applicant;
(b) a record of landing on form IMM 1000 or any replacement document that may be created by the Canadian immigration authorities, or other evidence that establishes the date on which the applicant was lawfully admitted to Canada for permanent residence; and
(c) two photographs of the applicant signed by the applicant of the size and type shown on a form prescribed under section 28 of the Act.
(5) On receipt of an application and materials forwarded pursuant to subsection (3), the Registrar shall forthwith forward a copy thereof to a citizenship officer of the citizenship court that the Registrar considers appropriate in the circumstances.
(6) to (12) [Repealed, SOR/94-442, s. 1]
- SOR/94-442, s. 1
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