Urgent Canadian citizenship record search document upload
Official requirementAdd each required file. Conditional files are marked optional.
Requirement verified August 11, 2026 · Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada ↗
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Documents this application needs
Urgent-processing explanation letter
PDF/JPG · ≤2000 KB- Explain why urgent processing is needed and include documents that support that reason.
- If you already applied, start the web form message with “Request for urgent processing”.
Requirement verified August 11, 2026 · Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada ↗
Urgency supporting evidence
PDF/JPG · ≤2000 KBRequirement verified August 11, 2026 · Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada ↗
Additional urgency evidence
Only if it applies to youPDF/JPG · ≤2000 KBRequirement verified August 11, 2026 · Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada ↗
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supported format subset
IRCC also accepts TIFF, DOC and DOCX for this request. UploadPrep currently prepares PDF and JPEG.
How we handle it: Convert other accepted formats to PDF or JPEG before using UploadPrep, or upload them directly to IRCC.
application route
An online urgent request is available for your own record. Requests for someone else’s record must be made on paper.
How we handle it: Use this preset only for your own online request or for supporting files sent through the web form after an existing application.