RENEWING OR REPLACING YOUR CERTIFICATE OF INDIAN STATUS CARD (CIS)
Has your status card expired? Has it been lost or stolen? We can help!
When you need a replacement status card, you have the option between:
Certificate of Indian Status (CIS) Card CIS or “paper laminate” cards are made in the Band office by our Indian Registry Administrators. Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS) Card SCIS are the newer plastic cards made and distributed by Indigenous Services Canada. Appointments for Status Cards MUST BE BOOKED on Wednesdays from 9:00 am – 3:30 pm. Please bring two (2) pieces of ID when applying for a status. * LNIB currently charges a $50.00 fee to process a CIS for individuals registered with other First Nations. *
One piece of primary I.D. or two pieces of secondary I.D.
One of which must have a digitized photo
Primary ID
Secondary ID
Other ID (counts as 1 piece of Secondary ID)
– Valid Canadian Passport
– New Plastic CIS issued after 2002.– Certificate of Birth
– Marriage or Divorce Certificate
– Provincial Identification Card
– Driver’s License
– Employee I.D. with digitized photo
– Student I.D. with digitized photo
– Firearms license– Guarantor’s form approved by Indian Registration and band lists Manager. AANDC, BC Regional office