Who can apply

To be eligible for these temporary measures, you must meet either of the following scenarios:

Scenario 1: eligible Indigenous person

• You’re a member of a Federally Recognized Tribe in the United States or a citizen of the Manitoba Métis Federation and
• You’re a United States citizen or were born there and
• You have an anchor member of your family who
  • is a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or person registered under the Indian Act and
  • lives in Canada

Scenario 2: eligible family member of an Indigenous person

• You’re a family member of an eligible Indigenous person under these temporary measures.
  • If you’ll be accompanying the eligible Indigenous person, you must be included on their application.
  • If you’re travelling separately from the eligible Indigenous person who applied under these temporary measures, you’ll need to submit your own application.

Definition of an anchor member of your family

An anchor member of your family is a person who lives in Canada and is a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or person registered under the Indian Act. They can be your

• spouse or common-law partner
• child (any age) including step-child, daughter-in-law or son-in-law
• grandchild or great-grandchild
• parent, step-parent or parent-in-law
• grandparent or great grandparent
• sibling or step-sibling
• aunt or uncle
  • your parent's sibling
• niece or nephew
  • your sibling's child