Once in circulation, how many formats of the Secure Certificates of Indian Status will be available?
• INAC will have two formats of the Secure Certificate of Indian Status in circulation. Format 1: Contains Machine-Readable Zone: • Acceptable document when visiting the US via land and water ports-of- entry • Only issued to individuals who are born within Canada or the United States, regardless of citizenship • Issued to cardholders who give consent to sharing information with Canada Border Services Agency and, only when presented, to the US Customs and Border Protection when visiting the US by land and water Format 2: Does not contain a Machine-Readable Zone: • Is not an acceptable document when visiting the US via land and water ports-of-entry. • The only format that will be issued to a cardholder that is born outside the US or Canada, regardless of Citizenship • Issued to cardholders that do not wish to have their personal data shared with Canada Border Services Agency and US Customs Border Protection To see the prototype’s of the SCIS please visit the “New Card Design” section of
