Eligibility
To be eligible to apply to renounce your Canadian citizenship, you must:
be a citizen of a country other than Canada or become a citizen of a country other than Canada if your application to renounce is approved
not live in Canada
be at least 18 years old
not be a threat to Canada’s security or part of a pattern of criminal activity
not be prevented from understanding the significance of renouncing your Canadian citizenship by reason of having a mental disability and
not be subject to revocation of citizenship proceedings.