Cherokee Nation’s Registration Office is temporarily closed to in-person assistance and will reopen on November 1st. A secure vault will be placed in the lobby of the W.W. Keeler Tribal Complex in Tahlequah for those who wish to drop off citizenship applications. Citizens may also mail in applications via postal service.

Below are common forms used by Tribal Registration.

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920.6 KB / Created February 3, 2023 / Updated November 20, 2025

This application is used for applying for CDIB/Citizenship with the Cherokee Nation.

151.8 KB / Created November 16, 2021 / Updated November 20, 2025

This Application is for applying for new Tribal Citizenship with the Cherokee Nation.

323.5 KB / Created November 16, 2021 / Updated November 20, 2025

This application is used for Non-Blood Degree Tribal Enrollment with Cherokee Nation.

134.6 KB / Created November 16, 2021 / Updated November 20, 2025

This Application is Requests for Changing of Address, Duplicate Cards, Name Change, Relinquishment, Amendment, and Indian Preference Letters

47 KB / Created May 31, 2019 / Updated November 20, 2025

This Affidavit is used when someone wants to report that somebody has deceased.

128 KB / Created November 16, 2021 / Updated November 20, 2025

This form is used when someone is needing a replacement photo ID. MUST HAVE HAD PHOTO ID BEFORE.

120.2 KB / Created May 31, 2019 / Updated November 20, 2025

This form is used for the release of personal information.

224.6 KB / Created November 20, 2025 / Updated November 20, 2025

This affidavit is used with the State Certified Birth Certificate to establish biological parent.

131.3 KB / Created November 20, 2025 / Updated November 20, 2025

This affidavit is used with the State Certified Birth Certificate to establish biological parent.

110.4 KB / Created November 20, 2025 / Updated November 20, 2025

This affidavit is used with the State Certified Birth Certificate to establish biological parent.

Updated November 20, 2025