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.

New Photo IDs
- Must Be Cherokee Nation Citizen
- Must have driver's license or state issued ID
- Minors must be accompanied by parent/*legal guardian with a state issued ID
  *Court ordered guardianship documents required.

New Tribal Citizenship
For more information about the process or to download the forms please click here.

 

Updated January 28, 2026