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              Monday, 17 December 2012 / Published in Visit Visa

              Canada Visit Visa Overview


              Last Updated on February 24, 2017

              A visitor means a person who is lawfully in Canada, or seeks to come into Canada for a temporary purpose (such as work, study or visit) and who is not a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or the holder of a minister’s permit.

              Every visitor, unless exempted, must apply for and obtain a visa before appearing at a Port of Entry (POE). All visitors who are required to obtain a visa must be in possession of the visa when they appear at a POE.

              The Canadian visitor visa application involves a two-step process:

              First Step: The foreign national must first submit a visit visa application to the responsible Canadian visa office in the country or region where they reside. At this time, the applicant may need to attend an interview where the visa officer will verify the applicant’s reasons for visiting Canada, the applicant’s ability or willingness to leave Canada within the visa validity date and the applicant’s overall admissibility to Canada.

              Second Step: Once a visit visa has been issued, the applicant may land in Canada. At the port of entry an immigration officer will question the applicant to ensure admissibility.

              A visitor visa may be for single entry or multiple entry use. Single entry visas may be issued up to six months before the expected date of travel. The maximum validity date for multiple entry visitor visas is up to five (5) years or one month prior to the expiry date on the passport/re-entry visa, whichever is earlier. POE officers will routinely grant entry for a period of six months to a person requesting entry as a visitor.

              A foreign national who has an immigrant visa already in process is not prohibited from applying for a temporary resident visa.

              Determine whether you require a visitor visa to visit Canada: 

              Citizens of the following countries and territories require a Visa to VISIT or TRANSIT Canada:

              A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |

              A

              • Afghanistan
              • Albania
              • Algeria
              • Angola
              • Argentina
              • Armenia
              • Azerbaijan

              B

              • Bahrain
              • Bangladesh
              • Belarus
              • Belize
              • Benin
              • Bhutan
              • Bolivia
              • Bosnia-Herzegovina
              • Botswana
              • Brazil
              • Bulgaria
              • Burkina Faso
              • Burundi

              C

              • Cambodia
              • Republic of Cameroon
              • Cape Verde
              • Central African Republic
              • Chad
              • Chile
              • People’s Republic of China
              • Colombia
              • Comoros
              • Congo, Democratic
              • Republic of the Congo
              • Republic of the Costa Rica
              • Cuba
              • Czech Republic

              D

              • Djibouti
              • Dominica
              • Dominican Republic

              E

              • East Timor
              • Ecuador
              • Egypt
              • El Salvador
              • Equatorial Guinea
              • Eritrea
              • Ethiopia

              F

              • Fiji

              G

              • Gabon
              • Gambia
              • Georgia
              • Ghana
              • Grenada
              • Guatemala
              • Guinea
              • Guinea-Bissau
              • Guyana

              H

              • Haiti
              • Honduras

              I

              • India
              • Indonesia
              • Iran
              • Iraq
              • Israel (only Israeli citizens holding valid Israeli “Travel Document in lieu of National Passport”)
              • Ivory Coast

              J

              • Jamaica
              • Jordan

              K

              • Kazakhstan
              • Kenya
              • Kiribati
              • Korea, North
              • Kosovo
              • Kuwait
              • Kyrgyzstan

              L

              • Laos
              • Lebanon
              • Lesotho
              • Liberia
              • Libya
              • Lithuania (holders of non-biometric passports only)

              M

              • Macao S.A.R.
              • Macedonia
              • Madagascar
              • Malawi
              • Malaysia
              • Maldives Islands
              • Mali
              • Marshall Islands
              • Mauritania
              • Mauritius
              • Mexico
              • Micronesia, Fed. States
              • Moldova
              • Mongolia
              • Montenegro
              • Morocco
              • Mozambique
              • Myanmar (Burma)

              N

              • Namibia
              • Nauru
              • Nepal
              • Nicaragua
              • Niger
              • Nigeria

              O

              • Oman

              P

              • Pakistan
              • Palau
              • Palestinian Authority
              • Panama
              • Paraguay
              • Peru
              • Philippines
              • Poland (holders of non-biometric passports only)

              Q

              • Qatar

              R

              • Romania
              • Russia
              • Rwanda

              S

              • St. Lucia
              • St. Vincent and the Grenadines (St. Vincent)
              • Sao Tomé e Principe
              • Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of
              • Senegal
              • Serbia
              • Seychelles
              • Sierra Leone
              • Somalia
              • South Africa
              • South Sudan
              • Sri Lanka
              • Sudan
              • Surinam
              • Swaziland
              • Syria

              T

              • Taiwan (except holders of the ordinary passport issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taiwan that includes their personal identification number)
              • Tajikistan
              • Tanzania
              • Thailand
              • Togo
              • Tonga
              • Trinidad and Tobago
              • Tunisia
              • Turkey
              • Turkmenistan
              • Tuvalu

              U

              • Uganda
              • Ukraine
              • United Arab Emirates
              • Uruguay
              • Uzbekistan

              V

              • Vanuatu
              • Venezuela
              • Vietnam

              Y

              • Yemen

              Z

              • Zambia
              • Zimbabwe

              Additional requirements for citizens of certain countries

              If you are a national of a country or territory listed below, you need to appear in person to have your fingerprints and photograph (biometric information) taken when you apply for a:

              • temporary resident visa, 
              • study permit, or 
              • work permit. 

              CIC started to collect this information from people on a mandatory basis in September 2013. Starting December 2013, biometric screening is mandatory for all temporary resident applicants who are a national of a country or territory listed below:

              September 4, 2013:

              • Colombia
              • Haiti
              • Jamaica

              October 23, 2013:

              • Albania
              • Algeria
              • Democratic Republic of Congo
              • Eritrea
              • Libya
              • Nigeria
              • Saudi Arabia
              • Somalia
              • South Sudan
              • Sudan
              • Tunisia

              December 11, 2013:

              • Afghanistan
              • Bangladesh
              • Burma (Myanmar)
              • Cambodia
              • Egypt
              • Iran
              • Iraq
              • Jordan
              • Laos
              • Lebanon
              • Pakistan
              • Sri Lanka
              • Syria
              • Vietnam
              • Yemen
              • Palestinian Authority

              Citizens of the following countries and territories are visa exempt:

              | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |

              • Andorra
              • Anguilla (conditions apply)
              • Antigua and Barbuda
              • Australia

              B

              • Bahamas
              • Barbados
              • Belgium
              • Bermuda (conditions apply)
              • British Virgin Islands (conditions apply)
              • British Subjects (conditions apply)

              C

              • Cayman Islands (conditions apply)
              • Croatia

              D

              • Denmark

              E

              • Estonia

              F

              • Falkland Islands (conditions apply)
              • Finland
              • France

              G

              • Germany
              • Gibraltar (conditions apply)
              • Greece

              H

              • Holy see (conditions apply)
              • Hong Kong (conditions apply)
              • Hungary

              I

              • Iceland
              • Ireland
              • Israel (conditions apply)
              • Italy

              J

              • Japan

              K

              • Korea (Republic of)

              L

              • Latvia (Republic of)
              • Liechtenstein
              • Lithuania (conditions apply)
              • Luxembourg

              M

              • Malta
              • Monaco
              • Montserrat (conditions apply)

              N

              • Netherlands
              • New Zealand
              • Norway

              P

              • Papua New Guinea
              • Pitcairn (conditions apply)
              • Poland (conditions apply)
              • Portugal

              S

              • St. Helena (conditons apply)
              • St. Kitts and Nevis
              • San Marino
              • Singapore
              • Slovakia
              • Solomon Islands
              • Spain
              • Sweden
              • Slovenia
              • Switzerland

              T

              • Taiwan (conditions apply)
              • Turks and Caicos Islands (conditions apply)

              U

              • United Kingdom: British citizens and British overseas citizens (Re-admissible to the UK)
              • United States citizens and permanent residents (with evidence of permanent residence)

              W

              • Western Samoa

              Other exemptions:

              Citizens of British dependent territories: You do not need a visa to visit or transit in Canada if you are a citizen of a British dependent territory who derives their citizenship through birth, descent, registration or naturalization in one of the British dependent territories of Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena or the Turks and Caicos Islands.

              British National (Overseas): You do not need a visa to visit or transit in Canada if you hold a British National (Overseas) passport issued by the United Kingdom to persons born, naturalized or registered in Hong Kong.

              British Subjects: You do not need a visa to visit or transit in Canada if you hold a British Subject passport issued by the United Kingdom which contains the observation that the holder has the right of abode in the United Kingdom.

              Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: You do not need a visa to visit or transit in Canada if you hold a valid and subsisting Special Administrative Region passport issued by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China.

              Holy See: You do not need a visa to visit or transit in Canada if you hold a passport or travel document issued by the Holy See.

              Taiwan: You do not need a visa to visit or transit in Canada if you hold an ordinary passport issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taiwan that includes your personal identification number.

              Israel: You do not need a visa to visit or transit in Canada if you hold a national Israeli passport.

              Lithuania: You do not need a visa to visit or transit in Canada if you hold a biometric passport (e-passport) issued by Lithuania.

              Poland: You do not need a visa to visit or transit in Canada if you hold a biometric passport (e-passport) issued by Poland.


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