Tourist Visa
The Canada Tourist Visa lets you visit for a short period, usually less than 6 months, for travelling, holidays or Visiting family members. People planning for such visits have to get a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) also known as a Tourist Visa for Canada. The Tourist Visa allows you to request approval to arrive in the country. Two types of Canadian Visitor Visas are available one for single entry and another for multiple-entry use.
Single entry visas are granted for a period of up to 6 months whereas multiple-entry visitor visas have a maximum validity date of up to 10 years or one month before the expiry date on the passport. Multiple-entry visa allows you to travel in and out of Canada multiple times as the name suggests, for example, you have arrived in Canada and now fly to some other country and again fly back to Canada and then return to your home country.
Tourist Visa Requirements
Documents required to apply for a Canada Tourist Visa, here is the list
- Tourist Visa Application Form
- Financial statements to prove you can fund your stay in Canada.
- Recent two photos meeting the Canada Photo Requirements
- A travel itinerary or just a description of the trip to Canada.
- Applicant’s employment or education status through a resume or diplomas, as well as a letter from your employer stating contractual obligations to fulfil, ensuring they return to their home country.
- Proof that you do not plan to work or study in Canada.
- Proof of no criminal record and conform court documents to verify it.
- A Canada visa letter of invitation from relatives or friends and their immigration statuses.
- Relationship proof if visiting family.
- A Declaration Letter to the Government of Canada explaining the cause behind the visit.
Electronic Travel Authorization
Electronic Travel Authorization or ETA is an authorized travel document. It allows foreign nationals to enter Canada. Applicants travelling with ETA are not required to obtain a visa from the Canadian Embassy or Consulate for tourism purposes. The Electronic Travel Authorization is linked electronically to the passport which is valid for five years or until the passport gets expired, whichever comes first.
FAQs
The immigration officer has the final say in determining how long you are allowed to stay in the country. Generally, tourists are allowed for six months from their date of entry into Canada. The duration of the stay will be stamped by the border officials on a tourist visa.
The Canadian Consulate has the ultimate say in determining the validity of a Tourist Visa and it varies case-by-case basis. In some cases, the visa is provided for that timeframe that you want to visit Canada, and in some cases, it is valid till the passport expires.
You are not allowed to stay in Canada for more than 6 months at a time with a tourist visa and it’s independent of the timeframe of the visa validity.
It can range from 8 to 40 days. However, the processing time may depend on your country. Normally you will have to wait for around 1 month to get a tourist Visa.
The Canadian Tourist visa allowed you to travel around Canada for less than 6 months. You are not allowed to work or study, file for health care or other governmental benefits and stay in the country permanently.
In case you want to stay longer than 6 months in Canada you have to apply for a visitor visa extension called Visitor Record.
Apply To apply online, you must have an account on the IRCC website. At least 30 days before your visitor visa get expired. You can apply both online and offline to extend your visa for Canada.
You can apply online on the IRCC website.
Yes, the dependents such as spouses and minor children can come to Canada with you. However, the dependents must have their application and each should pay fees separately. All the applications must be submitted together so that you are processed as a family.