Simple Online Process for Tourist, Business or Travel. Plan Your Visit to Canada. Marvel at Canada's breathtaking scenic beauty
- Visit Canada
Enjoy the Canadian nature's Beauty
and Diversity of Canada
- Canada Tourism, Business
For visitors to Canada
Tourism or Business
- Visit Canada
Search results
Learn how to apply online or on paper for a visitor visa (also known as temporary resident visa) to visit Canada. Find out who needs to give biometrics and how the new application process works.
- Overview
- Prepare documents and apply
- You may be eligible to apply for a Super Visa
- Step 1 Gather documents
- Faster visitor visa processing for spousal applicants
- Step 2 Apply
- Applying on paper for specific situations
- Credit cards and prepaid cards
- Debit cards
- GeneratedCaptionsTabForHeroSec
1.Add 5 years to the printed expiry date shown on your passport and enter it in the expiry date field of the application form.
2.Include a letter of explanation with your application stating: “I am a Venezuelan national with a Venezuelan passport, which has been extended for 5 years”.
The reason you’re traveling to Canada determines the way you apply and the documents you need to submit with your visa application.
Why are you applying for a visitor visa?
•To visit as a tourist
•To visit for business
•To visit your spouse or partner who has sponsored you for permanent residence
•For a family visit
A super visa lets you visit your children or grandchildren for 5 years at a time. It’s a visa that provides multiple entries for a period up to 10 years.
Find out how to apply for a Super Visa
Gather these documents to submit with your visa application and bring when you travel.
About the documents listed
•Not all documents listed below are required – some are optional.
•This is not an exhaustive list of acceptable proof to support your visa application.
•Only submit the recommended documents that can prove you’re eligible for a visa.
•Even if you submit all the documents listed, there is no guarantee that we’ll approve your application.
If you’re being sponsored for permanent residence (PR) by your spouse or partner, you could benefit from faster processing for a visitor visa.
You may be eligible if you
•submitted an application to be sponsored for permanent residence
•received an acknowledgement of receipt (AOR) that confirms the application is in progress
Applications that need more information, for example custody documents for a child, will take longer to process.
When your sponsor receives the AOR for your permanent residence application, you can apply for a visitor visa. If you’re eligible, your visitor visa application will automatically receive faster processing. You don’t need to request it.
To apply for a visitor visa to visit Canada on business, you need to qualify as a business visitor.
To qualify, you must show that:
•you plan to stay for less than 6 months,
•you don’t plan to enter the Canadian labour market, and
•your main place of business and source of income and profits is outside Canada
Business visitor activities include business meetings, special events or training for a few days or weeks.
If you need a visitor visa to travel to Canada, you must apply online for one. Only online applications will be accepted and processed. However, you can apply on paper if:
•you can’t apply online because of a disability, or
•you’re travelling with an identity or travel document that was issued to a refugee, a stateless person or a non-citizen.
The application package includes an instruction guide and all the forms you need to fill out.
Read the guide carefully before you complete your application. We will not refund your application fee, so make sure you need a visitor visa before you apply.
Each individual applicant must submit a completed application form. Applicants under the age of 18 must have this form signed by a parent or a guardian.
We accept credit cards and prepaid cards from:
•Visa®
•MasterCard®
•American Express®
•JCB®
•UnionPay® (for online applications only; debit cards not accepted)
It must:
•be from a Canadian bank using INTERAC® Online, and
•be registered for online banking through your bank’s website.
We also accept all Debit MasterCard® and Visa® Debit cards. If your card has the Visa Debit logo on it, alone or with the INTERAC® Online logo, select Visa Debit as your payment method.
Learn who needs a visitor visa, how to prepare documents and apply online or on paper, and what to do after you apply. Find out the reasons, requirements and tips for different types of visitor visas, such as tourist, business, family or compassionate.
Find out how to apply and manage your application for a visitor visa, a study permit, a work permit, Express Entry and more. Learn about fees, forms, processing times, biometrics, medical exams, police checks and more.
Learn how to apply for a visitor visa to enter Canada and the requirements you need to meet. Find out if you need a visitor visa, who can apply, how to prepare documents, and what to do after you apply.
Learn how to apply for a visitor visa or an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) to travel, visit, or transit through Canada. Find out about special measures, processing times, extension options, and more.
Learn about the requirements, fees and steps to apply for a temporary resident visa (TRV) from outside Canada. Find out if you need a TRV, an eTA or a travel document, and how to submit your application package.
Most people need a visa or an eTA to travel to Canada, but some may only need a passport. Use this tool to see what's right for you and learn about the entry requirements by country/territory.
