Visiting Canada is an exciting venture! Whether you visit Canada to see your relatives, to explore a business opportunities or as a tourist – it is always a rewarding experience!
However, before you plan you visit you have to familiarize yourself with the current Canadian regulations for visitors and all other formalities you have to observe as a visitor.
First of all check if you need a visa. Canada requires citizens from some countries and territories to get a visa before they can enter Canada. Before you plan your visit, you should find out if you need a visa.

Please click a link below to find out whether  your require visa to visit Canada

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas.asp

Visitor Visa Exemptions

Many people do not require a visa to visit Canada. These include:

  • citizens of Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Botswana, Brunei, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel (National Passport holders only), Italy, Japan, Korea (Republic of), Latvia (Republic of), Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Slovenia, Switzerland, United States, and Western Samoa;
  • persons lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence who are in possession of their alien registration card (Green card) or can provide other evidence of permanent residence;
  • British citizens and British Overseas Citizens who are re-admissible to the United Kingdom;
  • citizens of British dependent territories who derive 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;
  • persons holding a British National (Overseas) Passport issued by the Government of the United Kingdom to persons born, naturalized or registered in Hong Kong;
  • persons holding a valid and subsisting Special Administrative Region passport issued by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China;
  • persons holding passports or travel documents issued by the Holy See.

There are two types of the Visitor or Temporary Resident Visa: a single-entry visa and a multiple-entry visa. Temporary Resident Visas (whether a single-entry or a multiple-entry) are valid for a certain period of time. You can not stay in Canada after the expiry date of your visa.

Single-entry visa

A single-entry visa allows you to enter Canada once.

If you leave Canada before the expiry date on your single-entry visa, you must get a new visa to re-enter Canada.

Multiple-entry visa

A multiple-entry visa allows you to enter Canada several times during the period while your visa is valid. A multiple-entry visa is usually valid for a longer period than a single-entry visa.

Your multiple-entry visa will state the number of times that you can enter Canada.

If you want to visit several other countries or return to your own country before coming back to Canada, you will need a multiple-entry visa. If you plan to visit Canada frequently, a multiple-entry visa is recommended.
If you want to visit Canada you must apply to the Canadian visa office responsible for your country or region. If you have a relative or friend in Canada and want to visit them in Canada they can help you by writing a letter of invitation. A letter of invitation can help, but it does not guarantee that a visa will be issued. Your letter must include the following information about the you:

Your full name, Date of birth, address and telephone number, Your relationship to the person, inviting you, the purpose of the trip; How long you intend to stay in Canada, details on accommodation and living expenses, the date that you intend to leave Canada.
The letter must also include the following information about the person who invites you:

Full name, Date of birth, address and telephone number in Canada, occupation, whether he or she is a Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident, a photocopy of a document proving his or her status in Canada. For example, a Canadian birth certificate if he or she was born in Canada or a Canadian citizenship card if he or she is a naturalized citizen. If this person is a Permanent Resident, he or she must send proof of the permanent resident status (a copy of PR card or IMM 1000 proof of landing).
If your application for Temporary Resident Visa has been refused – there is no formal appeal process, but you can apply again. In this case please check carefully whether you provide any information or documents that were missing from your first application, because should you not send new information, or if your situation has not changed, the new application will probably also be refused.

 

 

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