Visitor Visa
It permits a visitor to stay in Canada for a limited time. Unless your passport has an expiry date indicated by a stamp, handwritten date, or document, it usually lasts up to 6 months. A single-entry or multiple-entry visa is available. If you can show that you will not break the visa regulations, the Canadian Consulate may grant you a visa with a very extended validity period – up to ten years.
There are over 80 provincial immigration streams and it can be difficult to determine for which stream are you eligible.
There are different purposes of staying such as tourism, study, business, family visits, and so forth. Once the term of your stay expires, you have to leave the country. If you want to stay longer, then you need to go through the necessary procedures to change the status of a permanent visa before your present temporary visa expires. Visas are required for visitors from countries that do not have a visa exemption or an Electronic Travel Authorization agreement with Canada. To put it another way, 148 countries require a visa to visit, work, or immigrate to Canada.
The following 55 countries can travel to Canada visa-exempt and must apply for an eTA:
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Barbados
Belgium
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Chile
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Mexico
Monaco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Papua New Guinea
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Samoa
San Marino
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
United Kingdom
Vatican City
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