Visit Canada
Find out what document you need to travel, visit family and friends, do business, or transit through Canada, and how to extend your stay.
New applicants are strongly encouraged to apply online
At this time, if you’re applying for a visitor visa, study permit or work permit, apply online.
Due to service disruptions related to COVID-19, we are experiencing difficulties receiving and processing applications submitted by mail or in person at a VAC.
If your VAC is closed and you need to contact us urgently, use the Web form. Do not go to a visa office.
COVID-19: safety measures
Services and information
Find out if you need a visa
Answer a few questions to find out if you need a visa or an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) to visit or transit through Canada
Apply for a visitor visa
What a visitor visa is, eligibility and how to apply
Apply for an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)
What an eTA is, eligibility and how to apply online
Visit your children or grandchildren
Eligibility and how to apply for a visa that lets you stay with family in Canada for up to 2 years at a time
Stay in Canada longer
Visitors, students and workers who want to extend their stay (temporary resident status) in Canada
Visitor visas for workers and students
How to get a new visa if you have a work or study permit, your visa has or will expire soon and you want to leave and come back to Canada
Transit through Canada
What it means to transit through Canada and which documents you need
Visit Canada on business
Who business visitors are, and how to bring business visitors or delegates to your meeting or event
Get border information for visitors
Travel tips, what happens at the border, and prohibited or restricted goods
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