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Visa Information

We strongly recommend that you apply for your visa 8 weeks in advance of your departure date to ensure you receive it time for your travel. Processing times vary from mission to mission so we encourage you to check the processing times for your particular mission to avoid disappointments. Please note that the processing times stated are based on a fully completed application including all supporting documents.

For a list of visa offices in your country, visit http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/offices/missions.asp.

For more information, visit http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas.asp.

Citizens of the following countries and territories require a Visa to VISIT or TRANSIT Canada:

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Republic of Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China, People's
Republic of
Colombia
Comoros
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the
Costa Rica
Cuba
Czech Republic
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel (only Israeli citizens holding valid Israeli "Travel Document in lieu of National Passport")
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, North
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Lithuania (holders of non-biometric passports only)
Macao S.A.R.
Macedonia
Madagascar

Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives Islands
Mali
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia, Fed. States
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar (Burma)
Nauru
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestinian Authority
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland (holders of non-biometric passports only)
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Sao Tomé e Principe
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa

South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Surinam
Syria
Taiwan (except holders of the ordinary passport issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taiwan that includes their personal identification number)
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Last updated: 13/10/11