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Obtaining a Visa to Enter Canada

VISITOR VISA EXEMPTIONS FOR CANADA

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, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominica, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel (National Passport holders only), Italy, Japan, Kiribati, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Republic of Korea, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Slovenia, Switzerland, Tuvalu, United States, Vanuatu, Western Samoa and Zimbabwe;

•  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, Hong Kong, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena or the Turks and Caicos Islands;

•  Turkish citizens traveling on a diplomatic passport; and

•  Persons holding passports or travel documents issued by the Holy See. 

Contact the Canadian Embassy with specific questions regarding their application procedures. http://www.international.gc.ca/can-am/new_york/visas/default-en.asp

Citizens from the Following Countries do need an entry visa:

 

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

   

A

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Angola

Argentina

Armenia

Azerbaijan

B

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Belarus

Belize

Benin

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bosnia-Hercegovina

Brazil

Bulgaria

Burkina-Faso

Burundi

C

Cambodia

Cameroon

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Chile

China , People's Republic

Colombia

Comoros

Congo

Croatia

Cuba

Czech Republic

D

Djibouti

Dominican Republic

E

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Estonia

Ethiopia

F

Fiji

G

Gabon

Gambia

Georgia

Ghana

Guatemala

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Guyana

H

Haiti

Honduras

I

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Israel (only Israeli citizens holding valid Israeli orange "Travel Document in Lieu of National Passport")

Ivory Coast

J

Jamaica

Jordan

K

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Korea , North

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

L

Laos

Latvia

Lebanon

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Lithuania

M

Macedonia (former Yugoslav Rep)

Malagasy Republic

Malawi

Maldives

Mali

Mauritania

Mauritius

Moldova

Mongolia

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar ( Burma )

N

Nepal

Nicaragua

Niger

Nigeria

O

Oman

P

Pacific Islands , U.S. Trust Territory

Pakistan

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Q

Qatar

R

Romania

Russia

Rwanda

S

Sao Tome e Principe

Senegal

Seychelles , The

Sierra Leone

Slovak Republic

Somalia

South Africa

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Surinam

Syria

T

Tadjikistan

Taiwan   

Tanzania

Thailand

Togo

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Turkey

Turkmenistan

 

U

Uganda

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

V

Venezuela

Vietnam

Y

Yemen

Yugoslavia

Z

Zaire

Zambia