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Visiting Canada
To apply for a temporary resident visa at this visa office, you must be legally admitted to or a citizen of a country that is served by this visa office.
- Who is eligible to visit Canada
General requirements for all people seeking entry to Canada - Who cannot enter Canada: Inadmissibility
- Who needs a visa?
- How to apply for a visa
- After applying for a visa
How your application will be processed and how you will be informed of the decision. - After receiving a visa
- Arriving
What happens when you arrive in Canada. - Business visitors
- Parents and Grandparents
- Children under 18 years of age
Canada’s New Biometric Requirement:
Starting between September and December 2013, citizens of 29 countries and 1 territory will need to give biometrics (fingerprints and a photograph) and pay a biometric fee when they apply for a:
Some Visa Application Centres (VACs) are now collecting biometrics, and all VACs will offer this service by 2014. If you apply at a VAC that offers this service before the date you must give your biometrics, you can give your biometrics and get certain VAC application services at no cost.
Visit Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s website to learn more about biometrics, including
- if and when this will take effect for you, and
- where you can go to give your biometrics.
