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Do you need a visitor visa?

Find out if you need an eTA or a TRV or neither of them to visit Canada
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Any person who wishes to visit Canada will usually need to obtain appropriate authorization from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). This means applying for and receiving an electronic Travel Authorization (eTA), or a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) (also known as a visitor visa) before booking a flight to Canada.

This article will help you find out in which category you are, either (i) no TRV nor eTA needed, (ii) an eTA is needed, or (iii) a TRV. As a quick comparison, an eTA is way easier, cheaper and quicker to get than the TRV.

Do I need an eTA or a TRV to enter Canada?

If you are a citizen of a visa-exempt country and travelling to Canada by air, you have to request an electronic Travel Authorization (eTA). Go to this page to see how to get an eTA.
If you are from a visa-exempt country, you only need your passport if you are travelling to Canada by car, bus, train or boat (no eTA needed).

If you are not a citizen of a visa-exempt country, you will need to get a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) before entering Canada. Go to this page to see how to get a TRV.
Find out which type of travel document would be required of you in the table below (use the search bar to find your country):
CountryeTA or TRV?
AndorraElectronic Travel Authorization
AustraliaElectronic Travel Authorization
AustriaElectronic Travel Authorization
BahamasElectronic Travel Authorization
BarbadosElectronic Travel Authorization
BelgiumElectronic Travel Authorization
United KingdomElectronic Travel Authorization
AnguillaElectronic Travel Authorization
BermudaElectronic Travel Authorization
British Virgin IslandsElectronic Travel Authorization
Cayman IslandsElectronic Travel Authorization
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)Electronic Travel Authorization
GibraltarElectronic Travel Authorization
MontserratElectronic Travel Authorization
Pitcairn IslandElectronic Travel Authorization
Saint HelenaElectronic Travel Authorization
Turks and Caicos IslandsElectronic Travel Authorization
Brunei DarussalamElectronic Travel Authorization
BulgariaElectronic Travel Authorization
ChileElectronic Travel Authorization
CroatiaElectronic Travel Authorization
CyprusElectronic Travel Authorization
Czech RepublicElectronic Travel Authorization
DenmarkElectronic Travel Authorization
EstoniaElectronic Travel Authorization
FinlandElectronic Travel Authorization
FranceElectronic Travel Authorization
GermanyElectronic Travel Authorization
GreeceElectronic Travel Authorization
Hong Kong Electronic Travel Authorization
HungaryElectronic Travel Authorization
IcelandElectronic Travel Authorization
IrelandElectronic Travel Authorization
IsraelElectronic Travel Authorization
ItalyElectronic Travel Authorization
JapanElectronic Travel Authorization
Republic of KoreaElectronic Travel Authorization
LatviaElectronic Travel Authorization
LiechtensteinElectronic Travel Authorization
LithuaniaElectronic Travel Authorization
LuxembourgElectronic Travel Authorization
MaltaElectronic Travel Authorization
MexicoElectronic Travel Authorization
MonacoElectronic Travel Authorization
NetherlandsElectronic Travel Authorization
New ZealandElectronic Travel Authorization
NorwayElectronic Travel Authorization
Papua New GuineaElectronic Travel Authorization
PolandElectronic Travel Authorization
PortugalElectronic Travel Authorization
RomaniaElectronic Travel Authorization
SamoaElectronic Travel Authorization
San MarinoElectronic Travel Authorization
SingaporeElectronic Travel Authorization
SlovakiaElectronic Travel Authorization
SloveniaElectronic Travel Authorization
Solomon IslandsElectronic Travel Authorization
SpainElectronic Travel Authorization
SwedenElectronic Travel Authorization
SwitzerlandElectronic Travel Authorization
TaiwanElectronic Travel Authorization
United States of America, Green Card HolderElectronic Travel Authorization
United States of America, CitizenNeither (only passport is required)
Vatican City StateElectronic Travel Authorization
AfghanistanTemporary Resident Visa
AlbaniaTemporary Resident Visa
AlgeriaTemporary Resident Visa
AngolaTemporary Resident Visa
Antigua and BarbudaTemporary Resident Visa
ArgentinaTemporary Resident Visa
ArmeniaTemporary Resident Visa
AzerbaijanTemporary Resident Visa
BahrainTemporary Resident Visa
BangladeshTemporary Resident Visa
BelarusTemporary Resident Visa
BelizeTemporary Resident Visa
BeninTemporary Resident Visa
BhutanTemporary Resident Visa
BoliviaTemporary Resident Visa
Bosnia-HerzegovinaTemporary Resident Visa
BotswanaTemporary Resident Visa
Brazil *Temporary Resident Visa
Burkina FasoTemporary Resident Visa
Burma (Myanmar)Temporary Resident Visa
BurundiTemporary Resident Visa
CambodiaTemporary Resident Visa
CameroonTemporary Resident Visa
Cape VerdeTemporary Resident Visa
Central African RepublicTemporary Resident Visa
ChadTemporary Resident Visa
ChinaTemporary Resident Visa
ColombiaTemporary Resident Visa
ComorosTemporary Resident Visa
CongoTemporary Resident Visa
Costa RicaTemporary Resident Visa
CubaTemporary Resident Visa
DjiboutiTemporary Resident Visa
DominicaTemporary Resident Visa
Dominican RepublicTemporary Resident Visa
East TimorTemporary Resident Visa
EcuadorTemporary Resident Visa
EgyptTemporary Resident Visa
El SalvadorTemporary Resident Visa
Equatorial GuineaTemporary Resident Visa
EritreaTemporary Resident Visa
EthiopiaTemporary Resident Visa
FijiTemporary Resident Visa
GabonTemporary Resident Visa
GambiaTemporary Resident Visa
GeorgiaTemporary Resident Visa
GhanaTemporary Resident Visa
GrenadaTemporary Resident Visa
GuatemalaTemporary Resident Visa
GuineaTemporary Resident Visa
Guinea-BissauTemporary Resident Visa
GuyanaTemporary Resident Visa
HaitiTemporary Resident Visa
HondurasTemporary Resident Visa
IndiaTemporary Resident Visa
IndonesiaTemporary Resident Visa
IranTemporary Resident Visa
IraqTemporary Resident Visa
Ivory CoastTemporary Resident Visa
JamaicaTemporary Resident Visa
JordanTemporary Resident Visa
KazakhstanTemporary Resident Visa
KenyaTemporary Resident Visa
KiribatiTemporary Resident Visa
North KoreaTemporary Resident Visa
KosovoTemporary Resident Visa
KuwaitTemporary Resident Visa
KyrgyzstanTemporary Resident Visa
LaosTemporary Resident Visa
LebanonTemporary Resident Visa
LesothoTemporary Resident Visa
LiberiaTemporary Resident Visa
LibyaTemporary Resident Visa
Macao Temporary Resident Visa
MacedoniaTemporary Resident Visa
MadagascarTemporary Resident Visa
MalawiTemporary Resident Visa
MalaysiaTemporary Resident Visa
Maldives IslandsTemporary Resident Visa
MaliTemporary Resident Visa
Marshall IslandsTemporary Resident Visa
MauritaniaTemporary Resident Visa
MauritiusTemporary Resident Visa
MicronesiaTemporary Resident Visa
MoldovaTemporary Resident Visa
MongoliaTemporary Resident Visa
MontenegroTemporary Resident Visa
MoroccoTemporary Resident Visa
MozambiqueTemporary Resident Visa
NamibiaTemporary Resident Visa
NauruTemporary Resident Visa
NepalTemporary Resident Visa
NicaraguaTemporary Resident Visa
NigerTemporary Resident Visa
NigeriaTemporary Resident Visa
OmanTemporary Resident Visa
PakistanTemporary Resident Visa
PalauTemporary Resident Visa
Palestinian AuthorityTemporary Resident Visa
PanamaTemporary Resident Visa
ParaguayTemporary Resident Visa
PeruTemporary Resident Visa
PhilippinesTemporary Resident Visa
QatarTemporary Resident Visa
RussiaTemporary Resident Visa
RwandaTemporary Resident Visa
Sao Tomé e PrincipeTemporary Resident Visa
Saudi ArabiaTemporary Resident Visa
SenegalTemporary Resident Visa
SerbiaTemporary Resident Visa
SeychellesTemporary Resident Visa
Sierra LeoneTemporary Resident Visa
SomaliaTemporary Resident Visa
South AfricaTemporary Resident Visa
South SudanTemporary Resident Visa
Sri LankaTemporary Resident Visa
St. Kitts and NevisTemporary Resident Visa
St. LuciaTemporary Resident Visa
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (St. Vincent)Temporary Resident Visa
SudanTemporary Resident Visa
SurinamTemporary Resident Visa
SwazilandTemporary Resident Visa
SyriaTemporary Resident Visa
TajikistanTemporary Resident Visa
TanzaniaTemporary Resident Visa
ThailandTemporary Resident Visa
TogoTemporary Resident Visa
TongaTemporary Resident Visa
Trinidad and TobagoTemporary Resident Visa
TunisiaTemporary Resident Visa
TurkeyTemporary Resident Visa
TurkmenistanTemporary Resident Visa
TuvaluTemporary Resident Visa
UgandaTemporary Resident Visa
UkraineTemporary Resident Visa
United Arab EmiratesTemporary Resident Visa
UruguayTemporary Resident Visa
UzbekistanTemporary Resident Visa
VanuatuTemporary Resident Visa
VenezuelaTemporary Resident Visa
VietnamTemporary Resident Visa
YemenTemporary Resident Visa
ZambiaTemporary Resident Visa
ZimbabweTemporary Resident Visa
* If you are from Brazil, you may be eligible for an eTA if you are entering Canada by air, and either (i) you obtained a Canadian TRV in the past 10 years or (ii) you are currently holding a U.S.A. visitor visa.

Who does not need an eTA or a TRV?

Only two exceptions apply for not needing an eTA or a TRV to enter Canada:
  • You are a U.S citizen, or
  • You are a citizen of one the visa-exempt countries listed above and are entering Canada by car, bus, train or boat.
You can use this link, answer some questions and find out if you need an eTA or a TRV or neither.

If you have a child or a grandchild as a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, you can be eligible for a Super Visa.
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