Canada Temporary Resident Visas Exemptions
People from some countries do not need Temporary
Resident Visas (visitor visas) to visit Canada. These are listed below.
Please note that this list is dated
February 8th, 2005. It is Subject to change at any time. For an updated
list, visit the site of
Citizenship
& Immigration Canada.
Temporary Resident Visa Exemptions
| People from the following countries DO NOT require a visa to enter Canada: |
| Andorra | Hungary | Papua New Guinea |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Iceland | Poland |
| Australia | Ireland | Portugal |
| Austria | Israel (National Passport holders only) | St. Kitts and Nevis |
| Bahamas | Italy | St. Lucia |
| Barbados | Japan | St. Vincent |
| Belgium | Korea (Republic of) | San Marino |
| Botswana | Latvia (Republic of) | Singapore |
| Brunei | Lithuania | Slovakia |
| Croatia | Liechtenstein | Solomon Islands |
| Cyprus | Luxembourg | Spain |
| Denmark | Malta | Swaziland |
| Estonia | Monaco | Sweden |
| Finland | Namibia | Slovenia |
| France | Netherlands | Switzerland |
| Germany | New Zealand | United States |
| Greece | Norway | Western Samoa |
| Visitors also do not need visa to enter Canada if |
- they are from the United States with a valid alien registration card (Green card)
or can show other evidence of permanent residence;
- they are British citizens and British Overseas Citizens who are re-admissible
to the United Kingdom;
- they are citizens of British dependent territories who get 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, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena
or the Turks and Caicos Islands;
- they are from Hong Kong and possess a valid British National (Overseas) Passport issued by the Government of the United Kingdom
- they are from Hong Kong and possess a valid and subsisting Special Administrative Region
passport issued by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region of the People’s Republic of China;
- they are holding passports or travel documents issued by the Holy See.
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| For detail information, please visit Citizenship and Immigration Canada - Countries and territories requiring visas |
Study Permits in Canada
Visitors to Canada require Study
Permits ( student visas ) if they want to study in
Canada longer than six months.
You can learn more about which students require
Study
Permits here.
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