eTA or VISA - What do You Need to Travel to Canada?

If you live in a country whose residents don't need a visa to enter Canada, you need an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) if you enter Canada by air. Remember, only by AIR!

But if you are entering Canada by train, bus, car, or cruise ship, then you don't need an eTA to enter Canada

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Belarus

Belize

Benin

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil some Brazilians are eligible to apply for an eTA

British subjects, subject to control

Burkina Faso

Burma (Myamar)

Burundi

Cambodia

Cameroon

Cape Verde Islands

Central African Republic

Chad

China

Colombia

Comoros

Democratic Republic of Congo

Republic of Congo

Costa Rica

Cuba

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

Israel

Ivory Coast

Jamaica

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kiribati

North Korea

Kosovo

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Lebanon

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Macao

Macedonia

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives

Mali

Marshall islands

Mauritania

Mauritius

Micronesia

Moldova

Mongolia

Montenegro

Morocco

Mozambique

Namibia

Nauru

Nepal

Nicaragua

Niger

Nigeria

Oman

Pakistan

Palau

Palestine

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Qatar

Romania

Russia

Rwanda

Sao Tome e Principe

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Serbia

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Somalia

South Africa

South Sudan

Sri Lanka

St. Kitts and Nevis

St. Lucia

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Sudan

Surinam

Swaziland

Syria

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Thailand

Togo

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Tuvalu

Uganda

Ukraine

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Venezuela

Vietnam

Yemen

Zambia

Zimbabwe

The Minister of Immigration of Canada, Sean Fraser announced that starting June 7, 2023, citizens of 13 more countries including the Philippines, do not need a visa to travel to Canada as long as they meet two important conditions.

1. They have held a Canadian visitor visa (temporary resident visa) in the past 10 years;

2. They currently hold a valid United States (US) nonimmigrant visa

If they meet these 2 requirements, they can simply apply for an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA).

Please visit this link for more information:

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/eta/eligibility/eta-x.html#apply

Andorra

Australia

Austria

Bahamas

Barbados

Belgium

Great Britain

The British territories of Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena, and Turks and Caicos

Brunei Darussalam

Bulgaria

Chile

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hongkong

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Japan

Korea

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Mexico

Monaco

Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway

Papua New Guinea

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Samoa

San Marino

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

United Arab Emirates

Unites States of America

Vatican City State

The Parent and Grandparent Super Visa

Effective December 1, 2011, the parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens and permanent residents can now apply for a Temporary Resident Visa and stay in Canada for a maximum of two years without having to renew their tourist status.

Below is a list of documents you will need to apply for a Temporary Resident Visa:

• List of documents to be submitted
• Application for Temporary Resident Visa Made Outside of Canada
• Family Information
• Schedule 1 - Application for a Temporary Resident Visa Made Outside of Canada

• Statutory Declaration of Common-law Union
• Visa photo specifications
• Declaration of Use of a Representative
• Instruction Guide

The Canadian government has introduced a new set of application forms, IMM5257, Application for a Temporary Resident Visa Made Outside of Canada. This is the only application form that will be used by all those applying for a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) or simply tourist visa to enter Canada. The use of this TRV form took effect on January 15, 2011.

It is a must that all applicants 18 years or older should fill out individual applications forms whether travelling alone or in a group. Application forms of those below 18 years old must be duly signed by a parent or guardian.