Temporary residents: Countries designated for the purposes of the Visiting Forces Act
This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.
- Albania, Republic of Footnote 1
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia, Commonwealth of Footnote 4
- Austria, Republic of Footnote 1
- Azerbaijani, Republic of Footnote 1
- Bangladesh, People's Republic of
- Barbados
- Belgium, Kingdom of Footnote 6
- Belize
- Benin, Republic of
- Botswana, Republic of
- Brunei
- Bulgaria, Republic of Footnote 1
- Cameroon
- Croatia Footnote 1
- Czech Republic Footnote 2
- Denmark, Kingdom of Footnote 6
- El Salvador, Republic of
- Estonia, Republic of Footnote 3
- Ethiopia
- Finland, Republic of Footnote 1
- France Footnote 6
- Georgia, Republic of Footnote 1
- Germany, Federal Republic of Footnote 4
- Ghana, Republic of
- Greece, Kingdom of Footnote 5
- Guyana
- Hungary, Republic of Footnote 2
- Iceland Footnote 6
- Italy Footnote 6
- Ivory Coast, Republic of the
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Kazakhstan, Republic of Footnote 1
- Kenya, Republic of
- Korea, Republic of
- Kuwait, State of
- Latvia, Republic of Footnote 3
- Lithuania, Republic of Footnote 3
- Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Footnote 6
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Moldova, Republic of Footnote 1
- Nepal, Kingdom of
- Netherlands, Kingdom of the Footnote 6
- New Zealand, Dominion of Footnote 4
- Nicaragua, Republic of
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia (Republic of) Footnote 1
- Norway, Kingdom of Footnote 6
- Oman, Sultanate of
- Poland, Republic of Footnote 2
- Portugal Footnote 6
- Romania Footnote 3
- Sierra Leone, Republic of
- Singapore, Republic of
- Slovak Republic Footnote 2
- Slovenia, Republic of Footnote 1
- Spain, Kingdom of Footnote 1
- Sudan, Democratic Republic of the
- Sweden, Kingdom of Footnote 1
- Swaziland
- Tanzania, United Republic of
- Thailand, Kingdom of
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turkey, Republic of Footnote 4
- Uganda, Republic of
- Ukraine Footnote 2
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Footnote 6
- United States of America Footnote 6
- Uzbekistan, Republic of Footnote 1
- Venezuela, Republic of
- Zambia, Republic of
- Zimbabwe, Republic of
Note: R14(4)(e) and paragraph 8 of Schedule II do not exempt the civilian personnel from the passport and visa requirements but they are not required to pay a fee with their application - Immigration Act Fees Regulations - item 3(2)(b).
They are exempted from the employment authorization requirements - R19(1)(b).
Additional information on the Visiting Forces Act is available on the Department of Justice website.
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