Check if you need a visa or eTA to travel to Canada

Everyone needs the right documents to travel to or transit through Canada: an electronic travel authorization (eTA), a visitor visa, or just a passport.

Entry requirements by country or territory

How do you plan to travel to Canada?

By air, arriving at a Canadian airport
By car, train, bus or boat (including cruise ship)

Are you a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada?

No, I’m not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada
I’m a dual Canadian citizen (a citizen of Canada and another country)
I’m a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada

Are you a lawful permanent resident of the US with official proof of your status (like a green card)?

What do you plan to do in Canada?

Visit as a tourist
Travel through Canada to another destination (transit)
Attend a meeting, conference or trade show (you’re coming to Canada on business)
Visit family
Study
Work

What travel document do you plan to use?

Passport
Alien’s passport for stateless persons
Permit to re-enter the US (I-327)
US Refugee Travel Document (I-571)
Other refugee travel document for non-citizens
I don’t have a valid passport or travel document

Select the country code that matches the one on your passport

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The country code is on your passport. Select your code carefully: some countries and territories have more than one option and the codes can be similar.

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Select the country code that matches the one on your passport:

Afghanistan (AFG)
Albania (ALB)
Algeria (DZA)
Andorra (AND)
Angola (AGO)
Anguilla (ANG/AIA)
Antigua and Barbuda (ATG)
Argentina (ARG)
Armenia (ARM)
Australia (AUS)
Austria (AUT)
Azerbaijan (AZE)
Bahamas (BHS)
Bahrain (BHR)
Bangladesh (BGD)
Barbados (BRB)
Belarus (BLR)
Belgium (BEL)
Belize (BLZ)
Benin (BEN)
Bermuda (BMU)
Bhutan (BTN)
Bolivia (BOL)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)
Botswana (BWA)
Brazil (BRA)
British Virgin Islands (VGB)
Brunei Darussalam (BRN)
Bulgaria (BGR)
Burkina Faso (BFA)
Burundi (BDI)
Cabo Verde (CPV)
Cambodia (KHM)
Cameroon, Republic of (CMR)
Canada (CAN)
Cayman Islands (CYM)
Central African Republic (CAF)
Chad (TCD)
Chile (CHL)
China (CHN)
Colombia (COL)
Comoros (COM)
Costa Rica, Republic of (CRI)
Croatia (HRV)
Cuba (CUB)
Cyprus (CYP)
Czech Republic (CZE)
Democratic Republic of Congo (COD)
Denmark (DNK)
Djibouti (DJI)
Dominica (DMA)
Dominican Republic (DOM)
Ecuador (ECU)
Egypt (EGY)
El Salvador (SLV)
Equatorial Guinea (GNQ)
Eritrea (ERI)
Estonia (EST)
Eswatini (SWZ) — formerly Swaziland (SWZ)
Ethiopia (ETH)
Fiji (FJI)
Finland (FIN)
France (FRA)
Gabon (GAB)
Gambia (GMB)
Georgia (GEO)
Germany (D)
Ghana (GHA)
Greece (GRC)
Grenada (GRD)
Guatemala (GTM)
Guinea (GIN)
Guinea-Bissau (GNB)
Guyana (GUY)
Haiti (HTI)
Honduras (HND)
Hong Kong SAR (CHN)
Hungary (HUN)
Iceland (ISL)
India (IND)
Indonesia (IDN)
Iran (IRN)
Iraq (IRQ)
Ireland (IRL)
Israel (ISR)
Italy (ITA)
Ivory Coast (CIV)
Jamaica (JAM)
Japan (JPN)
Jordan (JOR)
Kazakhstan (KAZ)
Kenya (KEN)
Kiribati (KIR)
Korea, North - DPRK (PRK)
Korea, South (KOR)
Kosovo (RKS)
Kuwait (KWT)
Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)
Laos (LAO)
Latvia (LVA)
Lebanon (LBN)
Lesotho (LSO)
Liberia (LBR)
Libya (LBY)
Liechtenstein (LIE)
Lithuania (LTU)
Luxembourg (LUX)
Macao SAR (CHN)
Madagascar (MDG)
Malawi (MWI)
Malaysia (MYS)
Maldives (MDV)
Mali (MLI)
Malta (MLT)
Marshall Islands (MHL)
Mauritania (MRT)
Mauritius (MUS)
Mexico (MEX)
Micronesia (FSM)
Moldova (MDA)
Monaco (MCO)
Mongolia (MNG)
Montenegro (MNE)
Montserrat (MSR)
Morocco (MAR)
Mozambique (MOZ)
Myanmar (MMR)
Namibia (NAM)
Nauru (NRU)
Nepal (NPL)
Netherlands (NLD)
New Zealand (NZL)
Nicaragua (NIC)
Niger (NER)
Nigeria (NGA)
North Macedonia (MKD)
Norway (NOR)
Oman (OMN)
Pakistan (PAK)
Palau (PLW)
Palestine, State of
Panama (PAN)
Papua New Guinea (PNG)
Paraguay (PRY)
Peru (PER)
Philippines (PHL)
Poland (POL)
Portugal (PRT)
Qatar (QAT)
Republic of Congo (COG)
Romania (ROU)
Russia (RUS)
Rwanda (RWA)
Saint Helena (SHN)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (KNA)
Saint Lucia (LCA)
Samoa (WSM)
San Marino (SMR)
Sao Tome e Principe (STP)
Saudi Arabia (SAU)
Senegal (SEN)
Serbia (SRB)
Seychelles (SYC)
Sierra Leone (SLE)
Singapore (SGP)
Slovakia (SVK)
Slovenia (SVN)
Solomon Islands (SLB)
Somalia (SOM)
South Africa (ZAF)
South Sudan (SSD)
Spain (ESP)
Sri Lanka (LKA)
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (VCT)
Sudan (SDN)
Suriname (SUR)
Sweden (SWE)
Switzerland (CHE)
Syria (SYR)
Taiwan (TWN)
Tajikistan (TJK)
Tanzania (TZA)
Thailand (THA)
Timor-Leste (TLS) — formerly East Timor (TLS)
Togo (TGO)
Tonga (TON)
Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)
Tunisia (TUN)
Turkïye (TUR)
Turkmenistan (TKM)
Turks and Caicos Islands (TCA)
Tuvalu (TUV)
Uganda (UGA)
Ukraine (UKR)
United Arab Emirates (ARE)
United Kingdom - British citizen (GBR)
United Kingdom - British National overseas (GBN)
United Kingdom - British overseas citizen (GBO)
United Kingdom - British overseas territory (GBD)
United Kingdom - British protected person (GBP)
United Kingdom - British subject, subject to control (GBS)
United States of America (USA)
Uruguay (URY)
Uzbekistan (UZB)
Vanuatu (VUT)
Vatican City State (VAT)
Venezuela (VEN)
Vietnam (VNM)
Yemen (YEM)
Zambia (ZMB)
Zimbabwe (ZWE)

Have you held a Canadian visitor visa in the past 10 years, or do you currently hold a valid US nonimmigrant visa?

Having an electronic travel authorization (eTA) is not the same thing as having a Canadian visitor visa.

Will you use a national Israeli passport for this trip?

Will you use an electronic passport for this trip?

Image of a Romanian electronic passport. The electronic icon below the words 'Passport Passeport' is zoomed in.

You have an electronic passport if there’s a rectangle with a circle in the middle on the front cover of your passport.

Will you use a passport that includes your personal identification number and was issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taiwan for this trip?

Are you a citizen of the United Arab Emirates?

If your passport does not list a nationality, you should confirm your citizenship before answering this question.

How do you plan to transit through Canada?

By air, between 2 international flights at Canadian airports
By car, train, bus or boat (including cruise ship)

Will you transit through Canada in less than 48 hours?

Transiting means your only purpose for being in Canada is to travel through on your way to another destination. If you plan to visit tourist attractions or see family or friends while you're here, you're visiting Canada.

Yes, and I’m transiting only (I will not visit Canada)
Yes, and I will visit Canada at the same time
No, I will not transit in less than 48 hours

Do you plan to visit your children or grandchildren (who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada) for longer than 6 months?

If you’re visiting children or grandchildren who are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada, select “No, I’m visiting other family”.

Yes, and I plan to visit for 6 months or less
Yes
No

Select the option that best matches your situation:

I’m applying for my first study permit
I have my first study permit
I've extended or plan to extend my study permit
I’m eligible to study without a permit
I’m not sure what I need to study

Select the option that best matches your situation:

I’m applying for my first work permit
I have my first work permit
I've extended or plan to extend my work permit
I’m eligible to work without a permit
I’m not sure what I need to work

When was your study permit approved?

My study permit was approved before March 1, 2024
My study permit was approved on or after March 1, 2024

When was your work permit approved?

My work permit was approved before March 1, 2024
My work permit was approved on or after March 1, 2024

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This tool was created to assist you as you decide what travel document you may need to travel to Canada. This tool may not provide information on all travel documents or your particular situation. If you choose to apply, we will assess your application in accordance with the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and its related Regulations.

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2025-10-30

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