Transit visa: After you apply

What happens after you apply

Your fingerprints and photo (biometrics)

Book your biometrics collection appointment as soon as you can to avoid processing delays. Find out how to give biometrics.

Processing time ?

Varies by country

Check processing times

You may need to give biometrics with your application. This processing time doesn’t include the time you need to give biometrics.

We process your transit visa application

After you send us your application, we’ll review it to make sure it’s complete and has all the documents needed.

If it’s incomplete, we won’t process it. We’ll return it to you.

If your application is complete, the visa office may ask you to:

We’ll tell you what to do if you need to complete any of these steps.

We process most transit visa applications in a few weeks or less. Processing times depend on the visa office and if you need to complete any additional steps.

We’ll return your passport and other original documents to you after we process your application. We won’t return original bank statements or any documents we find to be fake.

Change your contact information

You must contact the Canadian visa office that serves the country or region where you live if you change your:

  • address
  • telephone number
  • any other contact information

Approving or refusing your application

If your application is approved, the transit visa will be put in your passport.

If your application is refused, we’ll send you an explanation.

For more information on visa refusals, see our Help Centre.

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