Before you plan your visit, you should acquisition out if you charge a acceptance to access Canada. If you don’t know, see Do you charge a Visa? in the Related Links area at the basal of this folio to acquisition out if you charge to administer for one.
Check the website of the acceptance appointment amenable for the country or arena area you alive for added advice on fees, including how to pay them. See List of Canadian acceptance offices in the Related Links area at the basal of this folio to acquisition the actual appointment for your country.
How to administer for your Temporary Resident Visa
Obtain a Temporary Resident Acceptance appliance package.
Read the guide.
Complete the appliance anatomy and attach the all-important documents.
Pay the fee and get the all-important receipt.
Mail the appliance anatomy and all-important documents.
1. Obtain a Temporary Resident Acceptance appliance package.
The amalgamation includes the appliance adviser and all the forms you charge to ample out. Download and book the appliance package.
2. Read the guide.
Read the adviser anxiously afore you complete the appliance form. The fee for processing your anatomy is not refundable, so accomplish abiding you are acceptable to get a Temporary Resident Acceptance afore you apply.
3. Complete the appliance anatomy and attach the all-important documents.
The appliance anatomy contains instructions. Read the instructions and be abiding to accommodate the appropriate documents. If you do not accommodate all the requested advice or documents, your appliance may be delayed.
You can use the aforementioned appliance anatomy for your apron or common-law partner, and for abased accouchement beneath 18 if they will be travelling with you.
All appropriate abstracts charge be included with your application:
You charge accept a accurate biking certificate (such as a passport) for anniversary ancestors affiliate on the application.
Two contempo authorization photos of anniversary ancestors affiliate are required. Accomplish abiding these photos accommodated the requirements. For added advice on blueprint for photographs, see the Related Links area at the basal of this page.
Enclose the appliance fee. Your fee will not be refunded, alike if your appliance is not accepted.
You charge accommodate affidavit that you accept abundant money for your appointment to Canada. The bulk of money may vary, depending on the affairs for your visit, how continued you will break and whether you will break in a hotel, or with accompany or relatives. You can get added advice from the Canadian acceptance appointment in your country or region.
You may charge to accommodate added documents. These abstracts could be identification cards, affidavit of employment, a letter of allurement from ancestors or accompany in Canada, or a proposed itinerary. Check the website of the acceptance appointment amenable for the country or arena area you alive for added information.
4. Pay the fee and get the all-important receipt.
The fee per being is $75 for a distinct access visa, $150 for a assorted access acceptance or $400 for a ancestors (multiple or distinct entry).
Check the website of the acceptance appointment amenable for the country or arena area you alive for added advice on fees, including how to pay them.
5. Mail the appliance anatomy and all-important documents.
When you accept completed the appliance form, accomplish abiding you assurance and date it, and that all appropriate abstracts and fees are included in the envelope. In best countries, appliance fees charge be paid in Canadian dollars. You charge accelerate your appliance to the Canadian acceptance appointment in the country or arena area you live. Check the adviser in your appliance amalgamation for instructions.
Processing time
How continued it takes to action your appliance varies depending on the acceptance appointment area you applied. You can acquisition out added about appliance processing times in the I Charge To… area on the right-hand ancillary of this page.
An account with a acceptance officer
You may charge to go for an account with a acceptance officer. See added advice about an account in After Applying on the right-hand ancillary of this page.
A medical examination
You ability charge a medical assay to be accustomed to access Canada. If you do, a Canadian clearing administrator will acquaint you and will accelerate you instructions about what to do. A medical assay can add added than three months to the processing time of your application. You can acquisition added advice on medical examinations in the I Charge To… area on the right-hand ancillary of this page.
Using a representative
You do not charge a adumbrative to advice you administer to appointment or arrive to Canada. Whether you use a adumbrative is a claimed choice. Acquisition out added about application a representative.
