REQUIREMENTS FOR U.S. CITIZENS TO OBTAIN VISA TO ENTER CANADA
U.S.
citizens do not need a visa for tourist or business travel to
this country for a stay up to 3 months. A valid U.S.
Passport or Green Card is required.
Click
here for a list of countries that require a visa to enter
Canada
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REQUIREMENTS
TO OBTAIN VISA TO ENTER CANADA
Tourist
Visa
- Submit your
valid signed Passport. The passport must contain at least one blank visa page.
- 1 Application
Form, fully completed and signed
- 2 Recent
Professional passport-type photographs
- Completed
Cover Page and Credit Card Authorization forms (print from browser)
- Proof of
funds available to support your self and dependants during your
stay and enable you to leave Canada, such as a bank statement,
pay stubs or proof of employment or proof of travelers checks
- Proof of
legal status in USA. (Original I-94; Student form I-20; etc.)
- Copy of
Airline Tickets or Travel Agency Itinerary
- If you are visiting friends or relatives in Canada, please submit an invitation from your hosts in Canada along with a copy of their legal status in Canada (Canadian passport; Resident Card; valid Canadian visa etc.
- Warning: Citizens
and residents of certain countries require additional formalities
which may require a personal consulate interview and/or add 2-4
weeks to the processing period.
- Submit your
valid, signed Passport. The passport must contain at least one blank visa page.
- 1 Application
Form, fully completed and signed
- 2 Recent
professional passport-type photographs
- Completed
Cover Page and Credit Card Authorization forms (print from browser)
- Proof of
funds available to support your self and dependants during your
stay and enable you to leave Canada, such as a bank statement,
pay stubs or proof of employment or proof of travelers checks
- Proof of
valid legal status in USA. (Original I-94; valid US visa in your passport etc.)
- Copy of Airline
Tickets or Travel Agency Itinerary
- Invitation from Canadian host company or organization.
- Corporate
letter of Financial Responsibility:
The letter must state all of the following:
- The purpose
of the visit
- The nature
of the duties to be performed
- The name
and address of the corporate host in Canada
- Guarantee
of the applicants full financial expenses while in Canada and
return transportation.
- Warning:
Citizens and residents of certain countries may require additional
formalities which may require a personal consulate interview and/or
add 2-4 weeks to the processing period.
Processing
Instructions
Please
forward the completed requirements detailed above to:
TRAVEL DOCUMENT
SYSTEMS, INC.,
925 Fifteenth Street N.W. Suite 300
Washington D.C. 20005
Your application
will be hand carried to the Embassy, and is usually processed
in 5 business days.
Fees
- TDS
Service Fee:
- $60.00
per visa issued in 5 business days
-
Consular
Fee:
- $ 74.00
Per Visa Single Entry (non-refundable fee)
- $144.00
Per Visa Multiple Entries (non-refundable fee)
A money order is required by the Embassy of Canada. The money order will be obtained by TDS, the consular fee above includes a $4 money order fee.
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Include
credit card authorization, a check or money order payable
to
"Travel Document Systems,
Inc." for TDS handling fee per visa, plus Consular Fee per
visa, plus return Shipping Fee.
Return Postage
Continental USA Only -
$23.00 FedEx (Next Business Day - up to 3 passports)
$26.00 FedEx (Next Business Day - 4 or more passports)
$39.00 FedEx (Saturday Delivery)
Alaska, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, USVI -
$39.00 FedEx Next Day Letter (No Saturday Delivery)
Visa Notes
Print Visa Application
Form
INFORMATION
AND FEES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
REVISED 02/2009
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