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If you come from the following countries, you will require a visitor's visa AND a
student authorisation/visa to study in Canada
Note:
language study programs under three months in length do not require a student
authorisation
Citizens of the following countries require a Visa to VISIT or TRANSIT Canada:
( For
VISITOR VISA EXEMPTIONS click here )
| A Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Azerbaijan |
M Macedonia (former Yugoslav Republic of) Malagasy Republic Malawi Maldives Mali Mauritania Mauritius Moldova Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (Burma) |
| B Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia-Hercegovina Brazil Bulgaria Burkina-Faso Burundi |
N Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria |
| C Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China, People's Republic Colombia Comoros Congo (The), Democratic Republic of Congo (The), People's Republic of Croatia Cuba Czech Republic |
O Oman |
| D Djibouti Dominican Republic |
P Pacific Islands, U.S. Trust Territory Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland |
| E Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia |
Q Qatar |
| F Fiji |
R Romania Russia Rwanda |
| G Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana |
S Sao Tome e Principe Senegal Seychelles, The Sierra Leone Slovak Republic Somalia South Africa Sri Lanka Sudan Surinam Syria |
| H Haiti Honduras |
T Tadjikistan Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan |
| I India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel (only Israeli citizens holding valid Israeli orange "Travel Document in Lieu of National Passport") Ivory Coast |
U Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates Uruguay Uzbekistan |
| J Jamaica Jordan |
V Venezuela Vietnam |
| K Kazakhstan Kenya Korea, North Kuwait Kyrgyzstan |
Y Yemen Yugoslavia |
| L Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania |
Z Zambia |
VISITOR VISA EXEMPTIONS
Many people do not require a visa to visit Canada. These include:
citizens of Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas,
Barbados, Belgium, Botswana, Brunei, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominica,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel
(National Passport holders only), Italy, Japan, Kiribati, Liechtenstein,
Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands,
New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Republic of Korea, St. Kitts
and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Singapore,
Solomon Islands, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Slovenia, Switzerland, Tuvalu,
United States, Vanuatu, Western Samoa and Zimbabwe;
persons lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence who are
in possession of their alien registration card (Green card) or can provide other
evidence of permanent residence.
British citizens and British Overseas Citizens who are re-admissible to the United
Kingdom;
citizens of British dependent territories who derive their citizenship through birth,
descent, registration or naturalization in one of the British dependent territories
of Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands,
Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena or the Turks and Caicos
Islands;
Persons holding passports or travel documents issued by the Holy See.
July 2000
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