Canada

Canada visa requirements by nationality

Short-stay rules for visitors entering Canada for tourism, business, or transit. Pick your passport below to see your specific rule. Verified against official sources, last reviewed 2026.

Afghanistan
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Albania
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Algeria
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Andorra
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Angola
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Antigua and Barbuda
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Argentina
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Armenia
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Australia
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Austria
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Azerbaijan
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Bahamas
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Bahrain
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Bangladesh
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Barbados
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Belarus
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Belgium
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Belize
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Benin
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Bhutan
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Bolivia
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Botswana
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Brazil
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Brunei
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Bulgaria
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Burkina Faso
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Burundi
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Cambodia
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Cameroon
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Cape Verde
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Central African Republic
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Chad
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Chile
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
China
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Colombia
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Comoros
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Congo (DRC)
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Congo (Republic)
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Costa Rica
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Côte d'Ivoire
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Croatia
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Cuba
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Cyprus
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Czech Republic
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Denmark
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Djibouti
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Dominica
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Dominican Republic
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Ecuador
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Egypt
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
El Salvador
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Equatorial Guinea
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Eritrea
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Estonia
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Eswatini
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Ethiopia
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Fiji
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Finland
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
France
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Gabon
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Gambia
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Georgia
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Germany
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Ghana
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Greece
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Grenada
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Guatemala
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Guinea
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Guinea-Bissau
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Guyana
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Haiti
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Holy See (Vatican City)
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Honduras
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Hungary
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Iceland
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
India
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Indonesia
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Iran
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Iraq
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Ireland
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Israel
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Italy
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Jamaica
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Japan
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Jordan
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Kazakhstan
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Kenya
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Kiribati
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Kosovo
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Kuwait
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Kyrgyzstan
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Laos
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Latvia
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Lebanon
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Lesotho
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Liberia
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Libya
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Liechtenstein
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Lithuania
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Luxembourg
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Madagascar
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Malawi
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Malaysia
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Maldives
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Mali
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Malta
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Marshall Islands
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Mauritania
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Mauritius
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Mexico
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Micronesia
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Moldova
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Monaco
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Mongolia
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Montenegro
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Morocco
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Mozambique
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Myanmar
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Namibia
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Nauru
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Nepal
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Netherlands
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
New Zealand
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Nicaragua
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Niger
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Nigeria
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
North Korea
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
North Macedonia
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Norway
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Oman
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Pakistan
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Palau
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Palestine
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Panama
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Papua New Guinea
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Paraguay
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Peru
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Philippines
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Poland
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Portugal
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Qatar
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Romania
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Russia
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Rwanda
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Saint Lucia
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Samoa
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
San Marino
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
São Tomé and Príncipe
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Saudi Arabia
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Senegal
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Serbia
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Seychelles
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Sierra Leone
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Singapore
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Slovakia
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Slovenia
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Solomon Islands
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Somalia
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
South Africa
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
South Korea
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
South Sudan
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Spain
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Sri Lanka
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Sudan
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Suriname
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Sweden
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Switzerland
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Syria
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Taiwan
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Tajikistan
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Tanzania
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Thailand
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Timor-Leste
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Togo
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Tonga
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Trinidad and Tobago
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Tunisia
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Turkey
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Turkmenistan
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Tuvalu
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Uganda
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Ukraine
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
United Arab Emirates
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
United Kingdom
ETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
United States
Free movementUp to 6 months
Uruguay
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Uzbekistan
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Vanuatu
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Venezuela
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Vietnam
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Yemen
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Zambia
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Zimbabwe
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months