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| Canada welcomes visitors as tourists, students
or temporary workers. As a visitor, you will enjoy the many
opportunities Canada has to offer. |
| Before coming to Canada to visit Canada you:
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Must be healthy. You might need a
doctor’s examination |
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Must respect Canadian laws; |
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Will need a valid passport, proof of who you are or
other travel documents; |
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May need a letter of invitation, if you are going to
meet your relatives their. | |
| Canada does not pay for hospital or medical
services for visitors. Make sure you have health insurance to
pay your medical costs before you leave for Canada. |
| You may not be permitted to enter Canada if
you have a criminal conviction, including a conviction for
driving while impaired. |
| Once you arrive:An officer will ask you a few
short questions when you arrive. To make this go quickly, keep
your passport with you and not in your luggage. |
| The officer will stamp your passport or advise
you how long you may stay in Canada. Feel free to ask
questions if you are unsure about anything. |
| If you wish to get a visitor visa to Canada,
you must submit a visitor visa application to a visa office at
a Canadian embassy, high commission or consulate abroad, along
with two passport size pictures, proof of available funds,
along with a non-refundable processing fee. |
| Supporting
Documentation |
| It is essential that an applicant provide
sufficient documentary evidence to satisfy the visa officer
that he or she has sufficient funds to pay for all expenses
that might be incurred while in Canada. |
| If the person is visiting relatives, and if
the relatives are going to assume responsibility for the
expenses incurred by the visiting relative in Canada, it would
be necessary to have a letter or statutory declaration from
the relative setting out responsibility for all
expenses. |
| In addition, the relative must also indicate
that he or she has the necessary resources, and it would be
helpful if the relative includes a job letter, bank
statements, etc. |
| The applicant and all dependants must be in
possession of valid and subsisting passports or travel
documents. |
| As one of the primary concerns of the visa
officer is whether the applicant will return to their home
country at the end of the visit, it is therefore important to
illustrate that the applicant has strong ties to their home
country. Documentation showing that the person has full-time
permanent employment, length of employment, proof of assets
including house, bank accounts, will be important. |
| In some Visa offices, visa officers will
require letters of good conduct from local police authorities
confirming that the applicant does not have a criminal record.
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