Temporary Resident Visa (Visitor/Tourist Visa)
Canada is a country of magnificent natural beauty and its landscape is a treat for the human eye. From mountain ranges to Niagara Falls, and from beaches to snow reserves, there are several natural wonders that will take your breath away with their extravagant beauty. To witness the same, every year millions of people apply for the tourist Visa to Canada. In the year 2017 alone, Canada hosted 21 million tourists, which was a record breaking number of visitors.
There is not just one, but a million reasons why people apply for a Visitor Visa Canada. It could be a corporate event, a family occasion, a holiday trip, or it could be any other reason that involves a short travel to this country. Whatever your reason may be for travelling to Canada, you may need help from a licensed Immigration consultant. The duration a person is allowed to stay inside Canada on a Visitor status, is a maximum of 6 months. In case your trip gets extended while you are still in Canada, you can apply for an extension of your “status”. You are required to apply at least 30 days in advance before the expiration date of your status as a visitor.
There are several requirements one has to fulfill in order to be eligible to get a tourist visa to Canada including, but not limited to:
- Being medically admissible to Canada
- Having a passport with a validity of minimum 6 months from the date of travel
- Showing sufficient proof of funds for their trip expenses
- Having a genuine and bona-fide need of travel (travel itinerary, invitation letter, hotel booking, etc.)
- No criminal convictions or pending charges that might seriously jeopardize your chances to get Visitor Visa Canada
The application process
A tourist visa to Canada can be applied either online, or through a paper application.
It is advisable to spend enough time reading instructions before attentively filling the forms in Visitor Visa Canada application. Make sure you provide all the necessary information and substantiate it with proof. Keep in mind, even the slightest mistake or omission on the tourist visa application form can result in a refusal, or even render you inadmissible with a charge of misrepresentation. This may also result in a 5 year ban.
Even if your tourist visa is approved, the CBSA authorities at Airport can impose conditions or even cancel the visa altogether if they find significant changes in the reason of travel, or any updates in your circumstances that affect your claim. Make sure something like this does not hamper your travel.
With the change in guidelines during the pandemic, here are some of the things you need to know before your travel:
- The traveler must have no symptoms of COVID – 19 and must present a recent test showing negative
- Request an authorization to travel beforehand. Only necessary travels are approved meanwhile
- The bank balance of the traveler should be enough to support travel and all the other expenses while on visitor visa in Canada, or there must be a letter of invitation by a Canadian who is your immediate family member.
- You must have a quarantine plan for 14 days, including details of stay, grocery, & other arrangements. Your travel must be long enough to support the quarantine duration, and still make sense for you to continue with the trip. You need to prove all this in Visitor Visa Canada Application
If you have any concerns with your tourist visa application, or simply need help filling out the forms – get in touch with our licensed Immigration Consultants. At Titanium Immigration Services, your application will always get personal attention from a Regulated and Licensed Immigration Consultant in Canada, and an active member of ICCRC.