CanadaEntry and visas

Canada entry rules

US citizens need no visa for Canada. Citizens of Israel, the EU, the UK and Australia need an electronic travel authorisation (eTA), applied for online before the flight. Citizens of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Türkiye and Serbia need a visa. A visitor can stay up to 6 months; the border officer sets the exact term.

Checked against official sources on 8 October 2026.

Entry rules by passport

For a tourist trip. Checked on 8 October 2026 against the official sources listed below the table.

Passport	Entry	Stay	Conditions
Russia	Visa required	—	TRV visa: CAN$100 (≈ $70) plus biometrics CAN$85 (≈ $60); up to 6 months per entry.Source: IRCC
Belarus	Visa required	—	TRV visa: CAN$100 (≈ $70) plus biometrics CAN$85 (≈ $60); up to 6 months per entry.Source: IRCC
Ukraine	Visa required	—	TRV visa: CAN$100 (≈ $70) plus biometrics CAN$85 (≈ $60); up to 6 months per entry.Source: IRCC
Kazakhstan	Visa required	—	TRV visa: CAN$100 (≈ $70) plus biometrics CAN$85 (≈ $60); up to 6 months per entry.Source: IRCC
Uzbekistan	Visa required	—	TRV visa: CAN$100 (≈ $70) plus biometrics CAN$85 (≈ $60); up to 6 months per entry.Source: IRCC
Kyrgyzstan	Visa required	—	TRV visa: CAN$100 (≈ $70) plus biometrics CAN$85 (≈ $60); up to 6 months per entry.Source: IRCC
Tajikistan	Visa required	—	TRV visa: CAN$100 (≈ $70) plus biometrics CAN$85 (≈ $60); up to 6 months per entry.Source: IRCC
Turkmenistan	Visa required	—	TRV visa: CAN$100 (≈ $70) plus biometrics CAN$85 (≈ $60); up to 6 months per entry.Source: IRCC
Armenia	Visa required	—	TRV visa: CAN$100 (≈ $70) plus biometrics CAN$85 (≈ $60); up to 6 months per entry.Source: IRCC
Azerbaijan	Visa required	—	TRV visa: CAN$100 (≈ $70) plus biometrics CAN$85 (≈ $60); up to 6 months per entry.Source: IRCC
Georgia	Visa required	—	TRV visa: CAN$100 (≈ $70) plus biometrics CAN$85 (≈ $60); up to 6 months per entry.Source: IRCC
Moldova	Visa required	—	TRV visa: CAN$100 (≈ $70) plus biometrics CAN$85 (≈ $60); up to 6 months per entry.Source: IRCC
Israel	Visa-free with eTA	—	eTA — CAN$7 (≈ $5); with an Israeli national passport only.Source: IRCC
EU countries	Visa-free with eTA	—	eTA — CAN$7 (≈ $5); Romanian citizens need an e-passport.Source: IRCC
United Kingdom	Visa-free with eTA	—	eTA — CAN$7 (≈ $5) for 5 years; needed only when flying.Source: IRCC
United States	Visa-free	—	Neither a visa nor an eTA.Source: IRCC
Turkey	Visa required	—	TRV visa: CAN$100 (≈ $70) plus biometrics CAN$85 (≈ $60); up to 6 months per entry.Source: IRCC
Serbia	Visa required	—	TRV visa: CAN$100 (≈ $70) plus biometrics CAN$85 (≈ $60); up to 6 months per entry.Source: IRCC
Australia	Visa-free with eTA	—	eTA — CAN$7 (≈ $5) for 5 years; needed only when flying.Source: IRCC

RussiaVisa required
TRV visa: CAN$100 (≈ $70) plus biometrics CAN$85 (≈ $60); up to 6 months per entry.
Source: IRCC
BelarusVisa required
TRV visa: CAN$100 (≈ $70) plus biometrics CAN$85 (≈ $60); up to 6 months per entry.
Source: IRCC
UkraineVisa required
TRV visa: CAN$100 (≈ $70) plus biometrics CAN$85 (≈ $60); up to 6 months per entry.
Source: IRCC
KazakhstanVisa required
TRV visa: CAN$100 (≈ $70) plus biometrics CAN$85 (≈ $60); up to 6 months per entry.
Source: IRCC
UzbekistanVisa required
TRV visa: CAN$100 (≈ $70) plus biometrics CAN$85 (≈ $60); up to 6 months per entry.
Source: IRCC
KyrgyzstanVisa required
TRV visa: CAN$100 (≈ $70) plus biometrics CAN$85 (≈ $60); up to 6 months per entry.
Source: IRCC
TajikistanVisa required
TRV visa: CAN$100 (≈ $70) plus biometrics CAN$85 (≈ $60); up to 6 months per entry.
Source: IRCC
TurkmenistanVisa required
TRV visa: CAN$100 (≈ $70) plus biometrics CAN$85 (≈ $60); up to 6 months per entry.
Source: IRCC
ArmeniaVisa required
TRV visa: CAN$100 (≈ $70) plus biometrics CAN$85 (≈ $60); up to 6 months per entry.
Source: IRCC
AzerbaijanVisa required
TRV visa: CAN$100 (≈ $70) plus biometrics CAN$85 (≈ $60); up to 6 months per entry.
Source: IRCC
GeorgiaVisa required
TRV visa: CAN$100 (≈ $70) plus biometrics CAN$85 (≈ $60); up to 6 months per entry.
Source: IRCC
MoldovaVisa required
TRV visa: CAN$100 (≈ $70) plus biometrics CAN$85 (≈ $60); up to 6 months per entry.
Source: IRCC
IsraelVisa-free with eTA
eTA — CAN$7 (≈ $5); with an Israeli national passport only.
Source: IRCC
EU countriesVisa-free with eTA
eTA — CAN$7 (≈ $5); Romanian citizens need an e-passport.
Source: IRCC
United KingdomVisa-free with eTA
eTA — CAN$7 (≈ $5) for 5 years; needed only when flying.
Source: IRCC
United StatesVisa-free
Neither a visa nor an eTA.
Source: IRCC
TurkeyVisa required
TRV visa: CAN$100 (≈ $70) plus biometrics CAN$85 (≈ $60); up to 6 months per entry.
Source: IRCC
SerbiaVisa required
TRV visa: CAN$100 (≈ $70) plus biometrics CAN$85 (≈ $60); up to 6 months per entry.
Source: IRCC
AustraliaVisa-free with eTA
eTA — CAN$7 (≈ $5) for 5 years; needed only when flying.
Source: IRCC

Sources: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada — entry requirements by country

What is checked at the border

A valid passport. Without a stamp setting a date, you can stay 6 months from entry, but not beyond the expiry of your passport or biometrics.
The border officer must believe you will leave at the end of your authorized stay; a job, home, assets or family back home help.
Enough money for the whole trip. There is no fixed amount: it depends on how long you stay and whether you stay in a hotel or with friends.
If you were invited, bring the invitation letter: the border officer may ask to see it.
An eTA is linked to the passport you applied with: travel on that passport, the airline checks it at check-in.

How to extend your stay

You can extend from inside Canada by applying for a visitor record, ideally at least 30 days before your status expires. Fee CAN$100 (≈$70); the new leave-by date is written on the document. You may stay legally while the application is pending.

Overstay penalties

Visitor status ends on the last day of your authorized stay. Within 90 days you can apply to restore it for CAN$246.25 (≈$173), with no guarantee. Otherwise you face removal: after an exclusion order you need written authorization (CAN$492.50, ≈$345) to return within a year.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a visa for Canada?

Citizens of the US enter without a visa. Citizens of Israel, the EU, the UK and Australia apply for an electronic travel authorisation. Citizens of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Türkiye and Serbia get a visa from a consulate before the trip.

Can the stay be extended?

What happens if I overstay?

What is checked on entry to Canada?

A valid passport. Without a stamp setting a date, you can stay 6 months from entry, but not beyond the expiry of your passport or biometrics. The border officer must believe you will leave at the end of your authorized stay; a job, home, assets or family back home help. Enough money for the whole trip. There is no fixed amount: it depends on how long you stay and whether you stay in a hotel or with friends. If you were invited, bring the invitation letter: the border officer may ask to see it. An eTA is linked to the passport you applied with: travel on that passport, the airline checks it at check-in.

How can I stay in Canada longer?

A visa-free stay does not give the right to live in the country. A longer stay needs a long-term visa or a residence permit: express Entry — permanent residence for skilled workers, provincial Nominee Program (PNP), work permit — employer-specific or open, study permit, sponsorship of a spouse, partner or child, super visa for parents and grandparents — up to 5 years per stay.

Sources

Checked on 8 October 2026. Entry rules change: check them on the consulate website before you travel.