CANADA – There is no visa required for U.S. citizens traveling for business or tourist purposes for a maximum stay of 90 days. A valid passport is required.

For Official or Diplomatic Travel - No Visa Required for stay up to three months unless on assignment.  U.S. Passport must be valid 3 months beyond intended stay. Work Permit Required if performing technical work or training, or if providing professional services. Also required for performers/entertainers.

Citizens of the following countries and territories require a Visa to VISIT or TRANSIT Canada:

Visa Requirements for Citizens that Require Visa to Enter Canada

 TOURIST

• Submit your valid, signed Passport. The passport must contain at least one blank visa page.
• One (1) Visa Application Form, fully completed and signed
• Two (2) Recent professional passport-type photographs with white or clear background
• Service Order Form
• Proof of funds available to support your self and dependants during your stay and enable you to leave Canada, such as a bank statement, pay stubs or proof of employment or proof of travelers checks
• Proof of valid legal status in USA. (Original I-94; valid US visa in your passport etc.)
• Copy of Airline Tickets or Travel Agency Itinerary
• If you are visiting friends or relatives in Canada, please submit an invitation from your hosts in Canada along with a copy of their legal status in Canada (Canadian passport; Resident Card; valid Canadian visa etc.
• Warning: Citizens and residents of certain countries require additional formalities which may require a personal consulate interview and/or add 2-4 weeks to the processing period.

 BUSINESS

• Submit your valid, signed Passport. The passport must contain at least one blank visa page.
• One (1) Visa Application Form, fully completed and signed
• Two (2) Recent professional passport-type photographs with white or clear background
• Service Order Form
• Proof of funds available to support your self and dependants during your stay and enable you to leave Canada, such as a bank statement, pay stubs or proof of employment or proof of travelers checks
• Proof of valid legal status in USA. (Original I-94; valid US visa in your passport etc.)
• Copy of Airline Tickets or Travel Agency Itinerary
• Invitation from Canadian host company or organization.
• Corporate letter of Financial Responsibility (Business Letter from U.S. company)
• Warning: Citizens and residents of certain countries require additional formalities which may require a personal consulate interview and/or add 2-4 weeks to the processing period.
  

Consular Fee:     $75.00/visa (single entry)
                            $150.00/visa (multiple entries)

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, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel (National Passport holders only), Italy, Japan, Korea (Republic of), Latvia (Republic of), Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Slovenia, Switzerland, United States, and Western Samoa;
• 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, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena or the Turks and Caicos Islands;
• persons holding a British National (Overseas) Passport issued by the Government of the United Kingdom to persons born, naturalized or registered in Hong Kong;
• persons holding a valid and subsisting Special Administrative Region passport issued by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China;
• persons holding passports or travel documents issued by the Holy See.

Register your trip on-line with the U.S. Embassy in this country.  Millions of Americans travel abroad every year and encounter no difficulties. However, U.S. embassies and consulates assist nearly 200,000 Americans each year who are victims of crime, accident, or illness, or whose family and friends need to contact them in an emergency. When an emergency happens, or if natural disaster, terrorism, or civil unrest strikes during your foreign travel, the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate can be your source of assistance and information. By registering your trip, you help the embassy or consulate locate you when you might need them the most. Registration is voluntary and costs nothing, but it should be a big part of your travel planning and security.