Updated: Jan 10, 2024
This article provides information on getting an eTA or a visa for Montreal. A valid visa or eTA is required prior your departure to Canada.
To fly to or even transit through a Canadian airport, you would require a visa or electronic travel authorisation (eTA). This means even if your original travel destination was not Montreal but America (for instance), an eTA or visitor visa would still be needed. As far as the documents required, those would differ depending on several factors such as the country of departure, nationality and mode of transport.
Generally, citizens belonging to visa-exempt territories or countries can transit through or visit Canada with a legally valid passport and a valid eTA for Montreal, provided the stay is not more than six months. Some individuals, such as Canadian citizens residing in another country, permanent Canadian residents, etc. may only need a valid passport to enter Canada. The following are a few more exemptions to the visa rule:
An eTA is needed for travellers with a visa exemption. Nationals of countries that aren’t visa-exempt countries wishing to enter Montreal temporarily, such as temporary foreign workers who are on work permits, tourists, and international students should apply for a TRV (temporary resident visa). TRV is essentially a government document issued by a Canadian Immigration Visa Office located outside Canada. It denotes the person in possession of a TRV has met the requirements to legally enter Canada as a guest. These temporary visas could be for individual or multiple entries.
The Canadian eTA is an electronic travel authorization that is intended to simplify the process of entering Canada for common travel purposes such as tourism, business or transit. Individuals wishing to visit Canada for under six months, for the purposes of tourism, business, transit, or receiving medical treatment may be eligible. A Canadian eTA is issued for up to five years' from the date of approval, or until the date of passport expiry, whichever comes first.
The Canadian eTA enables passport holders of dozens of countries to apply online for travel authorization without the need of a visa for Montreal. A current list of eTA eligible countries can be found on the eTA requirements page.
There are a wide variety of uses for a Canadian eTA, from attending family weddings to speaking at a business conference. However, there are limitations to using an eTA. If used in an unauthorized manner, an approved eTA can be revoked from an applicant. It is thus important to make sure eTA applicants understand the full scope of permitted travel uses of an eTA.
Although a Canadian eTA is typically thought of as a tourist travel authorization, it can also be used for business purposes.
With an eTA, travelers can visit Canada to meet with business associates, settle an estate or negotiate a business contract. Although it is not a work visa, a Canadian eTA can be used to conduct business meetings in Canada. If you plan to travel to Montreal for a business meeting using an eTA, you may be asked to provide additional documentation during your eTA application or at the Canadian border. You will likely be required to prove that your main source of income is received outside of Canada, and that your employer is also based outside of Canada.
You can also attend a business conference in Canada with a Canadian eTA. If you use your eTA for this purpose, you may be asked by Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) personnel to prove that you are not employed nor seeking employment in Canada.
Most people get an eTA for tourism purposes. Permitted tourism purposes include activities such as sight-seeing, and visiting with friends or family.
A Canadian eTA can also be used for transit purposes, whereby a traveler is switching airplanes on Canadian territory while en-route to a non-Canadian destination.
Although there are many approved uses for a Canadian eTA, there are also some things you cannot legally do with an eTA.
You are not allowed to work in Canada with an eTA. Although you can use an eTA for some business purposes, you cannot hold or obtain employment in Canada using an eTA. Thus, you must apply for a work visa if you wish to be employed in Canada. This is true whether you want to move your career to Montreal or hope for temporary employment. You cannot accept payment for any work in Canada without a proper Canadian work visa.
You also cannot study in Canada using an eTA. You must get a Canadian student visa if you want to attend school in Canada.
To apply for an eTA, you will need your passport and employment details. You should allow between 15-20 minutes per application. Applications are usually processed and approved within minutes for most applicants. However, due to enhanced and automated security screening, your application may be flagged and require a manual review. During a manual review, you will be requested to provide additional information or documentation to process your eTA application. Failure to provide this information or documentation in a timely manner during the manual review will result in a denied eTA application.
Canadian eTAs are only for individuals from visa-exempt countries and permanent residents of the United States. If you are not from a visa-exempt country, are not a U.S. citizen, and are not a permanent resident of the United States, then you will need a visa for Montreal.
A Canadian tourist visa is known as a Temporary Resident Visa, or TRV for short. Like an eTA, you can apply for this online. You can also apply using a paper-based application. The application requires more information and entails longer processing timelines than an eTA application.
If you plan to work in Canada, either temporarily or indefinitely, you will need a work permit in addition to your eTA or TRV. Before you can apply for a work permit, you must usually have a job offer from a Canadian employer, although it is sometimes possible to waive this requirement depending on profession or the type of work an individual is able to do in Canada.
You can apply for a work permit either online or on paper. When you apply, you will need to certify that you will only work for the specific employer who has offered you a job, and that you will leave Canada at the end of your employment.
Study permits are similar to work permits. To apply for a study permit, you must also have a TRV or eTA. All students need a study permit, with very few exceptions. Unless you will attend preschool, plan to apply for a study permit.
You can apply for a student visa online or on paper. You must agree that you will leave Canada at the end of your studies (unless you subsequently get a work permit), and you must show that you have adequate financial support to live in Canada.
To apply for a Canadian visa, there are set number of steps which need to be followed. You can either apply online or apply on paper. For either type of application, you will be prompted to select the country where you are applying from as well as provide some information on your eligibility for your desired travel purposes.
The online application includes an instruction guide which is to be used to prepare the documents and forms needed to submit your Canada visa application. However, only eligible applicants can apply for a Canadian visa online. You can apply using the following link: https://ircc.canada.ca/english/information/applications/visa.asp
To apply for a Canadian visa using the paper-based application, you will need to first download and print the application package, which includes all the relevant forms you will need to fill out. Once completed, you will need to pay a fee to process your visa application. Once paid, you can then submit your visa application for processing. To get started on your paper-based Canadian visa application, visit the following link: https://ircc.canada.ca/english/information/applications/visa.asp
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