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Visa applicants must submit a completed DS-160, Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application for all nonimmigrant visa categories, including applicants applying for K visas. ( Note: For K visa cases in process at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate prior to October 7, 2013, review the limited exceptions explained in the FAQs below.)
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Access the online DS-160 by clicking: Consular Electronic Application Center website .
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- Print and keep the DS-160 barcode page. (You will not need to print the full application.)
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Venezuelan passport holders
You may need to complete extra steps when you fill out your application .
If the printed expiry date on your Venezuelan passport has passed
If the printed expiry date has passed and you’re applying for a visitor visa, study permit, work permit or to extend your stay as a temporary resident in Canada, follow these steps:
- Add 5 years to the printed expiry date shown on your passport and enter it in the expiry date field of the application form.
- Include a letter of explanation with your application stating: “I am a Venezuelan national with a Venezuelan passport, which has been extended for 5 years”.
Warning: If your passport is still expired after adding 5 years to the printed expiry date, your passport is considered expired. You’re not eligible to submit an application with that passport.
Prepare documents and apply
The reason you’re traveling to Canada determines the way you apply and the documents you need to submit with your visa application.
Why are you applying for a visitor visa?
- To visit as a tourist
- To visit for business
- To visit your spouse or partner who has sponsored you for permanent residence
What is your family member’s status in Canada?
- Canadian citizen
- Person registered under Canada’s Indian Act
- Canadian permanent resident
- Temporary resident in Canada
- For compassionate reasons
- None of the above
Do you plan to visit your children or grandchildren for more than 6 months?
You may be eligible to apply for a Super Visa
A super visa lets you visit your children or grandchildren for 5 years at a time. It’s a visa that provides multiple entries for a period up to 10 years.
Find out how to apply for a Super Visa
Step 1 Gather documents
Gather these documents to submit with your visa application and bring when you travel.
About the documents listed
- Not all documents listed below are required—some are optional.
- This is not an exhaustive list of acceptable proof to support your visa application.
- Only submit the recommended documents that prove you’re eligible for a visa.
- Even if you submit all the documents listed, there is no guarantee that we’ll approve your application.
- We may request more information from you in addition to what is listed here.
Documents we accept:
- passports (regular, official or diplomatic) from most countries (see exceptions below)
- alien’s passport for stateless persons
- US Permit to Re-Enter (Form I-327)
- US Refugee Travel Document (Form I-571)
- other refugee travel documents for non-citizens
Documents we don’t accept:
- any passport issued by Somalia
- non-machine-readable passports issued by the Czech Republic
- temporary passports issued by the Republic of South Africa
- provisional passports issued by Venezuela
A clear, colour copy of your valid passport or travel document that you’ll use to travel to Canada
If you have a passport, you must provide a copy of
- the page that shows your birth date and country of origin
- any pages with stamps, visas or markings
If you have a travel document, it must be issued by a government and include your
- date of birth
- document number
- citizenship or residency status
- expiry date (if applicable)
Submit this document with your visa application.
Family members or third parties who apply on behalf of the applicant need to complete this form.
Submit the completed form with your visa application.
Each applicant 18 years or older must complete this form.
Submit the completed form with your visa application
Documents needed depend on whether a child under 18 years of age will travel with only 1 parent, with a relative or friend or alone.
You may need to show
- a letter that authorizes the minor child to travel to Canada
- other documents, such as adoption papers or a custody decree, depending on if the minor child travels alone or not
Consult Minor children travelling to Canada .
Submit these with your visa application.
- Show the border services officer when you arrive in Canada.
If you’ve travelled to Canada or to other countries, this can show that you’ve been able to get a visa in the past.
Proof of this includes copies of previous visas in your passport.
Include a clear copy of 1 or more of the following:
- your previous passports and/or visas (used within the last 10 years to travel outside your country)
- entry and exit stamps
- study and/or work permits that indicate your duration outside of your country
- expired or valid visas
Submit this document with your visa application
Documents that show how long you plan to stay and what you’ll do in Canada
Include copies of any of the following:
- flight details
- hotel reservations
- registration for an event
This can help us understand if you have enough money to support yourself during your stay in Canada.
Bank name and contact This allows us to contact your bank or financial institution with questions.
Proof it is your account Your name and address on the statement show that the account is yours.
Account details At least 6 months of account details, including balances, helps us understand your financial situation.
Use this form if you want to allow Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to release your personal information to someone you choose.
The person you choose will be able to get information on your case file, such as the status of your application.
Business visitor
A clear, colour copy of your valid passport or travel document that you'll use to travel to Canada
Submit this with your visa application.
A clear copy of 1 or more of the following:
- study and/or work permits that indicate your duration outside your country
Copies of any of the following:
A letter from your employer can confirm that you have a stable job and will return to it. It can also show that your employer supports your visit to Canada.
The letter should be printed on your employer’s official letterhead.
The letter should include the following:
- date, no earlier than 3 months before you apply
- confirmation that you have a job with the employer
- your full name and date of birth
- date you started the job
- brief description of your job
- current salary
- contact information of your manager
- phone number
- email address
- employer information
- company name
- state or province
- Your manager or human resources contact should print their name and sign the letter.
A letter from a business or company in Canada
It can confirm that your purpose for visiting Canada is valid.
A copy of the letter from the business or company inviting you to Canada
- The letter must be written to you from the business or company.
Consult the details to include in the letter .
Visit your spouse or partner who sponsored you for permanent residence
Proof of your relationship with the person or family member inviting you to Canada
This can include a copy of
- a marriage certificate
- Statutory Declaration of Common-Law Union (IMM5409)
- a birth certificate
- an official document naming you as a parent
Each applicant 18 years and older must complete this form.
The documents needed depend on whether a child under 18 years of age will travel with only 1 parent, with a relative or friend, or alone.
- other documents, such as adoption papers or a custody decree, depending on whether the minor child travels alone
Consult Minor children travelling to Canada
A letter written by your family member in Canada
A copy of the letter from the family member inviting you to Canada
- The letter must be written to you from your family member.
- current Salary
Complete the form that declares you and your partner are in a common-law relationship. Also provide proof that you and your common-law partner have combined your affairs and set up a household together.
What is a common-law partner?
Proof can include
- joint bank accounts or credit cards
- joint ownership of a home
- joint residential leases
- joint rental receipts
- joint utilities (electricity, gas, telephone)
- joint management of household expenses
- proof of joint purchases, especially for household items
- mail addressed to either person or both people at the same address
Faster visitor visa processing for spousal applicants
If you’re being sponsored for permanent residence (PR) by your spouse or partner, you could benefit from faster processing for a visitor visa.
You may be eligible if you
- submitted an application to be sponsored for permanent residence
- received an acknowledgement of receipt (AOR) that confirms the application is in progress
Applications that need more information, for example custody documents for a child, will take longer to process.
When your sponsor receives the AOR for your permanent residence application, you can apply for a visitor visa. If you’re eligible, your visitor visa application will automatically receive faster processing. You don’t need to request it.
You must still meet all of the requirements to be eligible for a visitor visa .
Visit family (Canadian citizen, person registered under Canada’s Indian Act, or permanent resident of Canada)
Submit with visa application
Visit children or grandchildren Super visa option
Submit this with your visa or super visa application.
For super visa applicants only
Proof that medical insurance for at least $100,000 coverage has been purchased from a Canadian insurance company.
A copy of the insurance certificate or policy you received for medical insurance coverage for 1 year with a Canadian insurance company.
Submit this with your super visa application.
Documents that show that the super visa applicant’s child or grandchild meets the low income cut-off minimum.
Submit one of the following documents:
- If the child or grandchild does not have a paper copy of their notice of assessment on file, they can view and print their tax returns as well as other personal tax information using the Canada Revenue Agency My Account online service.
- a copy of the child’s or grandchild’s most recent T4 or T1
- an original letter from the child’s or grandchild’s employer stating their job title, job description and salary
- a letter from an accountant confirming the child’s or grandchild’s annual income, if they are self-employed.
- proof of other sources of income (pension statement, investments, etc.)
A document confirming that you had an immigration medical exam (IME)
The exam must conducted by a panel physician authorized by IRCC.
Get complete details about how to get a medical exam with a panel physician.
Submit this with your super visa application, or wait for instructions from the visa office.
Visit family (temporary resident of Canada)
A letter written by your family in Canada
Documents that show how long you plan to stay and what you’ll do once in Canada
Visit for compassionate reasons
A clear, colour copy of your valid passport or travel document that you'll use to travel to Canada.
- Show the border services officer when you arrive in Canada
A letter written to you from a person or business inviting you to Canada
A copy of the letter from the person or business inviting you to Canada
- registration for an event.
Step 2 Apply through the IRCC Portal
Step 2 apply.
To apply for a visitor visa to visit Canada on business, you need to qualify as a business visitor.
To qualify, you must show that:
- you plan to stay for less than 6 months
- you don’t plan to enter the Canadian labour market
- your main place of business and source of income and profits is outside Canada
Business visitor activities include business meetings, special events or training for a few days or weeks.
If your meeting, event or conference is registered with us, include the event code in your application. You should get this code from the organizer.
Note: If you plan to stay for more than 6 months, or if you plan to work in Canada, you may be considered a temporary worker and have to apply for a work permit .
To apply online, you need a scanner or camera to create electronic copies of your documents, and a valid credit or debit card.
Read the instruction guide before you complete your application. As an online applicant, you can ignore steps 3 and 4 of the guide (paying the fees and submitting your application).
If you’re applying for the first time , you must pay the biometrics fee when you submit your application (unless you’re exempt). Otherwise, you may experience delays.
Apply through the IRCC Secure account
Sign in to your IRCC secure account
Apply through the IRCC Portal
Only for tourists, visiting for business, family visits, compassionate reasons
Sign in to the IRCC portal
Applying on paper for specific situations
If you need a visitor visa to travel to Canada, you must apply online for one. Only online applications will be accepted and processed. However, you can apply on paper if:
- you can’t apply online because of a disability or
- you’re travelling with an identity or travel document that was issued to a refugee, a stateless person or a non-citizen
The application package includes an instruction guide and all the forms you need to fill out.
Read the guide carefully before you complete your application . We will not refund your application fee, so make sure you need a visitor visa before you apply.
Each individual applicant must submit a completed application form. Applicants under the age of 18 must have this form signed by a parent or a guardian.
Download the application package .
Pay your application fees
In most cases, your fees will include processing fees for you and anyone you include on your application.
If you’re applying for the first time, you must pay the biometrics fee when you submit your application (unless you’re exempt). Otherwise, you may experience delays.
Third-party fees
Depending on your situation, you may need to pay third parties for
- your medical exam
- a police certificate
Our instruction guides (opens in a new tab) can help you understand which fees apply to you.
Submit your application
Families should send their individual applications in one package. The principal applicant must send this combined package to the location where their application will be processed.
Select the country/territory you’ll be applying from to find out where to submit your application. You can choose your country of nationality or the country or territory where you have been legally admitted:
- Afghanistan
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- British Virgin Islands
- Burkina Faso
- Burma (Myanmar)
- Cayman Islands
- Central African Republic
- China (People’s Republic of)
- Comoros Island
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Czech Republic
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Hong Kong SAR
- Liechtenstein
- Marshall Islands
- Micronesia (Federated States of)
- Netherlands
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- North Korea
- North Macedonia (Republic of)
- Palestinian Authority (Gaza)
- Palestinian Authority (West Bank)
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Puerto Rico
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Sierra Leone
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Switzerland
- Timor-Leste (Timor oriental)
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- US Virgin Islands
If you need to give biometrics (fingerprints and photograph), and you’re applying on paper, submit your application in person . VAC staff will check that it is complete and will confirm that you have paid the correct fees before you can give your biometrics.
Credit cards and prepaid cards
We accept the following credit cards and prepaid cards:
- MasterCard ®
- American Express ®
- UnionPay ® (for online applications only; debit cards not accepted)
If you use a prepaid credit card, keep it for at least 18 months after you pay to make refunds easier. Find more on prepaid cards .
We also accept all Visa Debit cards.
The card you use doesn’t have to be in your name. The cardholder’s name will appear on the receipt but it does not need to match your application.
Debit cards
- be from a Canadian bank using INTERAC ® Online
- be registered for online banking through your bank’s website
We also accept all Debit MasterCard ® and Visa ® Debit cards. If your card has the Visa Debit logo on it, alone or with the INTERAC ® Online logo, select Visa Debit as your payment method.
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Do you want US Visa Appointment ‘earliest’ date?
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- Start date Mar 20, 2023
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Hello all. We just applied US visa B1/B2 yesterday and we got available appointment November 2024. I tried to reschedule last 1 hour and found earlier one which is 19 May2023 if you want to find earliest appointment, you should keep trying to reschedule every 10 minutes. Good luck
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Captain911 said: Hello all. We just applied US visa B1/B2 yesterday and we got available appointment November 2024. I tried to reschedule last 1 hour and found earlier one which is 19 May2023 if you want to find earliest appointment, you should keep trying to reschedule every 10 minutes. Good luck Click to expand...
Askhar131 said: Was this a Toronto appointment? Click to expand...
Ranga0585 said: I have for June 11th in Vancouver but I something more quickly. it says no appointment. can I still keep trying every ten mins Click to expand...
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Hello all...I just got my travel document and I wanted to apply US visa.Can anyone help me with this?
Kaku04 said: Hello all...I just got my travel document and I wanted to apply US visa.Can anyone help me with this? Click to expand...
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nilufer said: how long did you wait for got an interview? it looks like there is no availability till 2025. Click to expand...
Canadian_rainbow said: Hi! Just fill the form and go to the us consulate Canada website. Pay visa fee and register for the interview. İt's really easy. But make sure about your travel dates and place to stay. They are asking on the form. I will get my passport tomorrow. Let's see for how long they issued my visa. Click to expand...
Captain911 said: Probably it will be 10 years visa as always. Click to expand...
Canadian_rainbow said: Yes 10 years Click to expand...
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Scheduling an Appointment. Most immigrant Visa applicants are scheduled for their interview by the National Visa Center (NVC). Please attend the NVC-scheduled appointment in order to avoid delays in processing your case. If you have previously been scheduled by NVC and could not attend your interview, please click here to reschedule your interview.
Applicants scheduling visa appointments in a location different from their place of residence should check post websites for nonresident wait times. Select a U.S. Embassy or Consulate: Wait Times for Embassy/Consulate. Visa Wait Times. Nonimmigrant Visa Type. Appointment Wait Time. Interview Required Students/Exchange Visitors (F, M, J) -- days.
This section contains detailed information for people interested in traveling to the United States. In Canada, the U.S. Government issues visas from its Embassy and six consulates located throughout the country. Canadians typically do not require visas to enter the United States, although there are some exceptions.Citizens of certain other countries also do not require entry visas to visit the ...
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Most visitors to the United States enter the country on a tourist or business visitor visa (B1/B2 visas), but there are visa categories corresponding to every purpose of travel, including students (F1) and temporary foreign workers (H1B).. When you have determined which category of visa is appropriate for your reason for entering the United States, please ensure that you have compiled the ...
Consular Operations. Residents in Canada can check wait times here: Visa Appointment Wait Times (state.gov) . Applicants that are not resident in Canada can anticipate a wait time of approximately 600 calendar days for an appointment. The U.S. Consulate General in Montreal is processing immigrant visas according to the Department's most ...
Apply for a U.S. Visa. At this website, you can learn about obtaining a visa, as well as applying for your visa. How to apply for your nonimmigrant visa for travel to the United States. What documents, photos and information you need to apply for your visa. How to access visa application forms and instructions.
Generally, a citizen of a foreign country who wishes to enter the United States must first obtain a visa, either a nonimmigrant visa for a temporary stay, or an immigrant visa for permanent residence. Visitor visas are nonimmigrant visas for persons who want to enter the United States temporarily for business (visa category B-1), for tourism (visa category B-2), or for a combination of both ...
Making an appointment. Visa appointments must be made online. For expedited appointments, please visit the same website and follow the prompts to request expedited service. Addresses. Physical Address 2, rue de la Terrasse Dufferin Quebec, Quebec City G1R 4N5. Mailing Address (Mail from Canada) United States Consulate General P.O. Box 939, Succ ...
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If you are traveling to the United States with a nonimmigrant visa, and are taking a short trip(s) to Canada and Mexico, review the Automatic Revalidation webpage. Anyone who has applied for and been refused visa issuance at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate is prohibited from re-admission or re-entry to the United States in the same visa category, even though they are in possession of a valid ...
The DS-160, Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application form, is for temporary travel to the United States, and for K (fiancé (e)) visas. Form DS-160 is submitted electronically to the Department of State website via the Internet. Consular Officers use the information entered on the DS-160 to process the visa application and, combined with a personal ...
Visa Renewal by Mail. Visa applicants who meet the criteria below may be eligible to apply for their visas by mail, without a visa interview, if: Individual Petition-Based H, O, P, and Q Visas: They are applying for an H-1, H-3, H-4, O, P, or Q visa and have previously been issued any type of visa. Applicants for L visas are not eligible for ...
To apply for a visitor visa to visit Canada on business, you need to qualify as a business visitor. To qualify, you must show that: you plan to stay for less than 6 months. you don't plan to enter the Canadian labour market. your main place of business and source of income and profits is outside Canada.
3. May 29, 2023. #6. Captain911 said: Hello all. We just applied US visa B1/B2 yesterday and we got available appointment November 2024. I tried to reschedule last 1 hour and found earlier one which is 19 May2023. if you want to find earliest appointment, you should keep trying to reschedule every 10 minutes.
I was finally able to schedule an appointment for June 22 this year in Vancouver. Timeline looks as follows : 3/22 : finished application. 3/27 : Got an appointment in Vancouver for 7/25/2024. 4/4: Reschedule to 2/2/2024 Calgary. 4/9: Reschedule to 2/2/2024 Vancouver. 4/14 Reschedule to 6/22/2023 Vancouver. Tips:
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Consul General James P. DeHart. Consular Details. Section and Offices. History of the Consulate. Security Procedures. This section contains information on the U.S. Consulate General in Vancouver, including its Consul General, its hours and location, sections and offices within the Consulate, and its history.