We check your identity when you arrive in Canada Make sure children under 18 travel with the right documents. If you don’t have them, you may not be able to board your flight to Canada. This includes travel documents like a visitor visa, study or work permits or an eTA (electronically linked to your passport).Īirline staff and border service officers at ports of entry will ask to see your travel documents. Make sure you travel with the documents we gave you. You travel to Canada (if you’re approved) If your application is refused, we send you a letter that tells you why. When we finish reviewing your application, we let you know if you’re approved to come to Canada. If we need more information from you, we’ll contact you. See how long it takes to process your application. We process your applicationĪfter we get your biometrics, we start processing your application. Find out how COVID-19 is affecting biometrics. If the site closest to you is closed, we’ll extend your deadline to give your biometrics. Some biometrics collection sites are closed. You have 30 days to do this from the date on the letter.įind out who needs to give, how to give, and where to give your biometrics.Get this done as soon as you get the letter from us that tells you to give biometrics.You must pay the biometrics fee when you submit your application. Otherwise you may experience delays.If you’re between 14 and 79 years old, you probably need to give your fingerprints and photo (biometrics).You only need to give your biometrics once every 10 years to make repeat trips to Canada easier.

Use our application guides to help fill out your application properly, then submit your application.Īvoid processing delays by sending us a complete application. If you want to visit, study or work in Canada, make sure you’re eligible to apply. Apply for your visitor visa, study permit or work permit Find out what happens from when you submit your application to when you get to Canada and where biometrics fits in the process. We collect biometrics for most applications. We refer to your fingerprints and photo as biometrics.

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