Canada Tourist Visa

A Canadian temporary resident visa often referred to as a tourist visa or visitor visa for Canada is a temporary Canadian immigration option allowing tourists to visit Canada for a maximum of six months.

In Canada, visit visas of this kind are not intended as a route to settlement and do not offer permanent residence or the opportunity to apply for Canadian citizenship.Visiting visas are issued on the understanding that you will not be permitted to work, and that you will depart on or before the expiry of your tourist visa.

Benefits

Applying for a Canadian visit visa is the appropriate method if you wish to enter the country purely for the purpose of visiting.

A visitor visa is the popular route for over 38 million visitors and students each year and will allow you to stay for a period of up to six months.

Applications for visit visas can be submitted for one of three categories on satisfying the eligibility conditions for the visa category.

Single entry Canada Visitor Visa

This category allows you to visit Canada once for the duration of no more than six months.

However, once in the country you can apply for a Canadian visa extension so long as you do so no later than 30 days before the expiry of the original document.

Multiple Entry Canada Visitor Visa

Under this category, you may enter and depart on several occasions during the validity of the Canadian travel visa.

In this case, you will need to specify the length of time you require. The length of time subsequently awarded will be decided by an issuing case officer.

Transit Canada Visa

The third category is intended for people entering the country en route to another destination who will be spending no longer than 48 hours in the country.

Applicants who enter Canada would need to undergo an arrival interview and review of certain applications few become inadmissible for grant of visa to enter Canada.

Processing Time The current processing time for migration to Canada under the Education – Skilled Canada Category visa category is 2 - 4 months from the time the application is lodged.