Visitor Visa (TRV)

Visitors are persons who are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada and are legally authorized to enter Canada to visit Canada on holidays (vacation); visit family; conduct business. Before you apply visitor visa to Canada, it is most important to find out if you are eligible to travel Canada. There are so many factors and reason you wish to visit or come Canada.

• To unite with a family member,
• To visit for sightseeing and pleasurer,
• To visit on business,
• To attend a funeral or provide support to a critically ill person,
• To join a vessel (marine crew member) ,
• To assume a diplomatic post to come with an immediate family member who’s assuming a diplomatic post.

A visitor visa also called a temporary resident visa (TRV). It is an official document that IRCC stick in your passport – we also called it a counterfoil. Most of the travelers need visitor visa to enter Canada. You can apply visitor visa online - engage our services to apply one.

Find out if you need an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA).

Visitors are restricted in length of stay and subject to various conditions. 

There is a significant difference between a visitor visa and a visitor record.

A Visitor Visa (TRV) is an official document citizen from visa required countries need to get to travel to and enter Canada as a visitor for up to 6 (six) months.

A Visitor Record is a document that a border services officer may issue to you to extend or restrict your stay in Canada. If you want to stay in Canada for more than 6 (six) months, you have to apply the visitor record.  

Permanent residents returning to Canada by airplane, boat, train, or bus must show a valid Permanent Resident Card (PR card) or Permanent Resident Travel Document (PRTD) before boarding.

if you are outside Canada, you have lost your PR card and you need proof of your status to return to Canada, then you need this certification to enter Canada.

You may voluntarily renounce your Permanent Resident Status and enter Canada as a tourist or visitor.

To renounce your status as a permanent resident, you must:

• be a permanent resident of Canada;
• have citizenship or valid legal permanent resident status in another country.

Note: In cases where the client is under 18 years of age, all legal guardians must consent in writing to the client renouncing their permanent resident status.

If you renounce your permanent resident status, you will permanently change your status in Canada as of the day your application is approved by an officer. You will not be able to appeal the decision to the Immigration Appeal Division (IAD). You will no longer be a permanent resident of Canada. You will no longer be eligible to apply for Canadian citizenship. Any application for Canadian citizenship that is still in process will be refused.

However, you may need to apply for a temporary resident visa (TRV) or an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA), depending on your country of citizenship and the purpose of your visit and the travel document you will be using.

If you wish to apply for a TRV, you must submit your visa application separately from your application to renounce your permanent resident status. TRV applications must be submitted following the existing instructions for submitting TRV applications, while Voluntary Renunciation of PR status applications must be sent in a separate envelope by mail to the IRCC visa office.