CANADA
EU Citizens must obtain an electronic entry permit (ETA) before traveling to Canada.
Tourist visa for EU citizens (ETA):
- Processing: 1-2 working days
- ETA cost: 25 EUR
Required documents (ETA):
- Passport (copy/scan);
- Visa application.
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If you are not eligible for an ETA you must obtain a visa to Canada before traveling!
Tourist visa for Canada:
- Visa processing time: ~ 30 - 90 days
- Visa fee: 450 EUR (visa fee, filling out an application form, biometric enrollment fee, preparing a package of documents to submit etc.)
Please note: In most cases, with a positive decision on a visa, there are additional costs (fee for the services of the Canadian Visa Application Center in Warsaw, payment for a courier service for delivering a passport, etc.).
If you have to enroll your biometrics, please note that you will have to travel to a BIOMETRIC ENROLLMENT center ( there is no biometric center in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia ), for example, the closest one to Latvia, where you can enroll is: Sweden, Helsinki, Poland, Germany etc.
Tourism visa required documents:
- Passport + a scanned copy of the passport + scanned all pages of the passport that have any marks (visas, border crossing stamps, etc.)
- Full copy of the previous passport (if you have it)
- Residence permit card (if you have it)
- Visa application (to be completed by the agency)
- “Family” questionnaire application (to be completed by the agency)
- Digital photography of your face that meets Canadian requirements
- Justification for the visit (in the case of a tourist visa, the justification may be - plane tickets, a description of the travel route, hotel booking; if the trip is as a family/friend visit - an invitation letter from them, also we can assist with filling out this letter)
- Confirmation of residence address in Canada (or hotel booking)
- Financial justification for the visit (bank statement for the last 6 months)
- Letter from the place of work, indicating the position, date of employment, salary and the period of leave granted (coinciding with the dates of the trip to Canada)
- Extra certificates (marriage certificate, birth certificate of kids, in which minor children are entered, etc.)
Each application and situation is considered separately, additional documents may be required. A complete list of documents is compiled and issued when filling out a visa application form
Please note: when traveling in transit through the US, you may need to apply for a American visa!!!