Canada Visa for Indians: Required
Complete visa requirements for Indian passport holders
Indian passport holders need a visa before travelling to Canada. Check the current fee, documents, application route, and processing guidance below.
Guide updated: 28 September 2026
Key Information
Key Requirements
- Valid passport covering your visit; IRCC recommends at least 6 months from your planned travel date.
- Demonstrate that you will leave Canada after the visit, with evidence of ties such as employment, family, property or finances.
- Funds appropriate to your trip length and accommodation; IRCC does not publish a universal ₹5 lakh tourist threshold.
- Meet health and admissibility conditions, and provide the documents requested for your circumstances.
Step-by-Step Application Process
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Use IRCC’s official application instructions and choose the online route for your circumstances; paper applications are limited to specified exceptions.
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Complete the online questions and upload your personalized checklist documents plus India’s additional requirements.
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Pay the applicable visa and biometrics fees.
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If instructed, book a VAC biometrics appointment after receiving your biometric instruction letter and meet its deadline.
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Monitor your account and respond to requests for additional information, an interview, a medical exam or a police certificate.
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If approved, follow the passport-submission letter. Wait for the visa to be placed in your passport before travelling.
Documents Required
- Follow your personalized portal checklist and the New Delhi tourist checklist (IMM 5881).
- Passport identity and marked-page copies; previous passports, and requested application/family-information forms.
- For India tourist applications: 6 months of bank history and 2 years of income-tax returns.
- Detailed itinerary with air-ticket and hotel-booking evidence.
- Employment leave letter, pension evidence or school permission, as applicable.
- If sponsored: payer’s signed letter, ID, bank evidence and relationship details; these documents must be dated within 3 months of applying.
- Minor-travel consents and certified translations when applicable; submit every extra document your checklist requests.
Pro Tips
- Check whether existing biometrics are still valid before paying to give them again; temporary-residence biometrics normally last 10 years.
- Book the biometrics appointment promptly after the instruction letter. Booking is free; the usual submission deadline is 30 days.
- Prepare funds evidence for your actual itinerary rather than targeting a supposed guaranteed bank balance.
- Use the visa’s actual expiry and entry count when planning future visits; approval does not promise a ten-year multiple-entry visa.
Important Notes
- • A temporary resident visa (TRV) may allow one or multiple entries; the officer decides the type and expiry.
- • The maximum visa validity is generally 10 years, limited by passport or biometrics expiry; a shorter visa can be issued.
- • Ordinary Indian tourists must obtain their required visa before travel. US permanent residents and other exempt travellers should check their separate rules.
- • A visitor visa does not itself authorize employment; most work requires a work permit.
- • A standalone course of 6 months or less may be studied without a study permit if completed within your authorized stay. Longer programs generally require a permit.
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Best Time to Apply
Apply early after checking IRCC’s current India processing estimate; allow time for documents, biometrics and passport submission. No fixed lead time guarantees approval before travel.
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