Do you want to know if you can travel to Canada without a visa and are eligible for the eTA scheme? Find out which countries are members of the system and what other conditions must be met to qualify.
Do you want to know if you can travel to Canada without a visa and are eligible for the eTA scheme? Find out which countries are members of the system and what other conditions must be met to qualify.
The eTA scheme allows you to travel to Canada without a visa and is available under certain conditions, the most important of which is that you must be a resident of one of the member countries of the scheme. It is therefore essential to check that you are a member before starting your online application. In this page, we propose you to discover the complete list of these countries as well as the other conditions to respect and the procedure to follow to obtain an eTA for Canada.
Travellers who live in and hold a passport issued by one of the following countries can travel to Canada without a visa and can benefit from the eTA for that country. However, it should be noted here that this scheme is limited to travellers entering the country by air and is not available to travellers arriving by boat or train. The list of eTA member countries is as follows
Certain nationals of certain countries and meeting certain conditions are both visa and eTA exempt. These include:
In addition to being a national of one of the countries listed above, travellers who are eligible to travel to Canada without a visa and benefit from the eTA must meet certain additional conditions including
To obtain an eTA for Canada from any of the countries on the visa-free list that are eligible for the scheme, simply go online to the official website or to a website with an application form like the one we recommend here.
You will simply need to fill in the application form with your personal details, enter your passport number and a valid email address and pay the processing and transfer fee.
You will receive an answer to your request within a maximum of 72 hours and this authorisation will then be valid for a period of 5 years.