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Read MoreIt seems almost impossible to travel to Canada within 72 hours. It is more commonly known to plan for your immigration to Canada months before traveling. The available Visa programs such as the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Student Visa, Provincial Nominee Programs, and the Business & Investor Visas take months before approval, so these are not the preferred alternatives.
Canada immigration has devised a way to travel to Canada within 72 hours without applying for any of the available visa programs that may take months or years if your visa even gets chosen at all. This is the Electronic Travel Authorization to Canada (eTA).
The Electronic Travel Authorization to Canada (eTA) is specially created for visa-exempt foreign nationals traveling to Canada by air. The eTA is an entry requirement linked electronically to a traveler’s passport.
This travel authorization is only valid for up to five years or until your passport expires. If you have to get a new passport, you need to get a new eTA.
Though the eTA is granted to visa-exempt foreign nationals traveling by air, it does not automatically guarantee entry into the country. A border services officer will request your passport and other identifying documents to show your eligibility on arrival.
Travelers who can apply for the eTA include;
In addition, citizens of the British overseas territories who have acquired their nationalities by birth, naturalization, or registering in one of these territories are also eligible to apply for the eTA:
Brazilian citizens are also eligible to apply for an eTA, as long as they meet one of the following requirements:
If you meet one of the requirements below, you are eligible to apply online for an eTA to Canada:
Canada does not currently offer an extension service for passports that expire before the eTAs or eTAs that expire before passports. In both cases, it is advised that the expired document be renewed.
If the passport expires before the eTA, you need to renew both the passport and the eTA since they are linked together.
Note that your eTA lets you visit Canada for up to six months or until the date the border services put on your passport.
If you need to stay longer in Canada, you must apply to extend your stay. For more information about eTA extension, make sure you ask our immigration and visa consultant at CISdesk.
Tags: Electronic Travel Authorization to Canada | Canada eTA | eTA Extension | Immigration to Canada
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