Passport, Visa, Embassy

Passport & Visa Info
The following details relate to holders of adult normal passports (requirements for children may be different), if any other type of passport or travel document is held, entry requirements should be checked with the relevant embassy or consulate.

Restrictions: Any passport, identity or travel document purporting to be issued by Somalia, Bophuthatswana, Ciskei, Transkei, Venda or the All Palestine Government are not valid for entry into Canada.

Passports

Required by all.
Passport Validity: Please contact nearest embassy/consulate.

Visas
The following DO NOT require a visa: 1) Nationals of Canada 2) British Citizens & British Overseas Citizens who are re-admissible to the United Kingdom 3) Citizens of British Dependent Territories who derive their citizenship through birth, descent, registration or naturalization in one of the British dependent territories of Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena or Turks & Caicos Islands 4) Citizens of Andorra, Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland Rep, Israel (National Passport holders only), Italy, Japan, Korea (South), Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Singapore, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden & Switzerland 5) Citizens of United States & persons lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence who are in possession of their alien registration card (Green Card) 6) Holders of passports issued by the Vatican City 7) Holders of Hong Kong S.A.R. passport issued by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.

Notes: Visitors must depart Canada within 6 months from the date of arrival, unless otherwise indicated upon arrival. Extensions to this period must be obtained by submitting an application to the Case Processing Centre in Vegreville, Alberta.

Air Transit
Required by all except those as noted above and: 1) Persons who are in transit through Canada on a flight stopping solely for the purpose of refuelling and: a) are in possession of a valid visa to enter the United States on a flight bound for the United States, or b) have been lawfully admitted to the United States and are on a flight originating form the United States.

Special Notes
All visitors must hold onward/return tickets, documents required for next destination & sufficient funds for length of stay.

U.S. Embassy or Consulate in Canada

Embassy Office
490 Sussex Drive
K1N 1G8, Ottawa
Ontario, Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 2385335
Website: www.usembassycanada.gov

Consulate Office
1095 West Pender Street
V6E 2M6, Vancouver
British Columbia, Canada
Tel: (+1-604) 6854311
Fax: (+1-604) 6855285
Website: www.vancouver.usconsulate.gov

Consulate Office
360 University Avenue
M5G 1S4, Toronto
Ontario, Canada
Tel: (+1-416) 5951700
Fax: (+1-416) 5950051
Website: www.usconsulatetoronto.ca

Consulate Office
615 Macleod Trail SE
T2G 4T8, Calgary
Alberta, Canada
Tel: (+1-403) 2668962

Consulate Office
860-201 Portage Avenue
R3B 3K6, Winnipeg
Winnipeg, Canada
Tel: (+1-204) 9401800
Fax: (+1-204) 9401809
Website: www.winnipeg.usconsulate.gov

Canada Embassy or Consulate in U.S.

Washington DC Office
925 Fifteenth Street N.W.
Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20005
Tel: 1-800-874-5100, 202-638-3800
Fax: 202-638-4674
Email: support@traveldocs.com

New York Office
641 Lexington Avenue
Suite 1435
New York, NY 10022
Tel: 1- 877-874-5104, 212-223-1735
Fax: 212-634-6361
Email: ny@traveldocs.com

San Francisco Office
3 Embarcadero Center
Lobby Level, Suite 2
San Francisco, CA 94111
Tel: 1-888-874-5100, 415-399-1515
Fax: 415-399-1001
Email: sfo@traveldocs.com

UK Embassy or Consulate in Canada
Canada, Ottawa, British High Commission
British High Commission
80 Elgin Street
Ottawa ON K1P 5K7
CANADA
Tel: (1) (613) 237 1530
Fax: (1) (613) 237 7980
Office hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm
After hours consular emergency line (this service cannot answer questions about visa or passport matters): (1) 613 239 4288
Website: http://ukincanada.fco.gov.uk

Canada Embassy or Consulate in UK
Visas are not generally required for British Citizens visiting Canada for short periods. However, other categories of British nationals should check requirements before making firm plans. If in any doubt contact the Visa Section of the Canadian High Commission.

High Commission Office
Macdonald House, 1 Grosvenor Square
W1K 4AB, London
London, United Kingdom
Tel: (+44-20) 72586600, 72586699
Fax: (+44-20) 72586333
Email: ldn@dfait-maeci.gc.ca
Website: www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/canadaeuropa/united_kingdom

Consulate Office
55 Colmore Row
B3 2AS, Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Tel: (+44-121) 2366474
Fax: (+44-121) 2141099

Consulate Office
St John Cymru Wales, Beignon Close, Ocean Way
CF24 5PB, Cardiff
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Tel: (+44-2920) 449635
Fax: (+44-2920) 449645

Consulate Office
Unit 3, Ormeau Business Park, 8 Cromac Avenue
BT7 2JA, Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Tel: (+44-2891) 272060
Fax: (+44-2891) 272060
Email: honconcanbelfast@yahoo.co.uk

Canada Embassy or Consulate Office in Australia
Canadian Tourism Commission
Suite 105 Jones Bay Wharf
19-21 Pirrama Road
Pyrmont NSW 2009
Telephone: +61 2 9571 1644
Fax: +61 2 9571 1866
Email: Canada@ctc-australia.com

Canada Embassy or Consulate Office in Germany
Canadian Tourism Commission
Benrather Str. 8
40213 D374sseldorf
Telephone: +49 211-172 172 5
Fax: +49 211- 35 91 65
Email: m.eich@ctc-germany.de

Canada Embassy or Consulate Office in Japan
Canadian Tourism Commission
c/o Canadian Embassy
3-38, Akasaka 7-Chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-8503, Japan
Telephone: +81 3 5412-6237
Fax: +81 3 5412-6293
Web site: http://www.canada.or.jp

Canada Embassy or Consulate Office in Korea
Canadian Tourism Commission
Canadian Embassy
10th Floor
Kolon Building
45 Mugyo-Dong, Jung-Ku
Seoul 100-170
Republic of Korea
Telephone: +82 2 3455-6063
Fax: +82 2 755-0686

Canada official tourism board office
Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC)
Suite 1400, Four Bentall Centre
1055 Dunsmuir St./Box 49230
Vancouver, BC V7X 1L2
Canada
Tel: 604-638-8300
Website: http://www.canada.travel

Source:
Web: http://travel.state.gov/
Web: http://www.fco.gov.uk/
Web: http://www.canada.travel/

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