Canada Visa Application: 100% Working Guide

Assume you want to visit Canada and want to know if you need a visa to enter the country as a short-term visitor or a long-term visitor. Most countries around the world require visitors to have visas before entering their borders.

This is not an exception in Canada. Canada’s visa procedures are particularly stringent. So, if you want to apply for a visa to Canada from your home country, this article will assist you. The following is a summary of the Canadian visa application process.

Is it even possible for you to obtain a visa to Canada?

The first and most important consideration is whether you are eligible for a visa to enter Canada.

Fortunately, you can easily check this by going to their website HERE.

That link will take you only to their home page. Your intended destination is the My Application tab in the Immigration tab.

The next tabs under My Application after going from Immigration to My Application are the various types of visas available. So you choose the type of visa you want: work, immigration, study, visit, etc.

You must complete the questionnaire that will be presented based on the visa you select. The answers you provide in the questionnaire will determine whether you qualify for the visa you selected.

If you do not qualify for that visa, it will either match you with another visa that does or inform you that you do not qualify.

You are ineligible for any visa. When you apply for a visa, you will receive an email with a Reference Code. A visa application cannot be processed without a Reference Code. You will also be sent a set of documents to complete.

Create an online account next.

The Canadian government is actively digitizing its visa process and immigrant information. As a result, there is a good chance you will be asked to apply for the visa online.

The email you receive after the questionnaire assigns you a visa will tell you whether you should apply in person or online for a visa. You must create an account if you are applying online.

using the Online Banking login key or the Government of Canada login key.

Begin gathering the necessary documents after successfully creating an online account or applying in person.

After creating an account, enter the reference key you received via email to gain access to your visa information. Following the confirmation of the Reference Key, you will be presented with a list of documents that must be prepared. After you have compiled these documents, you must upload them to the system online.

Pay the applicable fees.

Following the upload of all required information, the next step is to pay all applicable fees. Before you can pay the fees, the system will verify that you have submitted all of the required documents.

Now comes the pricing of the Fees vary depending on the type of visa in question. Your application will be submitted after you have paid the fees. If you apply in person, the documents and fees will be delivered to the Canadian embassy in your country.

Allow time for visa processing.

The waiting period can last anywhere from two to many weeks. During the processing process, you may be asked to provide additional documents for an interview or biometrics.

You must check your account frequently during the processing period because any questions the immigration officer has will be asked through your account. For some processing stages, you may need to visit your Canadian embassy in person.

If your visa application is approved, submit your passport and processing fees to the Canadian embassy in your home country.

When your application is approved, the visa application process is complete. Congratulations. You will now take your processing fees and passport to your home country’s Canadian embassy. This is done so that the embassy can stamp your passport with your visa and mail it back to you.