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Documents and eligibility gates
Every requirement below is quoted verbatim from the official IRCC source and linked back to it. Navisa reads and cites the governing text rather than restating a document name from memory. This is a reference summary, not immigration advice, and it does not replace review by a licensed RCIC.
Documents and eligibility gates
Every requirement below is quoted verbatim from the official source and linked back to it. Navisa reads and cites the governing text rather than restating a document name from memory. This is a reference summary, not immigration advice, and it does not replace review by a licensed RCIC.
Eligibility gate
“Visitor/eTA routing requires nationality / visa-exempt status facts.”
Eligibility gate
“The applicant must demonstrate that they have attained a language proficiency of level 5 in the Canadian Language Benchmarks or the Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens in either English or French, for each of the 4 language skill areas: reading, writing, speaking, listening”
Eligibility gateselect_visa_required_countries
“You may be eligible to apply for an eTA (instead of a visitor visa) if you’re a citizen of select visa-required countries and you’re travelling to Canada by air.”
Eligibility gate
“Foreign nationals living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan and Uganda can’t travel to Canada as of May 27, 2026.”
Eligibility gateeta_required_countries
“You need an electronic travel authorization (eTA) and a valid passport to board your flight to Canada if you’re a citizen of any of the eTA-required countries.”
Eligibility gate
“have no criminal or immigration-related convictions”
Eligibility gateeta_required_countries
“if you’re travelling by sea from Saint Pierre-et-Miquelon (excluding cruise ships), you need an eTA to board your boat.”
Eligibility gate
“one of the following acceptable methods of payment to pay the $7 CAD fee (non-refundable): - Visa®, Mastercard®, American Express®, - a pre-paid Visa®, Mastercard® or American Express®, - Visa Debit, or Debit Mastercard, - UnionPay®, or - JCB Card®.”
Eligibility gate
“a valid passport from a visa-exempt country”
Eligibility gateeta
“To apply, you must have a valid passport, a credit or debit card and an email address, and you must answer a few questions in the online application.”
Eligibility gate
“one of the following acceptable methods of payment to pay the $7 CAD fee (non-refundable):”
Eligibility gate
“also meet the requirements of R179, regardless of whether they initially required a temporary resident visa (TRV) or not.”
Eligibility gate
“they meet the requirements of the Act and Regulations”
Eligibility gate
“a foreign national who is seeking to enter and remain in Canada on a temporary basis with the intention of receiving medical treatment in the province of Quebec must hold a Quebec Acceptance Certificate (CAQ) if the laws of that province require the foreign national to hold that document [R7(3)].”
Eligibility gateus_lawful_permanent_residents
“You need an official proof of status as a lawful permanent resident of the U.S.”
Required document
“foreign passport with an unexpired temporary I-551 stamp (also known as an Alien Documentation, Identification and Telecommunication [ADIT] stamp)”
Required document
“American-Canadians can travel with a valid Canadian or U.S. passport.”
Required documentdual_canadian_citizens
“Dual Canadian citizens need a Canadian passport”
Required documentquebec_medical_treatment
“a foreign national who is seeking to enter and remain in Canada on a temporary basis with the intention of receiving medical treatment in the province of Quebec must hold a Quebec Acceptance Certificate (CAQ) if the laws of that province require the foreign national to hold that document”
Required document
“a copy of the custody order is required; or proof of custody and/or the other parent's written consent for the trip.”
Required document
“If you’re a dual Canadian citizen, you must travel with a valid Canadian passport.”
Required document
“To apply, you must have a valid passport, a credit or debit card and an email address, and you must answer a few questions in the online application.”
Required document
“a valid **email** address”
Required document
“The electronic travel authorization (eTA) application is available online only.”
Required documenteta_expansion
“have held a Canadian temporary resident visa (TRV) in the past 10 years”
Required documenteta_expansion
“hold a valid United States (U.S.) non-immigrant visa”
Required documenteta_required_countries_air
“You need an electronic travel authorization (eTA) and a valid passport to board your flight to Canada if you’re a citizen of any of the eTA-required countries.”
Required document
“have a valid travel document, such as a passport”
Required document
“have a valid eTA or visitor visa”
Required documentus_lawful_permanent_residents
“expired permanent resident card (Form I-551) with Form I-797 (Notice of Action) for pending Form I-751 (Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence)”
Required document
“expired permanent resident card (Form I-551) with Form I-797 (Notice of Action) for pending Form I-751 (Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence) or Form I-829 (Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status)”
Required documentus_lawful_permanent_residents
“expired permanent resident card (Form I-551) with Form I-797 (Notice of Action) for pending Form I-829 (Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status)”
Required document
“expired permanent resident card (Form I-551) with Form I-797 (Notice of Action) for pending Form I-90 (Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card [Green Card])”
Required documentpost_submit_review
“You may need to submit documents before your application can be approved.”
Required documentus_lawful_permanent_residents
“foreign passport with a temporary I-551 printed notation (“Upon endorsement serves as temporary I-551 evidencing permanent residence for 1 year”) on a machine-readable immigrant visa upon endorsement with a U.S. Customs and Border Protection admission stamp”
Required document
“valid re-entry permit (Form I-327)”
Required document
“valid permanent resident card (Form I-551)”
Required document
“Form I-94 with an unexpired temporary I-551 stamp (ADIT stamp) and a passport-style photo”
Required document
“Application for Temporary Resident Visa [IMM 5257]”
Required document
“Statutory Declaration of Common-Law Union [IMM 5409]”
Required document
“Authority to Release Personal Information to a Designated Individual [IMM 5475]”
Required document
“The guardian should present a statement from the parent(s), which: authorizes the child to travel with someone else; provides the name and telephone of the guardian; and indicates the destination and the period of time the child will be in Canada.”
Required document
“foreign passport with a temporary I-551 printed notation ("Upon endorsement serves as temporary I-551 evidencing permanent residence for 1 year") on a machine-readable immigrant visa upon endorsement with a U.S. Customs and Border Protection admission stamp”
Required document
“Minors traveling alone require a letter from both parents authorizing them to travel.”
Required document
“Minors travelling with one parent require a letter of authorization from the non-accompanying parent.”
Required document
“submit the necessary supporting documents (such as a valid passport) to accompany their application”
Required document
“You still need a valid passport.”
Required documentidentity
“You will need a valid passport from a visa-exempt country.”
Required document
“When travelling alone, minors must be in possession of a passport or travel document issued in their own name.”
Required document
“a valid **passport** from a [visa-exempt country]”
Required document
“one of the following acceptable methods of payment to pay the $7 CAD fee (non-refundable): - Visa®, Mastercard®, American Express®, - a pre-paid Visa®, Mastercard® or American Express®, - Visa Debit, or Debit Mastercard, - UnionPay®, or - JCB Card®.”
Required document
“you must travel with a valid permanent resident card or permanent resident travel document”
Required documentcanadian_permanent_residents
“You don’t need an eTA or a visitor visa if you’re a Canadian permanent resident. However, you must travel with a valid permanent resident card or permanent resident travel document.”
Required document
“Visa officers should request the applicant to provide evidence of private medical insurance coverage as medical conditions unrelated to the transplant process would not be covered by provincial/territorial health care insurance.”
Required document
“submit proof from the institution in which the treatment will take place that arrangements have been made for treatment”
Required document
“submit proof that satisfactory financial arrangements have been made to cover the cost of the treatment as well as all related expenses, including follow-up care and living expenses for the time spent in Canada”
Required document
“the applicant should submit proof from the treating physician indicating that arrangements have been made for the treatment”
Required document
“A letter from a Canadian transplant specialist affiliated with a recognized transplant centre on the letterhead of the transplant centre or of the specialist.”
Required document
“U.S. citizens are exempt from the eTA requirement and must carry proper identification such as a valid U.S. passport.”
Required document
“a valid passport from their country of nationality (or an equivalent acceptable travel document) and a valid green card (or equivalent valid proof of status in the United States)”
Required documentus_lpr_travel_status
“Lawful permanent residents of the United States are exempt from the eTA requirement and must show a valid passport and a valid green card or equivalent valid proof of status in the United States.”
Required documentus_lawful_permanent_residents
“lawful permanent residents of the United States are also exempt from the eTA requirement and must show these documents for all methods of travel to Canada: a valid passport from their country of nationality (or an equivalent acceptable travel document) and a valid green card (or equivalent valid proof of status in the United States)”
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