Do I need a Canadian Visa?

[Raju 0]

Hi Friends,

Just a quick question. I am a Indian citizen with a US Green card married to USC. Would I need a Canadian visa to visit Canada for 6 days? I would like to visit my uncle and Aunts and may be see Niagara falls etc early next year. As always thank you so much for your help friends.

Raju

[zyggy 9]

Hi Friends,

Just a quick question. I am a Indian citizen with a US Green card married to USC. Would I need a Canadian visa to visit Canada for 6 days? I would like to visit my uncle and Aunts and may be see Niagara falls etc early next year. As always thank you so much for your help friends.

Raju

US Permanent Residents do not require a visa to visit Canada.

[Reba 2]

here's the info from Canadian immigration about who does not need a visa to visit Canada:

VISITOR VISA EXEMPTIONS

Many people do not require a visa to visit Canada. These include:

citizens of Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Botswana, Brunei, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel (National Passport holders only), Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Republic of Korea, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, San Marino, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Slovenia, Switzerland, United States, and Western Samoa;

persons lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence who are in possession of their alien registration card (Green card) or can provide other evidence of permanent residence.

British citizens and British Overseas Citizens who are re-admissible to the United Kingdom;

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 the Turks and Caicos Islands;

persons holding a valid and subsisting Special Administrative Region passport issued by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China;

persons holding passports or travel documents issued by the Holy See.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas.html

have fun!

[CanadaGirl 0]

You will be fine with your green card/passport. Have fun!

[Tuneses 0]

Dont need the passport untill the end of this year. Till then Green card, Driv Licence and Birth cert are enough.

[Reba 2]

if you are an immigrant to the US with a green card, yes indeed you will need a passport. US citizens however legally do not. It is better to have it tho.

[neiks 19]

Dont need the passport untill the end of this year.

The passport requirement is being put forth by the US. The US government is the one requiring passports for foreigners and US residents/citizens to enter the US.

CANADA IS NOT REQUIRING PASSPORTS OF CANDIAN OR AMERICAN CITIZENS TO ENTER INTO CANADA.

Resident aliens of the US (green card holders) must also produce a passport.

Edited June 28, 2006 by neiks

[meauxna 15]

Dont need the passport untill the end of this year.

The passport requirement is being put forth by the US. The US government is the one requiring passports for foreigners and US residents/citizens to enter the US.

CANADA IS NOT REQUIRING PASSPORTS OF CANDIAN OR AMERICAN CITIZENS TO ENTER INTO CANADA.

Resident aliens of the US (green card holders) must also produce a passport.

lol, it's like the Hotel California----You can check into Canada anytime you like, but you can never leave....

Edited June 28, 2006 by meauxna

[Raju 0]

Hello zyggy,Reba,CanadaGirl,Tuneses,neiks,meauxna,

Thank you so much for your response guys. WOW cool that is so great to know that I don’t need a Canadian visa that is really so nice of the Canadians. Thanks guys.

Raju

[Tuneses 0]

Dont need the passport untill the end of this year.

The passport requirement is being put forth by the US. The US government is the one requiring passports for foreigners and US residents/citizens to enter the US.

CANADA IS NOT REQUIRING PASSPORTS OF CANDIAN OR AMERICAN CITIZENS TO ENTER INTO CANADA.

Resident aliens of the US (green card holders) must also produce a passport.

lol, it's like the Hotel California----You can check into Canada anytime you like, but you can never leave....

lol i did assume they wanted to return

[neiks 19]

QUOTE(meauxna @ Jun 28 2006, 01:19 PM)

QUOTE(neiks @ Jun 28 2006, 09:53 AM)

QUOTE

Dont need the passport untill the end of this year.

The passport requirement is being put forth by the US. The US government is the one requiring passports for foreigners and US residents/citizens to enter the US.

CANADA IS NOT REQUIRING PASSPORTS OF CANDIAN OR AMERICAN CITIZENS TO ENTER INTO CANADA.

Resident aliens of the US (green card holders) must also produce a passport.

lol, it's like the Hotel California----You can check into Canada anytime you like, but you can never leave....

lol i did assume they wanted to return

It will be very interesting to see what does happen. Canadians going to the US without a passport will likely just be straightly denied entry. American citizens on the other hand can not be denied entry back into the US. If the US starts denying entry to Americans without passports then I would think that we (Canadian Border) will have start denying Americans without passports as there will be no guarantee that they'll get back into their own country. Just a lot of unnecessary craziness if you ask me - there are enough people out here already trying to cross the border that don't even have the common sense to bring any form of ID.

Edited June 30, 2006 by neiks

[raymaga 25]

Is it already a requirement to have a passport to enter the U.S. from Canada, as a Canadian citizen? If not, when are passports going to be necessary for Canadians to enter the U.S. I ask because of my kids coming to visit me here in the U.S. from Canada.

[neiks 19]

Is it already a requirement to have a passport to enter the U.S. from Canada, as a Canadian citizen? If not, when are passports going to be necessary for Canadians to enter the U.S. I ask because of my kids coming to visit me here in the U.S. from Canada

No, as of right now a Canadian citizen doe not need a passport to enter the US from Canada. I don't think it has been confirmed with the US govenrment yet when they will require passports. The Canadian government is trying to negotiate with the US in regards to this issue due to the HUGE economical impact it will have on both countries.

[iceyspots 0]

I think it's going to be implemented in 2007 or 2008.. may want to check the state.gov site for more details.

[Reba 2]

it is not currently legally required, however it is much much easier if you do have a passport, and has been for several years. Even prior to 9/11, I was told a few times they'd be easier on me if I would just get a passport, which turned out to be true on a couple of visits. Then they got annoyed with me for travelling so much for business

Americans travelling outside of the US will soon be required to show a US passport to get back into the US. Which is a bit crazy, but as Canada AFAIK is the only country still that does not require a passport of them, its better to just suck it up and go get one already. Or don't go anywhere.