Visa to Canada

Visa Requirements

If you want to visit Canada, you will have to take care of obtaining a visa. In order to obtain a visa to Canada, tourists from Russia need to form a package of documents that should be submitted to the Canada Visa Application Centre. The Canada Visa Application Center is located in Moscow.

Canada visa documents

Below is a list of documents required to obtain a visa to Canada.

• International passport. We draw the attention of tourists that the validity of a passport for obtaining a visa to Canada must be at least six months from the date the tourist returns from the trip.
• To get a visa to Canada, make a photocopy of the first page of the passport, which contains all the personal data of the tourist.
• If you have an old international passport, please provide it to obtain a visa to Canada. Note that this document must contain visas.
• If you want to get a visa to Canada, prepare 2 photos (black and white or color - it doesn’t matter, the main thing is that they be taken on a light (white) background). The size of a photo for a visa to Canada is 3.5 by 4.5 cm. Please also note that photos for a visa to Canada must be taken no earlier than six months before submitting a package of documents for a visa to Canada. Other requirements for a photo for a visa to Canada: the shoulders (upper part) of the tourist must be visible in the photo, the face of the tourist must be recognizable, the size of the head of the tourist must be from 31 to 36 mm).
• To obtain a visa to Canada, prepare a questionnaire. The questionnaire is completed in English or French. After filling out the form, print the document. One copy of the application form is attached to the package of documents for a visa to Canada.
• If you are traveling with children, please attach the children's birth certificate (copy) to the package of documents for a visa to Canada.
• To obtain a visa to Canada, tourists will need documents confirming the presence of any property. For example, a document on the presence of a privatized apartment, a plot of land, a garage, a summer cottage, an agreement on the purchase of an apartment, a registration certificate for a car, a power of attorney will do.
• If you wish to obtain a visa to Canada, attach to the package of documents a document stating that you have sufficient funds to travel. A credit card is suitable as a document, it can also be an extract from a personal bank account. As an option - a letter of guarantee from work or a payment order for a tourist (if the trip to Canada is paid for by the organization where the tourist works).
• To obtain a visa to Canada, a tourist will need a certificate from the place of work. This document should indicate the position of the tourist, as well as the length of service at this enterprise. In addition, in order to obtain a visa to Canada, the tourist will need information on the level of his salary, as well as the fact that he will be on vacation during the trip to Canada. It is also a good idea to attach a business card, a prospectus describing what your company does, as well as any additional information about the company to the package of documents for a visa to Canada.
• To obtain a visa to Canada, a detailed description of your route through the country must be attached to the package of documents.
• Attach to the package of documents for a visa to Canada a confirmation of hotel reservation in Canada, as well as air tickets.
• You will also need health insurance to obtain a visa to Canada. Insurance coverage should be $40,000. It must be valid for the entire trip. This requirement is optional, but it should be noted that obtaining health insurance significantly increases your chances of obtaining a visa to Canada.
• Tourists under the age of 18 who are going to travel to Canada without their parents must provide a permit to travel to Canada, which is signed by the parent remaining in Russia and certified by a notary. If the underage tourist is traveling with third parties, the consent to travel is issued by both parents.
• You will also need a copy of the child's birth certificate.
• To obtain a visa to Canada, pensioners must submit a pension certificate (copy) to the Visa Application Center. Also, tourists of retirement age will need a sponsorship letter, which is issued to any relatives. Another document required for obtaining a visa to Canada is a certificate from the place of work of a relative, the requirements for which are similar to those listed above (indication of position, salary, length of service, etc.).
• If the tourist is an individual entrepreneur, he needs to attach documents on the establishment of the enterprise, a certificate of registration of the enterprise, a license for the enterprise, documents on the financial situation of the company to the package of documents. In addition, it is necessary to attach to the package of documents for a visa to Canada a certificate issued at the place of work of the husband (wife).
• Attention! All tourists, including minors, must have a personal passport when applying for a visa to Canada!

Canada visa cost

The consular fee for a visa to Canada is 3,200 rubles. Payment is made in rubles. Payment for a visa to Canada is possible in cash, by card when submitting a package of documents to the visa center. Please note that an additional service fee for a visa to Canada is 965 rubles.

Canada visa processing time

A visa to Canada is issued for a long time - at least 15 days. Please note that if necessary, you may be called for an interview at the embassy. You will be informed about this within 5 days. The interview cannot be ignored - otherwise you will be denied a visa.

Address of the Canadian Embassy in Moscow: Starokonyushenny pereulok, 23. Telephone number of the Canadian Embassy in Moscow: 8-495-956-60-00; 8-495-956-60-25.

Canada Visa Application Center in Moscow: Suschevsky Val, house 31/1. Phone of the Canada Visa Application Center in Moscow: 8-499-426-03-84; 8-499-681-19-25.

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* the photo of the visa is given as an example, the visa issued by the embassy may differ from the example