- You arrive by air and are a citizen of an eligible country that is visa exempt – please see list of visa exempt countries below.
- You convince an immigration officer of your ties to your country – employment, family home, etc. that will ensure you return to your country.
- You have sufficient funds for your stay in Canada – this is determined by the length of your trip and the immigration officer
TIPS FOR YOUR TRAVEL
Always apply for the eTA as soon as possible. Normally the authorization is approved within very short time, but in case that your authorization was denied you can expect additionally waiting time for your travel authorization.
eTA Canada – Valid for up to five years or until the passport expires, whichever comes first. If you get a new passport, you need to get a new eTA.
eTA Travel – With a valid eTA, you can travel to Canada as often as you want for short stays (normally for up to six months at a time).
IMPORTANT
Always double check the passport number you typed into the form. It’s not possible to correct incorrect passport numbers on already approved eTA authorizations.
Please double check your passport issuance and expire date, as these information are very important to be 100% correct
Provide 100% correctly the names as in your passport. You can find the correct names by looking at the bottom of you passport in the machine readable area.
Carefully write you home address as it’s not possible to correct when application is approved.
Be sure to write your correct email address, as the Canadian Authorize send you update to this email.