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🇨🇦 Canada: visa questions, answered
What other travellers asked about getting into Canada, and what Visafar's checked rules say. Traveller answers are their own experience and are reviewed before they appear; answers marked Visafar cite the official source. The official source and the border officer decide.
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VisafarCan I visit Canada with a US visa?
Yes, for nationals of 17 countries: if your passport alone would need a visa, Canada lets you in with an eTA you apply for online for up to 180 days when you hold a US visa.
- eTA expansion programme. Air travel only — arriving by land, sea, bus or train still needs a visitor visa.
- Requires a currently valid US non-immigrant visa, or a Canadian visitor visa held in the previous 10 years.
- The US visa must be valid when you apply for the eTA, but need not still be valid when you travel.
- For a temporary stay, normally up to six months.
- India is NOT on the eligible list — an Indian passport holder with a US visa still needs a full Canadian visa.
Checked against the official source 19 September 2026 · Official source ↗ · Check it for your passport →
VisafarCan Philippine passport holders visit Canada with a US visa?
Yes. With a valid US visa, Philippine passport holders can enter Canada with an eTA you apply for online for up to 180 days. Without it, the passport dataset (not an official source) says it needs a visa.
- eTA expansion programme. Air travel only — arriving by land, sea, bus or train still needs a visitor visa.
- Requires a currently valid US non-immigrant visa, or a Canadian visitor visa held in the previous 10 years.
- The US visa must be valid when you apply for the eTA, but need not still be valid when you travel.
- For a temporary stay, normally up to six months.
- India is NOT on the eligible list — an Indian passport holder with a US visa still needs a full Canadian visa.
Checked against the official source 19 September 2026 · Official source ↗ · Check it for your passport →
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