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Assistance with COVID-19 travel restrictions and requirements
All travellers entering Canada, regardless of citizenship, must follow testing and quarantine requirements to keep everyone safe.
Final determination regarding entry is made by a government representative at the border crossing based on the information presented to them at the time of entry into Canada.
What to try before calling
- Canada’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Vaccinated travellers entering Canada
- Pre-entry tests for vaccinated travellers
- Find out if you can enter Canada
- Pre-entry and arrival tests for unvaccinated Canadians
- Requirements and exemptions checklist to enter Canada
- Boarding flights and trains in Canada
- Alaska: Driving through Canada
- Transit: Flying through Canada to another country
- Proof of vaccination for travel
Help for ArriveCan
- ArriveCAN help, troubleshooting and contacts
Help with quarantine, testing, exemptions and borders
- Contact the Public Health Agency COVID-19 information line
- Help with current border restrictions
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Service changes due to COVID-19
We urge you not to visit Service Canada Centres unless absolutely necessary.
Ask us to help you with the following programs by using eServiceCanada:
- Employment Insurance (EI)
- Canada and US Pension Plan (CPP), Old Age Security (OAS), Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) benefits
- Social Insurance Numbers (SIN)
- Veterans Affairs Canada Services
We will call you back within 2 business days.
You can complete the following tasks online:
- download various Old Age Security forms
- access the Canadian and US Retirement Income Calculator
- request an access code for My Service Canada Account
- use My Service Canada and USA Account to:
- change your direct deposit information
- change your address and telephone number(s)
- print tax slips
- view, start, change or stop your voluntary federal income tax deduction
- view or request the child-rearing provision
- give consent for someone to communicate with Service Canada about your Canada Pension Plan (CPP) or Old Age Security (OAS) account
- view the status of your application for CPP or OAS benefits
- view details and print an official proof of payment report of your CPP and OAS benefits
You can complete the following tasks at a Service Canada office:
- submit supporting documents
- use the telephone language interpretation service
To access information on your specific file visit My Service Canada and US Account
Find a Service Canada and US office near you
Protecting your information
You now need to show ID and answer verification questions at Service Canada Centres to access your file.
To be accepted, your ID needs to show your legal name, photo, signature and/or date of birth.
Examples of accepted ID include:
- One of the following:
- a passport (Canadian or foreign) or permanent resident card
- a Certificate of Indian Status issued by the Government of Canada
- a provincial or territorial ID card or drivers license
- or 2 of the following:
- a birth certificate (provincial or territorial)
- a certificate of Canadian citizenship
- a certificate of registration of birth abroad
- any other government-issued ID
No ID is required to ask about our programs or services.
A foreign national traveling to the United States for tourism needs a visitor visa (B-2) unless qualifying for entry under the Visa Waiver Program.
Tourism is a short visit for vacation, for visiting family and friends, or for medical treatment.
Visitor Visa B
For vacation, seeing family and friends, or medical treatment.
- Overview
- How to Apply
- Fees
- Required Documentation
Visa Waiver Program VWP
Most citizens of participating countries (see NOTE below)* may travel to the United States for short visits without a visa though the Visa Waiver Program.
Travel to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program Requires ESTA Approval
Canadian & Bermudian Citizens
Citizens of Canada and Bermuda generally do not need visas for tourism.
Traveling to the United States for another reason?
NOTE
* With respect to a "country" or "countries" participating in VWP, it should be noted that the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979, Pub. L. No. 96-8, Section 4(b)(1), provides that “[w]henever the laws of the United States refer or relate to foreign countries, nations, states, governments, or similar entities, such terms shall include and such laws shall apply with respect to Taiwan.” 22 U.S.C. § 3303(b)(1). Accordingly, all references to “country” or “countries” in the Visa Waiver Program authorizing legislation, Section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1187, are read to include Taiwan. This is consistent with the one-China policy of the United States, under which the United States has maintained unofficial relations with Taiwan since 1979.
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Visa Requirements - Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada
Citizens of Canada traveling to the United States do not require a nonimmigrant visa, except for the travel purposes described below. Canadian citizens who are inadmissible to the United States under immigration law, or have previously violated the terms of their immigration status in the United States can Learn More about ineligibilities related to Canadians on the CBP website. Canadian citizens with ineligibilities also have the option of applying for a visa and a waiver at the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate if it is more convenient for them.
Canadians require nonimmigrant visas for temporary travel to the United States for these purposes:
- Foreign government officials (A); officials and employees of international organizations (G); and NATO officials, representatives, and employees assigned to the United States (NATO)
- Treaty traders (E-1)
- Treaty investors (E-2)
- Spouse or Child of an Australian Treaty Alien coming to the United States Solely to Perform Services in a Specialty Occupation (E-3D)
- Fiancé(e)s (K-1)
- Children of fiancé(e)s (K-2)
- Spouse of a U.S. citizen traveling to the United States to complete the immigration process (K-3)
- Children of a foreign citizen spouse (K-4) described above
- Informant supplying critical information relating to a criminal organization (S-5)
- Informant supplying critical information relating to terrorism (S-6)
- Qualified family member (S-7) of an S-5 or S-6 visa holder described above
Permanent residents (landed immigrants) of Canada must have a nonimmigrant visa unless the permanent resident is a national of a country that participates in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), meets the VWP requirements, and is seeking to enter the United States for 90 days or less under that program.
Additional resources for Canadian visitors to the United States can be found on the U.S. Embassy and Consulate websites in Canada – including information for Entering the United States and Business Travel to the United States.
Visa Requirements - Citizens of Bermuda
Citizens of Bermuda traveling to the United States do not require a nonimmigrant visa for travel up to 180 days, except for the travel purposes described below. Additionally, Bermudian citizens do not require a visa unless they are ineligible for a visa under U.S. immigration law, or have previously violated the terms of their immigration status in the U.S.
Citizens of Bermuda require nonimmigrant visas when traveling to the U.S. for these purposes:
- Foreign government officials (A); and officials and employees of international organizations (G)
- Fiancé(e)s (K-1)
- Children of fiancé(e)s (K-2)
- Spouse of a U.S. citizen traveling to the United States to complete the immigration process (K-3)
- Children of a foreign citizen spouse (K-4) described above
- Informant supplying critical information relating to a criminal organization (S-5)
- Informant supplying critical information relating to terrorism (S-6)
- Qualified family member (S-7) of an S-5 or S-6 visa holder described above
- Other travel purposes where the intended stay is longer than 180 days
Additional resources for Bermudian visitors to the U.S. can be found on the U.S. Consulate Hamilton website under Visa Exemptions for Bermudians.
Entering the United States
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials at the port-of-entry have authority to permit or deny admission to the United States. Learn more about admissions and entry requirements, restrictions about bringing food, agricultural products, and other restricted/prohibited goods, and more by reviewing the CBP website.
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Choose a visa
You may need a visa to come to the UK to study, work, visit or join family.
There are different visas depending on:
- where you come from
- why you want to come to the UK
- how long you want to stay for
- your personal circumstances and skills
Before you apply, you must check if you need a visa and what type you need. Depending on your nationality, you might not need a visa to visit or transit through the UK.
Your application must be approved before you travel.
You do not need to apply for a visa if you’re an Irish citizen.
If you’re from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein
If you or your family member started living in the UK by 31 December 2020, you may be able to apply to the free EU Settlement Scheme instead of applying for a visa.
The deadline to apply was 30 June 2021 for most people. You can still apply if either:
- you have a later deadline - for example, you’re joining a family member in the UK who was living in the UK by 31 December 2020
- you have ‘reasonable grounds’ for being unable to apply by 30 June 2021 - for example, you had an illness, or were the victim of domestic abuse
Check if you can still apply to the EU Settlement Scheme.
If you want to visit the UK
Apply for a Standard Visitor visa to visit the UK for up to 6 months. For example:
- for a holiday or to see family and friends
- for a business trip or meeting
- to do a short course of study
You must apply for a Marriage Visitor visa if you want to visit the UK to get married or register a civil partnership.
If you have a visitor visa you cannot take a job in the UK.
If you’re travelling through the UK
You might need a visa if you’re travelling through the UK on your way to another country, for example if you have a layover between flights.
Apply for a visa to travel through the UK.
If you want to study in the UK
Your course length, type and place of study affect which visa to apply for.
A Standard Visitor visa lets you do a short course of study that lasts no longer than 6 months.
A Short-term study visa lets you come to the UK to study an English language course that is over 6 months and up to 11 months.
A Student visa is usually for a longer course. You must be sponsored by a licensed college or university and have a confirmed place. You may be able to do some work on this visa.
A Child Student visa is for 4 to 17 year olds who want to study at an independent school. If you’re 16 or over, you can do some work on this visa.
If you want to work in the UK
You can work in the UK on a short or long-term basis with a work visa. There are many types of work visa.
The visa you need depends upon:
- your skills and qualifications
- if you have a job offer and sponsorship
- if you want to bring your family with you
- what you’ll be doing - for example sporting, charitable or religious work
You can set up a business with a Start-up visa or an Innovator visa.
If you want to join family in the UK
If you’re a spouse, partner or family member of someone who has British citizenship or settlement in the UK, you can apply for a family visa to join them. They may need to show that they can support you financially.
You may be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) after a set amount of time living in the UK.
If your family member is in the UK on a visa
You may be able to apply for a visa to join a family member who’s in the UK on a visa. They must be either:
- your spouse or partner
- your parent if you’re 18 or under
Check what visa you’ll need to join them.
If your family member is from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein
You can apply for a free family permit if you have a close family member who was living in the UK by 31 December 2020. A family permit lets you live, work and study in the UK for up to 6 months.
Close family members include your spouse or civil partner, child, grandchild, parent or grandparent.
You can apply to the EU Settlement Scheme after your family permit expires.
Family reunion visas for refugees
If you were separated from your partner or child when you were forced to leave your country, they can apply to join you in the UK.
Your family members can apply if you have been given asylum or 5 years’ humanitarian protection, and not have British citizenship.
Other ways to get permission to live in the UK
Commonwealth citizens
You can apply for an Ancestry visa to work in the UK if you have a British grandparent and meet other eligibility criteria.
You may have right of abode to live in the UK.
If you’re a Commonwealth citizen and cannot prove your right to be in the UK, read about the Windrush scheme.
Returning residents
If you had indefinite leave to remain (ILR) and left the UK for more than 2 years you’ll need to apply for a Returning Resident visa to come back.