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Canada visa requirements

Capital: OttawaEnglish, FrenchUpdated October 2026
1of 198 passports visa-free

Do you need a visa for Canada?

Holders of 1 passports can visit Canada without a visa; others need a visa on arrival, an e-visa or an embassy visa. Rules change, so confirm on the official site before you fly. Official portal

Check your passport

Visa-free, 180 days for United States passport holders.

Entry requirements

Visa rules for common passports

PassportEntry
United StatesVisa-free, 180 days
United KingdomElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
GermanyElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
FranceElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
CanadaYour own country
AustraliaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
IndiaVisa required
ChinaVisa required
JapanElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
South KoreaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
BrazilVisa required
PhilippinesVisa required
NigeriaVisa required
South AfricaVisa required
MexicoVisa required
RussiaVisa required

Every passport

From the open passport-index dataset (February 2026). Always confirm with the embassy or official portal.

PassportEntry
AfghanistanVisa required
AlbaniaVisa required
AlgeriaVisa required
AndorraElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
AngolaVisa required
Antigua and BarbudaVisa required
ArgentinaVisa required
ArmeniaVisa required
AustraliaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
AustriaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
AzerbaijanVisa required
BahamasElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
BahrainVisa required
BangladeshVisa required
BarbadosElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
BelarusVisa required
BelgiumElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
BelizeVisa required
BeninVisa required
BhutanVisa required
BoliviaVisa required
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa required
BotswanaVisa required
BrazilVisa required
BruneiElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
BulgariaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
Burkina FasoVisa required
BurundiVisa required
Cabo VerdeVisa required
CambodiaVisa required
CameroonVisa required
Central African RepublicVisa required
ChadVisa required
ChileElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
ChinaVisa required
ColombiaVisa required
ComorosVisa required
Costa RicaVisa required
CroatiaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
CubaVisa required
CyprusElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
Czech RepublicElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
DR CongoVisa required
DenmarkElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
DjiboutiVisa required
DominicaVisa required
Dominican RepublicVisa required
EcuadorVisa required
EgyptVisa required
El SalvadorVisa required
Equatorial GuineaVisa required
EritreaVisa required
EstoniaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
EswatiniVisa required
EthiopiaVisa required
FijiVisa required
FinlandElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
FranceElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
GabonVisa required
GambiaVisa required
GeorgiaVisa required
GermanyElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
GhanaVisa required
GreeceElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
GrenadaVisa required
GuatemalaVisa required
GuineaVisa required
Guinea-BissauVisa required
GuyanaVisa required
HaitiVisa required
HondurasVisa required
Hong KongElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
HungaryElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
IcelandElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
IndiaVisa required
IndonesiaVisa required
IranVisa required
IraqVisa required
IrelandElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
IsraelElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
ItalyElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
Ivory CoastVisa required
JamaicaVisa required
JapanElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
JordanVisa required
KazakhstanVisa required
KenyaVisa required
KiribatiVisa required
KosovoVisa required
KuwaitVisa required
KyrgyzstanVisa required
LaosVisa required
LatviaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
LebanonVisa required
LesothoVisa required
LiberiaVisa required
LibyaVisa required
LiechtensteinElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
LithuaniaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
LuxembourgElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
MacauVisa required
MadagascarVisa required
MalawiVisa required
MalaysiaVisa required
MaldivesVisa required
MaliVisa required
MaltaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
Marshall IslandsVisa required
MauritaniaVisa required
MauritiusVisa required
MexicoVisa required
MicronesiaVisa required
MoldovaVisa required
MonacoElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
MongoliaVisa required
MontenegroVisa required
MoroccoVisa required
MozambiqueVisa required
MyanmarVisa required
NamibiaVisa required
NauruVisa required
NepalVisa required
NetherlandsElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
New ZealandElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
NicaraguaVisa required
NigerVisa required
NigeriaVisa required
North KoreaVisa required
North MacedoniaVisa required
NorwayElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
OmanVisa required
PakistanVisa required
PalauVisa required
PalestineVisa required
PanamaVisa required
Papua New GuineaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
ParaguayVisa required
PeruVisa required
PhilippinesVisa required
PolandElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
PortugalElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
QatarVisa required
Republic of the CongoVisa required
RomaniaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
RussiaVisa required
RwandaVisa required
Saint Kitts and NevisVisa required
Saint LuciaVisa required
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa required
SamoaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
San MarinoElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
Sao Tome and PrincipeVisa required
Saudi ArabiaVisa required
SenegalVisa required
SerbiaVisa required
SeychellesVisa required
Sierra LeoneVisa required
SingaporeElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
SlovakiaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
SloveniaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
Solomon IslandsElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
SomaliaNo admission
South AfricaVisa required
South KoreaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
South SudanVisa required
SpainElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
Sri LankaVisa required
SudanVisa required
SurinameVisa required
SwedenElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
SwitzerlandElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
SyriaVisa required
TaiwanElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
TajikistanVisa required
TanzaniaVisa required
ThailandVisa required
Timor-LesteVisa required
TogoVisa required
TongaVisa required
Trinidad and TobagoVisa required
TunisiaVisa required
TurkeyVisa required
TurkmenistanVisa required
TuvaluVisa required
UgandaVisa required
UkraineVisa required
United Arab EmiratesElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
United KingdomElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
United StatesVisa-free, 180 days
UruguayVisa required
UzbekistanVisa required
VanuatuVisa required
Vatican CityElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
VenezuelaVisa required
VietnamVisa required
YemenVisa required
ZambiaVisa required
ZimbabweVisa required

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