Canada entry requirements for Indian citizens
Short answerIndian citizens need a visa to visit Canada. Your visa sets how long you can stay.
- How long you can stay
- Your visa sets how long you can stay.
- What you need
- Valid passport (at least 6 months validity)
- Temporary Resident Visa (TRV / visitor visa) approved before travel
- Digital copy of passport bio-data page and any prior visa/stamp pages
- Proof of financial support and ties to India (as required by IRCC)
- Good to know
- India is not on IRCC's eTA-required (fully visa-exempt) list, and India also does not appear on IRCC's 'select visa-required countries' eTA-X list (Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Panama, Philippines, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay) — that eTA-X route additionally requires holding a Canadian visa in the last 10 years or a valid US non-immigrant visa. Indian citizens therefore must apply for and obtain a standard Temporary Resident Visa (visitor visa) before travelling, regardless of air/land entry. Stay length at the border is decided by an officer (commonly up to 6 months) rather than a fixed self-service figure.
Is your passport valid long enough?
The rule: Valid passport (at least 6 months validity)
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Source IRCC — eTA-X conditional eligibility for visa-required nationalsChecked against the source on 2026-09-03
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Canada for other passports
- Argentinavisa required
- Australiaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Brazilvisa required
- Chileelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Chinavisa required
- Franceelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Germanyelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Israelelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Italyelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Japanelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Malaysiavisa required
- Mexicovisa required
- Netherlandselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- New Zealandelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Singaporeelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- South Koreaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Spainelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- United Kingdomelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- United Statesvisa-free short stay
Other destinations for Indian citizens
- Argentinavisa required
- Armeniavisa required
- Australiavisa required
- Bahamasvisa required
- Bosnia and Herzegovinavisa required
- Brazilvisa required
- Chilevisa required
- Chinavisa required
- Colombiavisa required
- Costa Ricavisa required
- Cyprusvisa required
- Dominican Republicvisa required
- Ecuadorvisa required
- Egyptvisa required
- Fijivisa-free short stay
- Georgiavisa required
- Ghanavisa required
- Hong Kongvisa-free short stay
- Indonesiavisa on arrival
- Irelandvisa required
- Israelvisa required
- Jamaicavisa-free short stay
- Japanvisa required
- Jordanvisa on arrival
- Kenyaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Macaovisa-free short stay
- Malaysiavisa-free short stay
- Maldivesvisa on arrival
- Mauritiusvisa-free short stay
- Mexicovisa required
- Mongoliavisa required
- Montenegrovisa required
- New Zealandvisa required
- Nigeriavisa required
- Peruvisa required
- Philippinesvisa-free short stay
- Qatarvisa-free short stay
- Rwandavisa on arrival
- Saudi Arabiavisa required
- Serbiavisa required
- Seychelleselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Singaporevisa required
- South Africavisa required
- South Koreavisa required
- Sri Lankaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Taiwanelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Tanzaniavisa on arrival
- Thailandvisa-free short stay
- Turkeyvisa required
- United Arab Emiratesvisa required
- United Kingdomvisa required
- United Statesvisa required
- Uruguayvisa required
- Uzbekistanvisa required
- Zambiavisa required
- Zimbabwevisa on arrival
Informational only — not legal advice. Entry rules change; confirm with the official source above before you travel. See update history