How To Apply For Canadian Visitor Visa
Applying for a Canadian Visitor Visa
If you decide to travel to a U.S. Consulate located in Canada, you might need to
apply for an Canadian Visitor Visa to enter Canada. The Canadian government requires
many foreign nationals to apply for a Canadian Visitor Visa before applying for
admission to (or entry into) Canada.
You can find excellent information, including a list of countries whose citizens
require visas to visit Canada, at the websites of both the Detroit and New York
City offices of the Canadian Consulates General. Detroit's website is http://geo.international.gc.ca/can-am/detroit/visas/default-en.asp.
New York's is http://geo.international.gc.ca/can-am/new_york/visas/default-en.asp
(this link leaves the Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Immigration Site).
If you are required to obtain a Canadian Visitor Visa, the Canadian Consulate will
ask you to produce the Form I-797 Approval Notice that the U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Service (CIS) issued to your employer. The Canadian Consulate may also
ask to see the appointment letter you will receive from the U.S. Consulate about
a week or so after you make your appointment via the 1-888 or 1-900 phone number
or via www.nvars.com (this link leaves the Dinsmore
& Shohl LLP Immigration Site).
You may wish to call the Canadian Consulate nearest to where you reside to make
arrangements to file your application and to find out precisely what you need to
submit (such as your passport, Canadian Visitor Visa Application form, photographs,
filing fees, copy of I-94 Card, copy of Form I-797 Approval Notice, etc.) and how
long the visa issuing process will take.
Location of Canadian Consulates in the U.S.
Below is a list of Canadian consulates in the U.S. that issue Canadian Visitor Visas.
There are other Canadian Consulate and trade offices in other U.S. cities, but to
the best of our knowledge only the Canadian Consulates listed below issue Visitor
Visas. Also, we are aware of the internet websites for the Canadian Consulates in
Detroit and New York City, and have listed them. Please let us know if you locate
others.
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Location
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Address
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Telephone
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Buffalo
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One HSBC Center, Suite 3000 Buffalo, NY 14203-2884
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716/858-9500
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Detroit
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600 Renaissance Center, Suite 1100 Detroit, MI 48243-1798 http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/detroit/ (this link leaves the Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Immigration
Site)
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313/567-2340
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Los Angeles
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550 South Hope, 9th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071-2627
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213/346-2700
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New York
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1251 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020-1175 www.Canada-ny.org (this link leaves the Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Immigration Site)
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212/596-1600
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Washington, D.C.
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501 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001
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202/682-1740
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