Do Canadians need a visa to go to the United States?

Canadians need a visa to go to the United States. A visa (Visa) is a permission certificate issued by a country's government agency in accordance with the laws of the country to foreigners who apply to enter, exit or pass through the country. International students only have Canadian visas, and they cannot go to the United States without a U.S. visa. Therefore, international students still need to apply for a visa at the U.S. consulate before going to the United States. Of course, it is best to apply after staying in Canada for half a year; if you are a new student, the application will Difficult, the rejection rate will be higher. In Canada, most applicants apply for the U.S. 10-year round-trip B-1/B-2 business travel visa. B-1 is called a business travel visa, and its main applicants are non-profit business travel; B-2 is called a tourist visa, and its main applicants are applicants for tourism and medical services; whether the applicant is for business travel or pure tourism, You can directly apply for a combined B-1/2 category U.S. visa, which is generally valid for ten years and can stay in the United States for up to 180 days at a time.

Chinese people with legal status in Canada can apply for a U.S. tourist visa, including common Canadian permanent residents, international students holding study visas, and working people holding work visas. You need to pay attention to the following three points:

1. Canadian permanent residents with Maple Leaf Cards need a U.S. visa to enter the United States, because they have a Chinese passport;

2. Chinese people holding Canadian family visit visas Citizens can also apply for B1/2 U.S. visas under certain conditions;

3. The U.S. visa is still valid for renewal and does not require a U.S. visa interview under certain conditions.

However, it should be noted that if you are a naturalized Canadian and hold a Canadian passport, you can directly enter the United States without a visa, and your stay will not exceed 180 days.

The Canadian Visa Application Center accepts all types of temporary resident visa applications (including work permit visas, study permit visas) and permanent resident return travel document applications. The Visa Center website covers important content such as the visa application process and other related information.

Legal Basis

"Passport and Visa Regulations of the People's Republic of China"

Article 3 The authority that issues passports and visas is the diplomatic It is an agency authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Public Security; abroad it is China’s diplomatic representative agency, consular agency and agency authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Passports for persons traveling abroad on official business shall be issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or an agency authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Passports and visas for persons traveling abroad for private matters shall be handled by agencies authorized by the Ministry of Public Security.

Passports and visas for Chinese citizens traveling and residing abroad shall be processed by China’s diplomatic representative agencies, consular agencies or agencies authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Foreigners applying for a Chinese visa shall be handled abroad by China’s diplomatic representative agencies, consular agencies or agencies authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In China, applications for visas by foreign diplomatic representatives, consular offices, consular officers, and civil servants in China shall be accepted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the foreign affairs agencies authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; other foreigners holding diplomatic or official passports shall apply for visas by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Foreign affairs agencies authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or public security agencies authorized by the Ministry of Public Security will accept applications. Applications for visas by ordinary passport holders or other people coming to China for private matters shall be accepted by the public security agencies authorized by the Ministry of Public Security.

Article 14 If the validity period of the visa of the license holder needs to be extended, if the traveler is added or removed, the destination and the number of visas are changed, or foreigners with restricted entry and exit ports need to change the entry and exit ports, all Visa procedures must be completed.