What are the types of Canadian visas?

Applying for a Canadian visa can be divided into the following common types:

1. Temporary resident visit visa

Going to Canada for a short-term visit (visiting relatives or friends) ), business visits, tourism, students returning to Canada (holding a valid study permit), short-term study (study courses not exceeding 6 months, including summer camps), workers returning to Canada (holding a valid work permit), and transiting through Canada.

2. Work Permit Visa

This is your future entry permit, which is affixed to your passport. When issuing a visa, the embassy will also give you a "customs letter". Enter the country with a visa, and then show this "customs letter" at the customs. The customs will give you a "work permit". This work permit is proof of your legal stay and residence in Canada

< p> When leaving Canada and returning again, if it is not within the validity period, or if it is a multiple-entry visa, if it has expired, or it is just a single-entry visa, even if your work permit is still valid, then you still need to apply for a new visa , and then enter the country because there is no valid entry permit.

If you have been staying in Canada without leaving the country, you should pay attention to when your work permit expires. At this time, the visa does not need to be valid, but the work permit must be extended in time, otherwise, the work permit will expire. , it is illegal stay.

3. Study permit visa

Students studying in Canada must also have a Canadian study permit (study permit). The student's first study permit is obtained by applying for a visa, embassy visa paper (obtained at the same time with the visa), admission notice and other documents after being interviewed by a customs immigration officer when entering Canada for the first time.

Note: If you study in Canada for no more than 6 months, you do not need to apply for a study permit, just a visit visa.

4. Travel by Permanent Residents

In the United States and Canada, permanent residents obtain a special travel document. Because this travel document in the United States is green, it is commonly known as a green card. The green card is only valid for use in the United States and is often referred to simply as a permanent resident visa and pass, and in Canada, it is called a permanent resident card.