Destination Ready: 🇮🇳 India → 🇨🇦 Canada — Tourism / visiting family (Visitor Visa) Checklist

✓ Verified · 5 November 2026 Built from the verified entry requirements for this route.

Your timeline

1. First. Apply online and pay the CAD 100 fee; book your biometrics appointment as soon as IRCC asks for it.
2. While it processes. Keep your funds and ties evidence consistent with what you submitted.
3. After approval. Book travel and carry your documents and host details for arrival.

Documents

• Passport, valid for the trip
• Online application submitted and CAD 100 fee paid
• Biometrics given at a visa application centre (CAD 85)
• Document checklist for your situation (form IMM 5484 lists the standard set)

Money & ties to home

• Proof of funds for the trip and your stay
• Ties to India: employment, business, property, family
• If visiting family: their invitation letter

Before you travel

• Book flights once the visa is issued
• Carry proof of funds and your host's address for the arrival interview
• Parents and grandparents: compare the Super Visa before applying

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Sources and checked dates for everything on this page: 🇮🇳 India → 🇨🇦 Canada entry requirements. This checklist prepares you — it does not promise a visa or entry, and it is not an eligibility verdict. Decisions rest with the authorities and depend on your individual circumstances.

General information only. This guide is based on official sources publicly available and checked on the date shown on this page. Visa rules change, and consular and USCIS officers decide every case on its own facts — nothing here is a confirmation or a guarantee for your individual case, and this is not legal advice. Always confirm the current requirement on the official page linked in this guide before you act, and consider a qualified immigration attorney for your specific situation.