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Phone Numbers

  • US information line in Canada: 1-900-451-2778 - this is a paid call but it’s worth it.
  • Canadian Passport Office global: 1-800-567-6868
  • Citizenship and Immigration Canada phone number - in Canada only:
1-888-242-2100 (1 – 0 – 1 citizenship and 2 for immigration)

 

Who needs a US Visa (in Canada)

http://www.amcits.com/visa_waiver.asp

 

Under the Visa Waiver Program, passport holders from the following countries DO NOT need a Visa to enter the United States:

Andorra Iceland Norway
Australia Ireland Portugal
Austria Italy San Marino
Belgium Japan Singapore
Brunei Liechtenstein Slovenia
Denmark Luxembourg Spain
Finland Monaco Sweden
France the Netherlands Switzerland
Germany New Zealand United Kingdom

Canadian passport holders are also exempt under NAFTA.

Citizens of all other countries require a valid Visa to enter the United States, regardless of permanent resident status in the listed exempt countries.

Note: Visitors to the U.S. are required to present a Machine Readable Passport in order to utilize the Visa Waiver program.

 

Eligibility

To qualify for the Visa Waiver Program, you must:

  • Intend to enter the U.S. for 90 days or less for business or pleasure;
  • ALL VWP travelers must carry passports that are machine-readable and valid for six months beyond the intended visit.
  • Passports issued after October 26, 2005 must contain a digitized photograph of the bearer to be eligible for entry under the VWP.
  • Be a national of the VWP country that issued your passport;
  • Have been checked using an automated electronic database containing information about inadmissible aliens to the United States;
  • Have a return trip ticket; (This requirement is waived in the case of travelers arriving at a land border)
  • Not pose a safety threat to the United States;
  • Not have failed to comply with the conditions of any previous admission under the visa waiver program;
  • Convince the examining immigration officer that you are clearly and beyond a doubt entitled to be admitted and that you are not inadmissible under section 212 of the Act; and
  • Waive any right to challenge an immigration officer's decision as to your admissibility, other than on the basis of an application for asylum

 

US Consulates and Embassy in Canada - [Click Here]

 

Diplomatic Missions in North America - [Diplomatic Missions]    [Consular Offices]

 

Designated Medical Practitioners - [Click Here]

 

Procedures for Obtaining Police Certificates for Citizenship and Immigration Canada - [Click Here]

 

Application Downloads

Canadian Passport

 

Citizenship and Immigration Canada

 

US immigration

 

Canadian Birth Certificate