How to Get Canada Tourist Visit Visa from London
Canada a North American country that has ten provinces and three territories and the second largest country in the entire world, area wise. It has a common border with United States, which is the longest border in the globe.
Aside from that Canada is rated as a highly developed country and has a diverse economy which is a sign of wealthy state. Tourist industry is also generating quite a decent income and playing an important role in the economy of Canada. As, several tourists come every year to see the famous Niagara Falls along with other attractions like The Canadian Rockies, Pacific Rim National Park, Cabot Trail, Baffin Island and so on. Folks, who still haven’t finalized a place to go in their holidays, should choose Canada and experience the captivating beauty and lovely weather of this state.
Instructions
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Requirements
- Provide a passport with at least six months validity left after your return from Canada. Applicants’ passport must have minimum 2 free pages for visa stamps or stickers.
- Those applicants who are not UK national should have a valid work permit, working holiday visa, spousal visas or student visa endorsed to their current passport. Home Office letters are NOT accepted as an evidence of visa. Non-UK nationals’ passport must have a validity of more than 6 months in order to be considered a residence permit. Whereas, their passport should have three months validity beyond the date of return
- Applicant must also provide letter from employer to confirm validity of his or her trip along with the dates (dated within 1 month).
- Provide bank statement as proof of fund for the trip.
- Provide an invitation letter from inviting family or friends in Canada, if the applicant is planning to stay with them.
- Provide a completed and dully signed visa application forms.
- Applicant also needs to provide utility bills in his or her name.
- Provide three colour passport size photographs with white background only. Applicants’ shoulders have to be in the photograph. -
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Visa Application Form
Applicants can download Canadian visa application form from here. Or they can contact Canadian High Commission in order to get visa application form.
Canadian High Commission
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Visa Fee and Mode of Payment
Single entry: £40.00
Multiple entry: £80.00
Applicants can pay visa fee by cash in Canadian dollar or British pound if depositing it in person. For further details regarding visa fee and mode of payment click here.
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Submission
To submit the visa application of Canada, applicants should contact Canadian High Commission in London in order learn how and where they can deposit their form and documents.
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Processing Time
Application submitted in person and by drop box will take 1 to 5 working days. Note that some applications will require 10 to 30 working days for processing.
Applications sent by mail will take 4 weeks time for complete processing. This does not include delivery times. Some applications sent by mail will require between 8 to 12 weeks for processing.
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Collect Visa
Applicants can collect your visa from where they have deposited it. Moreover, after visa approval, applicant’s passport and other original documents, where a copy has been provided will also be returned to him or her.
