Visa and Other Requirements for Entering Canada

Citizens from many countries require a visa to enter Canada. For example, if your cruise is a closed loop from Seattle with a Canadian stop and you don’t have a Canadian Visa, you may be denied boarding. See here for a recent thread on this issue; http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2515015

The list of countries ( 148 of them ) can be found here; http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas-all.asp

If in doubt...Check it out!

Hi

Even if you are not required to have a visa to enter a country...such as an American citizen entering Canada, you may be denied entry (and possibly denied boarding on a cruise ship) depending on other factors, such as past criminal history in your home country.

If you are not sure of something it is much better to ask about and deal with any potential issues before arriving at a border. Just call or write an embassy so you are clear of any responsibility on your part. Information generally is available online but if you are unsure it is better to do it personally.

Hi

 

Even if you are not required to have a visa to enter a country...such as an American citizen entering Canada, you may be denied entry (and possibly denied boarding on a cruise ship) depending on other factors, such as past criminal history in your home country.

 

If you are not sure of something it is much better to ask about and deal with any potential issues before arriving at a border. Just call or write an embassy so you are clear of any responsibility on your part. Information generally is available online but if you are unsure it is better to do it personally.

For example a DUI or DWI are indictable offences in Canada which is akin to a felony in the U.S.A. Therefore, a DUI or DWI conviction can result in a visitor not being allowed to enter Canada. Sometimes a DUI or a DWI is only summary offences but this is at the discretion of the Prosecutor but for entry purposes these convictions in another country are looked at as indictable convictions.

Solicitation on the other hand is not a criminal offence in Canada whereas it is in the U.S.A.

*Does Commonwealth not needing a Canadian visa dance'

Sorry...I am in a rather playful mood and have had to buy other visas in my travel career :)

*Does Commonwealth not needing a Canadian visa dance'

 

Sorry...I am in a rather playful mood and have had to buy other visas in my travel career :)

:D You don't have to do the visa dance, just the eTA shuffle.:cool:

But it looks like some other of the Commonwealth countries still have to do the visa dance.