eTA Eligible Countries | CANADA eTA Application Services

Eligible countries

Down below you can find all countries and nationalities of foreign nationals that are required to apply for an eTA before travelling to Canada.
Please check if you are qualified for an ETA before you apply.

Should you not be able to find your nationality or think you could be exempted from the eTA regulations, please read the sections about total exemption, eTA exemption or visa requirement for more information.
Additionally, please note that the citizens of the countries down below do not need an eTA if entry is not through an airport, but by bus, train, boat, cruise ship, etc.

AFRICA

Saint Helena¹

ASIA

Brunei Darussalam
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (passport issued by Hong Kong SAR necessary)
Israel (national Israeli passport necessary)
Japan
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan (ordinary passport issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taiwan that includes the personal identification number necessary)

EUROPE

Andorra
Austria
Belgium
British citizen
British National (Overseas)
British overseas citizen (re-admissible to the United Kingdom)
British Subject with a right of abode in the United Kingdom
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Gibraltar¹
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Monaco
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
San Marino
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Vatican City State (passport or travel document issued by the Vatican necessary)

LATIN AMER. & CARIB

Anguilla¹
Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda¹
British Virgin Islands¹
Cayman Islands¹
Chile
Falkland Islands¹
Mexico
Montserrat¹
Turks and Caicos Islands¹

OCEANIA

Australia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Pitcairn Island¹
Samoa
Solomon Islands

¹ Only British overseas territory citizens with citizenship through birth, descent, naturalization or registration in one of these British overseas territories

As application processing time at the Canadian government varies a lot case-by-case, we recommend you to apply for your eTA as soon as possible to ensure that it gets approved in time before your departure to Canada.

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Total Exemption for certain North American Residents

The following citizens do not require any visa or travel authorization to enter Canada via an airport, only the travel documents stated down below.

Canadian (dual) citizens: only valid Canadian passport required
American-Canadians: only valid Canadian or U.S. passport required
Canadian permanent residents: only permanent resident card or permanent resident travel document required

U.S. citizens: only valid U.S. passport required

eTA Exemptions

Foreign nationals who are required to have a valid eTA at departure to Canada may be exempt from this requirement if at least one of the following conditions is met:

Holds a valid Canadian visa
Holds a valid status in Canada (e.g. visitor, student or worker) and re-enters Canada after only visiting the United States or St. Pierre and Miquelon
French citizens who live in Saint Pierre and Miquelon and are flying directly to Canada from St. Pierre and Miquelon
Passengers destined to, or coming from, the United States on a flight that stops in Canada solely to refuel and have proper documents to enter the United States, or were lawfully admitted to the United States.
Passengers on a flight that makes an unscheduled stop in Canada.
Transit through a Canadian airport under the Transit Without Visa or China Transit Program
Flight crew, civil aviation inspectors, accident investigators who are or will be working while in Canada
Members of Armed Forces (not including the civilian component of an armed forces) of a country designated under the Visiting Forces Act coming to Canada to carry out official duties.

Diplomats accredited by the Government of Canada

Visa application required

Foreign nationals from the following countries are not eligible for an eTA and must apply for a visa before traveling to Canada by any method of travel (plane, car, bus, train, cruise ship, etc.). Addtionally, foreign nationals who wish to work or study in Canada may require a visa as well. For more information on visa and the application process please contact your nearest Canadian embassy.