If you’re planning to travel to Canada, here is everything you need to know about Canada e Visa. Canada e Visa is also known as electronic travel authorisation. The electronic travel authorisation is an expensive and simple process that is completed online and takes only a few minutes of your time.
Currently, it is available to only the citizens of a few countries. The list of countries is maintained on the website of the authority that approves regular visas. So, you need to go to the website of the agency that is responsible for issuing visas in order to figure out whether your country is in the list and you are eligible to travel to Canada under electronic travel authorisation.
As far as the process of applying for electronic travel authorisation is concerned, you only need a few things including your credit card, your passport, an email address and some other information. You need to go to the website of the agency where you will have to provide all the required information. Once you have provided all the required information, you will be asked to pay certain amount of fee.
After payment of fees, you will need to submit the application and once you have submitted the application, it is processed online. If your application is approved, you will receive an email on the email address you have specified in the application form. You will need to print out this authorisation as you will have to show it at the airport before you are allowed to board the plane.
The electronic travel authorisation is valid for a few years. In simple terms, it means that once you have received the authorisation, you are free to enter Canada without applying for the authorisation again. The authorisation will remain valid as long as the passport that is linked to the ETA remains valid. In case your passport expires, you will need to reapply for the authorisation.
One of the most common mistakes made by people when they apply for electronic travel authorisation is that they do not provide the correct information and end up making mistakes which leads to denial of ETA. Thankfully, there are some companies that offer a service wherein they submit the ETA application on behalf of the applicant. They first check the data supplied by the applicant to make sure that everything is in order before submitting the application form. They do charge some money for it but they also ensure that all the information is provided correctly.
Overall, it is recommended to utilize the services of companies offering to help you with ETA if you’re not sure about the process. You will need to pay minimal fees to utilize their services but it’s worth it as they will make sure that everything is correct before they submit the application.