Vietnam to Canada visa requirements

Vietnamese ordinary passport holders need a visitor visa (Temporary Resident Visa / TRV) to enter Canada for tourism or other short visits. Vietnam is visa-required and is not currently listed among the visa-required countries eligible for eTA-X. Vietnam is on Canada's list of visa-required countries, so a holder of an ordinary Vietnamese passport must obtain a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV), commonly called a visitor visa, before travelling to Canada for tourism or a short visit. The TRV is applied for online, costs CAD 100, and usually requires biometrics (fingerprints and photo) at an additional CAD 85 unless an exemption applies. The application asks for a valid passport, proof of funds, ties to Vietnam, and evidence that the visitor will leave Canada at the end of the trip. Visas may be issued as single- or multiple-entry and may be valid for up to 10 years, or until the passport or biometrics expire, whichever comes first. Each individual stay is normally limited to up to six months unless the border services officer sets a different date on arrival. Vietnamese passports are not on Canada's current eTA-X eligible-country list, so prior Canadian visa history or a valid US non-immigrant visa does not by itself make a Vietnamese ordinary passport eligible for an eTA. IRCC's current processing tool showed 28 days for visitor visa applications from Vietnam outside Canada, last updated June 24, 2026; this is an estimate, not a maximum or guarantee.