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Embassy or visa centre
Canada visa
The Canadian visitor visa: an online application, biometrics at the visa centre, and validity of up to 10 years
About this visa
We complete the Canadian visitor visa application with your documents and translations, book the biometrics appointment at the Canada visa centre, and follow it until your passport is back.
Saudi citizens need a valid visitor visa to visit or transit through Canada; they are not eligible for the eTA. Residents of Saudi Arabia may also need one, depending on nationality. You apply online to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), then give biometrics at the Canada Visa Application Centre (VFS Global) in Riyadh, Jeddah or Al Khobar.
How we work with you: you send us your request; we send you the document list, complete the application with your salary letter and bank statement, and translate your national ID card and family card. When the biometrics letter arrives we book the appointment, and when your passport is requested for the visa we hand it to the centre and follow it until it is back with you.
Visas are issued for single or multiple entry, valid for up to 10 years or until the passport or biometrics expire, whichever is first, and most visitors may stay up to 6 months per visit. Processing times vary with demand, so apply early. The decision rests with the visa officer alone, and no one can guarantee approval.
Documents required
For every applicant
- Original passport and a copy Valid for at least 6 months after your return date.
- Original national ID or iqama and a copy It must be valid.
- Photos A digital photo for the online application, or 3.5 × 4.5 cm for a paper application, on a white background with no editing of the face. Men: without a shemagh. Women: the hairline visible. The biometrics photo is taken at the centre.
- Original salary letter in English Recently issued. Government employer: stamped with the employer's coloured stamp. Private employer: on the company's letterhead and certified by the Chamber of Commerce.
- Biometrics For ages 14 to 79, at the visa centre after the biometrics letter arrives; valid for 10 years for future applications.
Saudi citizens
- Bank statement for the last 3 months Recent, in English and stamped by the bank, with a balance of at least SAR 15,000.
- Translation We handle it: the translation covers the national ID card and the family card.
Residents of Saudi Arabia
- Bank statement for the last 6 months Recent, in English and stamped by the bank, with a balance of at least SAR 15,000.
Countries this visa opens
- Canada
How we work
Three steps between you and your visa
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Step 1
We receive your request
As soon as your request arrives, a member of our team contacts you to answer your questions and tell you when everything will be ready.
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Step 2
We get to work
Once payment is complete, our team starts work exactly as agreed.
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Step 3
Your documents are ready
We send you the complete file to print wherever is nearest, with no effort on your part, and you go to the fingerprint centre.
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