Temporary Resident and Visitor Visas for Canada

Invitation Letter for VISA Application

If you require an invitation letter for your visa application, please contact the ACL Business Manager, Priscilla Rasmussen rasmusse--AT--ptd.net
Please include the following information:

your full name
your address
if you have an accepted paper: what part of the conference and the exact title of the paper

She will send you a signed Word version of the invitation via email. Please indicate in your email if you need to be mailed a hardcopy (other than printing the letter she sends).

Visa Requirements to Enter Canada:

Unless they are citizens of a visa-exempt country, individuals who wish to enter Canada for a temporary purpose, such as tourists, temporary foreign workers (work permits) and international students (study permits) must apply for and be granted a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV). The TRV is a document issued by a Canadian Immigration Visa Office outside Canada, showing that the holder has satisfied the requirements for admission to Canada as a visitor. As a general rule, tourists are admitted for a period of six months.

Visitor Visa Exemptions

Many people do not require a Visitor Visa when traveling to Canada. This is the current list of visa-exempt countries (October 2011). However, it is strongly advised that you check with your embassy or other officials to be sure whether a visa is required and, if it is required, apply early since application approvals can take months to be completely processed.

Visa-exempt countries:

Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Barbados
Belgium
Botswana
Brunei
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel (National Passport holders only)
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Monaco
Namibia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Papua New Guinea
Poland
Portugal
Republic of Korea
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent
San Marino Islands
Singapore
Solomon
Spain
Swaziland
Sweden
Slovakia
Slovenia
Switzerland
United States
Western Samoa
Persons lawfully admitted to the United States for Permanent Residence who are in possession of their alien registration card (Green card) or can provide other evidence of Permanent Residence in the United States.
British citizens and British Overseas Citizens who are re-admissible to the United Kingdom.
Citizens of British dependent territories who derive their citizenship through birth, descent, registration or naturalization in one of the British dependent territories of Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena or the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Persons holding a valid and subsisting Special Administrative Region passport issued by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.
Persons holding passports or travel documents issued by the Holy Seat.