Do I need a Canadian transit visa when I have a visitor visa?
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I am a citizen of India and currently have a Canadian visitor visa that expires in 2018. I currently live in the US. My flight plan at the end of this year from US to India involves a layover in Canada for a couple of hours. Do I still need a transit visa or is my visitor visa enough?
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I am a citizen of India and currently have a Canadian visitor visa that expires in 2018. I currently live in the US. My flight plan at the end of this year from US to India involves a layover in Canada for a couple of hours. Do I still need a transit visa or is my visitor visa enough?
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I am a citizen of India and currently have a Canadian visitor visa that expires in 2018. I currently live in the US. My flight plan at the end of this year from US to India involves a layover in Canada for a couple of hours. Do I still need a transit visa or is my visitor visa enough?
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I am a citizen of India and currently have a Canadian visitor visa that expires in 2018. I currently live in the US. My flight plan at the end of this year from US to India involves a layover in Canada for a couple of hours. Do I still need a transit visa or is my visitor visa enough?
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Do you have a green card?
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No, nope, never. You do not need a transit visa. Visit visas are superior to transit visas. If you have a valid visit visa you can certainly transit through.
If you are eligible to apply to enter a country on its border (which you are) you are certainly eligible to apply for a transit through it.
As noted in the comment below, if you have only a single entry visa then its for you to decide whether you want to use that entry or apply for a transit visa because if you use a single entry visa for a transit it will still be called USED. However for Canada and many other countries visit visas are multiple entry usually.
Let's say any future reader has a Green Card and no Canadian Visa they can obtain an eTA online quickly to transit through Canada.
answered Aug 28 '17 at 16:48
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The problem that arises, however, is when you have a single-entry visa -- wasting that on a transit would be regrettable. We have a question on here somewhere asking about a Chinese single-entry visa and how to TWOV so as to not use up the single-entry. (Not sure it that one was ever resolved.)
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Aug 28 '17 at 20:45
Canadian Single entry visas are rare these days
– Hanky Panky
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You specified "a country", not "Canada". General answers are cool but you have to talk about the edge cases that might not apply to the specific country in question. :) (Also 'rare' implies 'still happens on occasion'. I don't know anything about Canadian visas, tho.)
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No, nope, never. You do not need a transit visa. Visit visas are superior to transit visas. If you have a valid visit visa you can certainly transit through.
If you are eligible to apply to enter a country on its border (which you are) you are certainly eligible to apply for a transit through it.
As noted in the comment below, if you have only a single entry visa then its for you to decide whether you want to use that entry or apply for a transit visa because if you use a single entry visa for a transit it will still be called USED. However for Canada and many other countries visit visas are multiple entry usually.
Let's say any future reader has a Green Card and no Canadian Visa they can obtain an eTA online quickly to transit through Canada.
answered Aug 28 '17 at 16:48
Hanky Panky
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The problem that arises, however, is when you have a single-entry visa -- wasting that on a transit would be regrettable. We have a question on here somewhere asking about a Chinese single-entry visa and how to TWOV so as to not use up the single-entry. (Not sure it that one was ever resolved.)
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Aug 28 '17 at 20:45
Canadian Single entry visas are rare these days
– Hanky Panky
Aug 28 '17 at 22:03
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You specified "a country", not "Canada". General answers are cool but you have to talk about the edge cases that might not apply to the specific country in question. :) (Also 'rare' implies 'still happens on occasion'. I don't know anything about Canadian visas, tho.)
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Aug 28 '17 at 22:05
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up vote
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No, nope, never. You do not need a transit visa. Visit visas are superior to transit visas. If you have a valid visit visa you can certainly transit through.
If you are eligible to apply to enter a country on its border (which you are) you are certainly eligible to apply for a transit through it.
As noted in the comment below, if you have only a single entry visa then its for you to decide whether you want to use that entry or apply for a transit visa because if you use a single entry visa for a transit it will still be called USED. However for Canada and many other countries visit visas are multiple entry usually.
Let's say any future reader has a Green Card and no Canadian Visa they can obtain an eTA online quickly to transit through Canada.
answered Aug 28 '17 at 16:48
Hanky Panky
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The problem that arises, however, is when you have a single-entry visa -- wasting that on a transit would be regrettable. We have a question on here somewhere asking about a Chinese single-entry visa and how to TWOV so as to not use up the single-entry. (Not sure it that one was ever resolved.)
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Aug 28 '17 at 20:45
Canadian Single entry visas are rare these days
– Hanky Panky
Aug 28 '17 at 22:03
1
You specified "a country", not "Canada". General answers are cool but you have to talk about the edge cases that might not apply to the specific country in question. :) (Also 'rare' implies 'still happens on occasion'. I don't know anything about Canadian visas, tho.)
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Aug 28 '17 at 22:05
add a comment |
up vote
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up vote
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No, nope, never. You do not need a transit visa. Visit visas are superior to transit visas. If you have a valid visit visa you can certainly transit through.
If you are eligible to apply to enter a country on its border (which you are) you are certainly eligible to apply for a transit through it.
As noted in the comment below, if you have only a single entry visa then its for you to decide whether you want to use that entry or apply for a transit visa because if you use a single entry visa for a transit it will still be called USED. However for Canada and many other countries visit visas are multiple entry usually.
Let's say any future reader has a Green Card and no Canadian Visa they can obtain an eTA online quickly to transit through Canada.
answered Aug 28 '17 at 16:48
Hanky Panky
21.9k462109
No, nope, never. You do not need a transit visa. Visit visas are superior to transit visas. If you have a valid visit visa you can certainly transit through.
If you are eligible to apply to enter a country on its border (which you are) you are certainly eligible to apply for a transit through it.
As noted in the comment below, if you have only a single entry visa then its for you to decide whether you want to use that entry or apply for a transit visa because if you use a single entry visa for a transit it will still be called USED. However for Canada and many other countries visit visas are multiple entry usually.
Let's say any future reader has a Green Card and no Canadian Visa they can obtain an eTA online quickly to transit through Canada.
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The problem that arises, however, is when you have a single-entry visa -- wasting that on a transit would be regrettable. We have a question on here somewhere asking about a Chinese single-entry visa and how to TWOV so as to not use up the single-entry. (Not sure it that one was ever resolved.)
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Aug 28 '17 at 20:45
Canadian Single entry visas are rare these days
– Hanky Panky
Aug 28 '17 at 22:03
1
You specified "a country", not "Canada". General answers are cool but you have to talk about the edge cases that might not apply to the specific country in question. :) (Also 'rare' implies 'still happens on occasion'. I don't know anything about Canadian visas, tho.)
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Aug 28 '17 at 22:05
add a comment |
1
The problem that arises, however, is when you have a single-entry visa -- wasting that on a transit would be regrettable. We have a question on here somewhere asking about a Chinese single-entry visa and how to TWOV so as to not use up the single-entry. (Not sure it that one was ever resolved.)
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Aug 28 '17 at 20:45
Canadian Single entry visas are rare these days
– Hanky Panky
Aug 28 '17 at 22:03
1
You specified "a country", not "Canada". General answers are cool but you have to talk about the edge cases that might not apply to the specific country in question. :) (Also 'rare' implies 'still happens on occasion'. I don't know anything about Canadian visas, tho.)
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Aug 28 '17 at 22:05
1
1
The problem that arises, however, is when you have a single-entry visa -- wasting that on a transit would be regrettable. We have a question on here somewhere asking about a Chinese single-entry visa and how to TWOV so as to not use up the single-entry. (Not sure it that one was ever resolved.)
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Aug 28 '17 at 20:45
The problem that arises, however, is when you have a single-entry visa -- wasting that on a transit would be regrettable. We have a question on here somewhere asking about a Chinese single-entry visa and how to TWOV so as to not use up the single-entry. (Not sure it that one was ever resolved.)
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Aug 28 '17 at 20:45
Canadian Single entry visas are rare these days
– Hanky Panky
Aug 28 '17 at 22:03
Canadian Single entry visas are rare these days
– Hanky Panky
Aug 28 '17 at 22:03
1
1
You specified "a country", not "Canada". General answers are cool but you have to talk about the edge cases that might not apply to the specific country in question. :) (Also 'rare' implies 'still happens on occasion'. I don't know anything about Canadian visas, tho.)
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Aug 28 '17 at 22:05
You specified "a country", not "Canada". General answers are cool but you have to talk about the edge cases that might not apply to the specific country in question. :) (Also 'rare' implies 'still happens on occasion'. I don't know anything about Canadian visas, tho.)
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Aug 28 '17 at 22:05
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