Does an Australian citizen need an eTA for Canada for a 15-hour transit layover not leaving the airport?
I'm Australian and flying this afternoon from China to Mexico with a long layover in Vancouver.
I kind of knew Canada had this eTA thing but assumed I wouldn't need such a thing as an Australian who's been to Canada several times in the past and doesn't intend to leave the airport this time.
But as I was getting stuff ready last night I found a couple of websites warning me that even as an Australian and even not intending to actually enter Canada I might still need an eTA!
The problem is that I'm in China and the Great Firewall of China blocks many international websites including some CDN's which provide some of the JavaScript for many websites including StackExchange and Canada's official "Find out if you need an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) or a visitor visa" page - so I can't check using the official method whether I need one or not.
Other sources I can find vary about 50/50. I think I don't need one but it would be bad if it turns out I do.
(By a stroke of luck the StackExchange CDN is in my laptop cache due to VPN working briefly at one point. It's not working again now...)
So do I need an eTA?
transit canada layovers australian-citizens eta
edited Dec 26 '16 at 22:25
Vince
16.2k768125
asked Dec 26 '16 at 5:33
hippietrailhippietrail
46.1k41209532
add a comment |
I'm Australian and flying this afternoon from China to Mexico with a long layover in Vancouver.
I kind of knew Canada had this eTA thing but assumed I wouldn't need such a thing as an Australian who's been to Canada several times in the past and doesn't intend to leave the airport this time.
But as I was getting stuff ready last night I found a couple of websites warning me that even as an Australian and even not intending to actually enter Canada I might still need an eTA!
The problem is that I'm in China and the Great Firewall of China blocks many international websites including some CDN's which provide some of the JavaScript for many websites including StackExchange and Canada's official "Find out if you need an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) or a visitor visa" page - so I can't check using the official method whether I need one or not.
Other sources I can find vary about 50/50. I think I don't need one but it would be bad if it turns out I do.
(By a stroke of luck the StackExchange CDN is in my laptop cache due to VPN working briefly at one point. It's not working again now...)
So do I need an eTA?
transit canada layovers australian-citizens eta
edited Dec 26 '16 at 22:25
Vince
16.2k768125
asked Dec 26 '16 at 5:33
hippietrailhippietrail
46.1k41209532
add a comment |
I'm Australian and flying this afternoon from China to Mexico with a long layover in Vancouver.
I kind of knew Canada had this eTA thing but assumed I wouldn't need such a thing as an Australian who's been to Canada several times in the past and doesn't intend to leave the airport this time.
But as I was getting stuff ready last night I found a couple of websites warning me that even as an Australian and even not intending to actually enter Canada I might still need an eTA!
The problem is that I'm in China and the Great Firewall of China blocks many international websites including some CDN's which provide some of the JavaScript for many websites including StackExchange and Canada's official "Find out if you need an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) or a visitor visa" page - so I can't check using the official method whether I need one or not.
Other sources I can find vary about 50/50. I think I don't need one but it would be bad if it turns out I do.
(By a stroke of luck the StackExchange CDN is in my laptop cache due to VPN working briefly at one point. It's not working again now...)
So do I need an eTA?
transit canada layovers australian-citizens eta
edited Dec 26 '16 at 22:25
Vince
16.2k768125
asked Dec 26 '16 at 5:33
hippietrailhippietrail
46.1k41209532
I'm Australian and flying this afternoon from China to Mexico with a long layover in Vancouver.
I kind of knew Canada had this eTA thing but assumed I wouldn't need such a thing as an Australian who's been to Canada several times in the past and doesn't intend to leave the airport this time.
But as I was getting stuff ready last night I found a couple of websites warning me that even as an Australian and even not intending to actually enter Canada I might still need an eTA!
The problem is that I'm in China and the Great Firewall of China blocks many international websites including some CDN's which provide some of the JavaScript for many websites including StackExchange and Canada's official "Find out if you need an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) or a visitor visa" page - so I can't check using the official method whether I need one or not.
Other sources I can find vary about 50/50. I think I don't need one but it would be bad if it turns out I do.
(By a stroke of luck the StackExchange CDN is in my laptop cache due to VPN working briefly at one point. It's not working again now...)
So do I need an eTA?
transit canada layovers australian-citizens eta
transit canada layovers australian-citizens eta
edited Dec 26 '16 at 22:25
Vince
16.2k768125
asked Dec 26 '16 at 5:33
hippietrailhippietrail
46.1k41209532
edited Dec 26 '16 at 22:25
Vince
16.2k768125
asked Dec 26 '16 at 5:33
hippietrailhippietrail
46.1k41209532
edited Dec 26 '16 at 22:25
Vince
16.2k768125
edited Dec 26 '16 at 22:25
Vince
16.2k768125
edited Dec 26 '16 at 22:25
Vince
16.2k768125
16.2k768125
asked Dec 26 '16 at 5:33
hippietrailhippietrail
46.1k41209532
asked Dec 26 '16 at 5:33
hippietrailhippietrail
46.1k41209532
asked Dec 26 '16 at 5:33
hippietrailhippietrail
46.1k41209532
46.1k41209532
add a comment |
add a comment |
2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
Everyone transiting at a Canadian airport is subject to Canadian immigration control (except at Vancouver, Toronto Pearson terminal 1 and Calgary, where there are dedicated transit corridors for passengers headed for US Preclearance).
With the exception of a few Asian nationals holding US visas and continuing to the US through these dedicated transit corridors, US citizens, French citizens residing in and travelling from St Pierre & Miquelon, and permanent residents of Canada, everyone changing planes at a Canadian airport needs an eTA or Canadian visa, whichever is applicable to the nationality of the traveller.
In your case, you need an eTA.
answered Dec 26 '16 at 8:53
CrazydreCrazydre
52.8k1198232
Indeed there was a race to get one at the check-in counter! i got there a good two hours before my flight but it was the longest check-in line I've ever seen. The official page still said I didn't need one! Staff questioned other staff and told me to ignore that message and apply anyway. I might have missed the flight had it not been delayed a bit.
– hippietrail
Dec 26 '16 at 22:47
1
@hippietrail You definitely need it no matter what anyone else says. Even if continuing to US preclearance, for which some Asians don't need a visa or eTA, visa-free nationals need an eTA
– Crazydre
Dec 31 '16 at 19:22
add a comment |
Yes. eTA's are required equally regardless of whether you are entering Canada or just transiting.
Australians do require an ETA.
The process to obtain one is quick and easy and only costs CAN$7. When I applied for one a few weeks ago it was approved instantly.
edited Dec 26 '16 at 22:28
Vince
16.2k768125
answered Dec 26 '16 at 5:37
DocDoc
70.7k3162264
Alas, when using the internet in China to access anything not in China, there is no such thing as "instantly" )-:
– hippietrail
Dec 26 '16 at 22:48
add a comment |
Your Answer
StackExchange.ready(function()
var channelOptions =
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "273"
;
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function()
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled)
StackExchange.using("snippets", function()
createEditor();
);
else
createEditor();
);
function createEditor()
StackExchange.prepareEditor(
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: false,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: null,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader:
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
,
noCode: true, onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
);
);
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function ()
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2ftravel.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f85003%2fdoes-an-australian-citizen-need-an-eta-for-canada-for-a-15-hour-transit-layover%23new-answer', 'question_page');
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
Everyone transiting at a Canadian airport is subject to Canadian immigration control (except at Vancouver, Toronto Pearson terminal 1 and Calgary, where there are dedicated transit corridors for passengers headed for US Preclearance).
With the exception of a few Asian nationals holding US visas and continuing to the US through these dedicated transit corridors, US citizens, French citizens residing in and travelling from St Pierre & Miquelon, and permanent residents of Canada, everyone changing planes at a Canadian airport needs an eTA or Canadian visa, whichever is applicable to the nationality of the traveller.
In your case, you need an eTA.
answered Dec 26 '16 at 8:53
CrazydreCrazydre
52.8k1198232
Indeed there was a race to get one at the check-in counter! i got there a good two hours before my flight but it was the longest check-in line I've ever seen. The official page still said I didn't need one! Staff questioned other staff and told me to ignore that message and apply anyway. I might have missed the flight had it not been delayed a bit.
– hippietrail
Dec 26 '16 at 22:47
1
@hippietrail You definitely need it no matter what anyone else says. Even if continuing to US preclearance, for which some Asians don't need a visa or eTA, visa-free nationals need an eTA
– Crazydre
Dec 31 '16 at 19:22
add a comment |
Everyone transiting at a Canadian airport is subject to Canadian immigration control (except at Vancouver, Toronto Pearson terminal 1 and Calgary, where there are dedicated transit corridors for passengers headed for US Preclearance).
With the exception of a few Asian nationals holding US visas and continuing to the US through these dedicated transit corridors, US citizens, French citizens residing in and travelling from St Pierre & Miquelon, and permanent residents of Canada, everyone changing planes at a Canadian airport needs an eTA or Canadian visa, whichever is applicable to the nationality of the traveller.
In your case, you need an eTA.
answered Dec 26 '16 at 8:53
CrazydreCrazydre
52.8k1198232
Indeed there was a race to get one at the check-in counter! i got there a good two hours before my flight but it was the longest check-in line I've ever seen. The official page still said I didn't need one! Staff questioned other staff and told me to ignore that message and apply anyway. I might have missed the flight had it not been delayed a bit.
– hippietrail
Dec 26 '16 at 22:47
1
@hippietrail You definitely need it no matter what anyone else says. Even if continuing to US preclearance, for which some Asians don't need a visa or eTA, visa-free nationals need an eTA
– Crazydre
Dec 31 '16 at 19:22
add a comment |
Everyone transiting at a Canadian airport is subject to Canadian immigration control (except at Vancouver, Toronto Pearson terminal 1 and Calgary, where there are dedicated transit corridors for passengers headed for US Preclearance).
With the exception of a few Asian nationals holding US visas and continuing to the US through these dedicated transit corridors, US citizens, French citizens residing in and travelling from St Pierre & Miquelon, and permanent residents of Canada, everyone changing planes at a Canadian airport needs an eTA or Canadian visa, whichever is applicable to the nationality of the traveller.
In your case, you need an eTA.
answered Dec 26 '16 at 8:53
CrazydreCrazydre
52.8k1198232
Everyone transiting at a Canadian airport is subject to Canadian immigration control (except at Vancouver, Toronto Pearson terminal 1 and Calgary, where there are dedicated transit corridors for passengers headed for US Preclearance).
With the exception of a few Asian nationals holding US visas and continuing to the US through these dedicated transit corridors, US citizens, French citizens residing in and travelling from St Pierre & Miquelon, and permanent residents of Canada, everyone changing planes at a Canadian airport needs an eTA or Canadian visa, whichever is applicable to the nationality of the traveller.
In your case, you need an eTA.
answered Dec 26 '16 at 8:53
CrazydreCrazydre
52.8k1198232
edited Dec 29 '16 at 17:37
answered Dec 26 '16 at 8:53
CrazydreCrazydre
52.8k1198232
answered Dec 26 '16 at 8:53
CrazydreCrazydre
52.8k1198232
answered Dec 26 '16 at 8:53
CrazydreCrazydre
52.8k1198232
52.8k1198232
Indeed there was a race to get one at the check-in counter! i got there a good two hours before my flight but it was the longest check-in line I've ever seen. The official page still said I didn't need one! Staff questioned other staff and told me to ignore that message and apply anyway. I might have missed the flight had it not been delayed a bit.
– hippietrail
Dec 26 '16 at 22:47
1
@hippietrail You definitely need it no matter what anyone else says. Even if continuing to US preclearance, for which some Asians don't need a visa or eTA, visa-free nationals need an eTA
– Crazydre
Dec 31 '16 at 19:22
add a comment |
Indeed there was a race to get one at the check-in counter! i got there a good two hours before my flight but it was the longest check-in line I've ever seen. The official page still said I didn't need one! Staff questioned other staff and told me to ignore that message and apply anyway. I might have missed the flight had it not been delayed a bit.
– hippietrail
Dec 26 '16 at 22:47
1
@hippietrail You definitely need it no matter what anyone else says. Even if continuing to US preclearance, for which some Asians don't need a visa or eTA, visa-free nationals need an eTA
– Crazydre
Dec 31 '16 at 19:22
Indeed there was a race to get one at the check-in counter! i got there a good two hours before my flight but it was the longest check-in line I've ever seen. The official page still said I didn't need one! Staff questioned other staff and told me to ignore that message and apply anyway. I might have missed the flight had it not been delayed a bit.
– hippietrail
Dec 26 '16 at 22:47
Indeed there was a race to get one at the check-in counter! i got there a good two hours before my flight but it was the longest check-in line I've ever seen. The official page still said I didn't need one! Staff questioned other staff and told me to ignore that message and apply anyway. I might have missed the flight had it not been delayed a bit.
– hippietrail
Dec 26 '16 at 22:47
1
1
@hippietrail You definitely need it no matter what anyone else says. Even if continuing to US preclearance, for which some Asians don't need a visa or eTA, visa-free nationals need an eTA
– Crazydre
Dec 31 '16 at 19:22
@hippietrail You definitely need it no matter what anyone else says. Even if continuing to US preclearance, for which some Asians don't need a visa or eTA, visa-free nationals need an eTA
– Crazydre
Dec 31 '16 at 19:22
add a comment |
Yes. eTA's are required equally regardless of whether you are entering Canada or just transiting.
Australians do require an ETA.
The process to obtain one is quick and easy and only costs CAN$7. When I applied for one a few weeks ago it was approved instantly.
edited Dec 26 '16 at 22:28
Vince
16.2k768125
answered Dec 26 '16 at 5:37
DocDoc
70.7k3162264
Alas, when using the internet in China to access anything not in China, there is no such thing as "instantly" )-:
– hippietrail
Dec 26 '16 at 22:48
add a comment |
Yes. eTA's are required equally regardless of whether you are entering Canada or just transiting.
Australians do require an ETA.
The process to obtain one is quick and easy and only costs CAN$7. When I applied for one a few weeks ago it was approved instantly.
edited Dec 26 '16 at 22:28
Vince
16.2k768125
answered Dec 26 '16 at 5:37
DocDoc
70.7k3162264
Alas, when using the internet in China to access anything not in China, there is no such thing as "instantly" )-:
– hippietrail
Dec 26 '16 at 22:48
add a comment |
Yes. eTA's are required equally regardless of whether you are entering Canada or just transiting.
Australians do require an ETA.
The process to obtain one is quick and easy and only costs CAN$7. When I applied for one a few weeks ago it was approved instantly.
edited Dec 26 '16 at 22:28
Vince
16.2k768125
answered Dec 26 '16 at 5:37
DocDoc
70.7k3162264
Yes. eTA's are required equally regardless of whether you are entering Canada or just transiting.
Australians do require an ETA.
The process to obtain one is quick and easy and only costs CAN$7. When I applied for one a few weeks ago it was approved instantly.
edited Dec 26 '16 at 22:28
Vince
16.2k768125
answered Dec 26 '16 at 5:37
DocDoc
70.7k3162264
edited Dec 26 '16 at 22:28
Vince
16.2k768125
edited Dec 26 '16 at 22:28
Vince
16.2k768125
edited Dec 26 '16 at 22:28
Vince
16.2k768125
16.2k768125
answered Dec 26 '16 at 5:37
DocDoc
70.7k3162264
answered Dec 26 '16 at 5:37
DocDoc
70.7k3162264
answered Dec 26 '16 at 5:37
DocDoc
70.7k3162264
70.7k3162264
Alas, when using the internet in China to access anything not in China, there is no such thing as "instantly" )-:
– hippietrail
Dec 26 '16 at 22:48
add a comment |
Alas, when using the internet in China to access anything not in China, there is no such thing as "instantly" )-:
– hippietrail
Dec 26 '16 at 22:48
Alas, when using the internet in China to access anything not in China, there is no such thing as "instantly" )-:
– hippietrail
Dec 26 '16 at 22:48
Alas, when using the internet in China to access anything not in China, there is no such thing as "instantly" )-:
– hippietrail
Dec 26 '16 at 22:48
add a comment |
Thanks for contributing an answer to Travel Stack Exchange!
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function ()
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2ftravel.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f85003%2fdoes-an-australian-citizen-need-an-eta-for-canada-for-a-15-hour-transit-layover%23new-answer', 'question_page');
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
