Supported visas

This assumes: an adult, ordinary passport holder, resident in and applying from India, self-funding their own trip, visiting for up to 6 months. If that doesn't match your situation, some of this may not apply.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary PRC passport holder (not a Hong Kong SAR or Macao SAR passport), resident in and applying from China, self-funding their own trip as an individual (not as part of an organised tour group or on a diplomatic passport), visiting for up to 6 months. If that doesn't match your situation, some of this may not apply.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary passport holder, resident in and applying from Nigeria, self-funding their own trip, visiting for up to 6 months. If that doesn't match your situation, some of this may not apply.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary passport holder (not a diplomatic passport), resident in and applying from Turkey, self-funding their own trip, visiting for up to 6 months. If that doesn't match your situation, some of this may not apply.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary passport holder, resident in and applying from Pakistan, self-funding their own trip, visiting for up to 6 months. If that doesn't match your situation, some of this may not apply.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary passport holder (not a diplomatic passport), resident in and applying from South Africa, self-funding their own trip, visiting for up to 6 months. If that doesn't match your situation, some of this may not apply.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary passport holder, resident in and applying from the Philippines, self-funding their own trip, visiting for up to 6 months. If that doesn't match your situation, some of this may not apply.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary passport holder, resident in and applying from Thailand, self-funding their own trip, visiting for up to 6 months. If that doesn't match your situation, some of this may not apply.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary passport holder (not a diplomatic passport), resident in and applying from Indonesia, self-funding their own trip, visiting for up to 6 months. If that doesn't match your situation, some of this may not apply.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary passport holder, resident in and applying from Ghana, self-funding their own trip, visiting for up to 6 months. If that doesn't match your situation, some of this may not apply.

This assumes: an applicant aged 18 or over, holding an Indian passport, resident in India for at least the last 6 months and applying from there (i.e. applying from outside the UK), for a full-time course at degree level or above lasting longer than 6 months, with a licensed UK sponsor. If that doesn't match your situation (for example, a shorter study-abroad placement, or having recently moved to India from elsewhere), some of this may not apply.

This assumes: a US ordinary passport holder, not a British or Irish citizen and without existing permission to live, work, or study in the UK, seeking an ETA for tourism, family, business, or another ETA-permitted purpose for up to 6 months in the UK. If that doesn't match your situation, some of this may not apply.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary passport holder, resident in and applying from India, self-funding their own trip, visiting Canada as a tourist. If that doesn't match your situation — for example, a business visit or visiting family — some of this may not apply. India's own visa office (New Delhi) also publishes its own supplementary document checklist with requirements not yet included here — check IRCC's visa office instructions for India directly before you apply.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary passport holder, resident in and applying from China, self-funding their own trip, visiting Canada as a tourist. If that doesn't match your situation — for example, a business visit or visiting family — some of this may not apply. China's own visa office (covering Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou) also publishes its own supplementary document checklist with requirements not included here — including a copy of your national identity document and a completed Family Information Form (IMM 5707) — check IRCC's visa office instructions for China directly before you apply.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary passport holder, resident in and applying from Pakistan, self-funding their own trip, visiting Canada as a tourist. If that doesn't match your situation — for example, a business visit or visiting family — some of this may not apply. Pakistan's own visa office (Islamabad) also publishes its own supplementary document checklist with requirements not included here — including a copy of your National Identity Card, a completed Family Information Form (IMM 5645), and, if you answer yes to any background-information question on the application form, Schedule 1 (IMM 5257 SCH1) — check IRCC's visa office instructions for Pakistan directly before you apply.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary passport holder, resident in and applying from Nigeria, self-funding their own trip, visiting Canada as a tourist. If that doesn't match your situation — for example, a business visit or visiting family — some of this may not apply. Nigeria's own visa office (Lagos) also publishes its own supplementary document checklist with requirements not included here — including a completed Family Information Form (IMM 5707), a signed Consent to Verification of Documents form, and, if you answer yes to any background-information question on the application form, Schedule 1 (IMM 5257B) — check IRCC's visa office instructions for Nigeria directly before you apply.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary passport holder, resident in and applying from Bangladesh, self-funding their own trip, visiting Canada as a tourist. If that doesn't match your situation — for example, a business visit or visiting family — some of this may not apply. Bangladesh is served by a regional visa office (Singapore, shared with Brunei and Malaysia) that also publishes its own supplementary document checklist with one requirement not included here — a completed Family Information Form (IMM 5707) — check IRCC's visa office instructions for Bangladesh directly before you apply.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary passport holder, resident in and applying from Vietnam, self-funding their own trip, visiting Canada as a tourist. If that doesn't match your situation — for example, a business visit or visiting family — some of this may not apply. Vietnam's own visa office publishes its own supplementary document checklist. Three things listed below only as optional "supporting" evidence — your travel history (past visas, entry or exit stamps), for a tourism visit, a travel itinerary, and, unless you have travelled to Canada in the past 10 years or currently hold a valid US non-immigrant visa and can prove it (for example, with entry stamps or the US visa itself), proof of your financial means — that office requires from every applicant it applies to, not just recommends. It also asks for two things not covered here at all: copies of any cancelled or expired passports you have, and a Family Information Form (IMM 5707), which that office's own instructions don't tie to any specific circumstance. Check IRCC's visa office instructions for Vietnam directly before you apply.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary passport holder, resident in and applying from Turkey, self-funding their own trip, visiting Canada as a tourist. If that doesn't match your situation — for example, a business visit or visiting family — some of this may not apply. Turkey is served by a regional visa office (Ankara — also covering Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and Turkmenistan) that publishes its own supplementary document checklist. Two things listed below only as optional "supporting" evidence — a bank statement and employer information — that office requires from every applicant, with no exemption: proof of your financial means (bank statements or a bank book covering the past six months, plus proof of assets) and proof of your occupation — specifically, a letter stating your employment period, position, salary, responsibilities, and confirmation that you are authorized to take leave to travel, or equivalent proof if you are retired, self-employed, or a student. It also asks for something not covered here at all: if you answer "yes" to any background-information question on the application form, Schedule 1 (IMM 5257 SCH1). Check IRCC's visa office instructions for Turkey directly before you apply.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary passport holder, resident in and applying from Egypt, self-funding their own trip, visiting Canada as a tourist. If that doesn't match your situation — for example, a business visit or visiting family — some of this may not apply. Egypt is served by a regional visa office (Cairo — also covering Sudan and Gaza) that publishes its own supplementary document checklist. One thing listed below only as optional "supporting" evidence — a bank statement — that office requires from every applicant, unless you have travelled to Canada in the past 10 years or currently hold a valid US non-immigrant visa and can prove it (for example, with entry stamps or the US visa itself): proof of your financial means (bank statements or a bank book covering the past three months). It also asks for things not covered here at all: two dated photographs meeting its own specifications, copies of any cancelled or expired passports you have, and, if you answer "yes" to any background-information question on the application form, Schedule 1 (IMM 5257B). It also lists a Family Information Form (IMM 5707), which that office's own instructions don't tie to any specific circumstance. Check IRCC's visa office instructions for Egypt directly before you apply.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary passport holder, resident in and applying from India (outside Australia), self-funding their own trip, visiting Australia as a tourist. If that doesn't match your situation, some of this may not apply. No published fee figure could be found as text — use the official Visa Pricing Estimator for the current cost. If you're asked for biometrics, VFS Global operates the Australian Biometrics Collection Centres on behalf of the department — check where your nearest centre is before your appointment.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary passport holder, resident in and applying from China (outside Australia), self-funding their own trip, visiting Australia as a tourist. If that doesn't match your situation, some of this may not apply. No published fee figure could be found as text — use the official Visa Pricing Estimator for the current cost. If you're asked for biometrics, VFS Global operates the Australian Biometrics Collection Centres on behalf of the department — check where your nearest centre is before your appointment.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary passport holder, resident in and applying from Pakistan (outside Australia), self-funding their own trip, visiting Australia as a tourist. If that doesn't match your situation, some of this may not apply. No published fee figure could be found as text — use the official Visa Pricing Estimator for the current cost. If you're asked for biometrics, VFS Global operates the Australian Biometrics Collection Centres on behalf of the department — check where your nearest centre is before your appointment.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary passport holder, resident in and applying from Nigeria (outside Australia), self-funding their own trip, visiting Australia as a tourist. If that doesn't match your situation, some of this may not apply. No published fee figure could be found as text — use the official Visa Pricing Estimator for the current cost. If you're asked for biometrics, VFS Global operates the Australian Biometrics Collection Centres on behalf of the department — check where your nearest centre is before your appointment.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary passport holder, resident in and applying from Bangladesh (outside Australia), self-funding their own trip, visiting Australia as a tourist. If that doesn't match your situation, some of this may not apply. No published fee figure could be found as text — use the official Visa Pricing Estimator for the current cost. If you're asked for biometrics, VFS Global operates the Australian Biometrics Collection Centres on behalf of the department — check where your nearest centre is before your appointment.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary passport holder, resident in and applying from Vietnam (outside Australia), self-funding their own trip, visiting Australia as a tourist. If that doesn't match your situation, some of this may not apply. No published fee figure could be found as text — use the official Visa Pricing Estimator for the current cost. If you're asked for biometrics, VFS Global operates the Australian Biometrics Collection Centres on behalf of the department — check where your nearest centre is before your appointment.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary passport holder, resident in and applying from Turkey (outside Australia), self-funding their own trip, visiting Australia as a tourist. If that doesn't match your situation, some of this may not apply. No published fee figure could be found as text — use the official Visa Pricing Estimator for the current cost. If you're asked for biometrics, VFS Global operates the Australian Biometrics Collection Centres on behalf of the department — check where your nearest centre is before your appointment.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary passport holder, resident in and applying from Egypt (outside Australia), self-funding their own trip, visiting Australia as a tourist. If that doesn't match your situation, some of this may not apply. No published fee figure could be found as text — use the official Visa Pricing Estimator for the current cost. If you're asked for biometrics, VFS Global operates the Australian Biometrics Collection Centres on behalf of the department — check where your nearest centre is before your appointment.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary passport holder, resident in and applying from India, self-funding their own trip, visiting Japan as a tourist for up to 90 days on a single-entry visa. If that doesn't match your situation — for example, a business visit or visiting relatives/friends — some of this may not apply. Since 1 April 2024, tourist visas for applicants resident in India are issued as an electronic "visa issuance notice" rather than a sticker in your passport — you still submit your application in person through a Visa Application Centre (VFS Global), but must show the notice on a mobile device at the airport; a PDF, photo, or printed copy is not accepted.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary passport holder, resident in and applying from Pakistan, self-funding their own trip, visiting Japan as a tourist. If that doesn't match your situation — for example, a business visit, a conference, or visiting relatives — some of this may not apply, since the Embassy of Japan in Pakistan publishes a different document list for each purpose. Residents of Sindh and Balochistan apply through the Consulate-General of Japan in Karachi instead of the Embassy in Islamabad.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary passport holder, resident in and applying from Nigeria, self-funding their own trip, visiting Japan as a tourist. If that doesn't match your situation — for example, a business visit or visiting relatives/friends — some of this may not apply, since the MOFA document checklist this app cites lists different requirements for each purpose. Since March 2025, visa applications are processed at the Japan Visa Application Centres (JVACs) in Abuja or Lagos, operated by VFS Global, not at the Embassy directly.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary passport holder, resident in and applying from Bangladesh, self-funding their own trip, visiting Japan as a tourist. If that doesn't match your situation, some of this may not apply. Since 3 November 2024, visa applications are processed exclusively through VFS Global — the Embassy no longer accepts direct applications, except for diplomatic/official passport holders and a few other specific categories.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary Egyptian passport holder, resident in and applying from Egypt, self-funding their own trip, visiting Japan as a tourist. If that doesn't match your situation — for example, a business visit, visiting relatives, or a long-term stay — some of this may not apply, since the Embassy of Japan in Egypt publishes a different document list for each purpose. You must be an Egyptian citizen, or a third-country national legally resident in Egypt for a longer period of time, to apply at this Embassy at all.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary Indian passport holder applying through the VFS Global centre in India (this same checklist also applies if you're resident in Afghanistan or Bhutan and apply there — see the "Check before applying" step), self-funding their own trip, visiting the Netherlands as a tourist. If that doesn't match your situation — for example, a business trip, a family visit, study, or a medical visit — this doesn't apply: NetherlandsWorldwide publishes a separate document checklist for each of those purposes, and this content is scoped to the tourism checklist only. A Schengen visa lets you stay for a maximum of 90 days in any 180-day period.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary Chinese passport holder applying through the TLScontact application centre in China, self-funding their own trip, visiting the Netherlands as a tourist. If that doesn't match your situation — for example, a business trip, a family visit, study, or a medical visit — this doesn't apply: NetherlandsWorldwide publishes a separate document checklist for each of those purposes, and this content is scoped to the tourism checklist only. A Schengen visa lets you stay for a maximum of 90 days in any 180-day period.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary Bangladeshi passport holder applying through the VFS Global centre in Dhaka, self-funding their own trip, visiting the Netherlands as a tourist. If that doesn't match your situation — for example, a business trip, a family visit, study, or a medical visit — this doesn't apply: NetherlandsWorldwide publishes a separate document checklist for each of those purposes, and this content is scoped to the tourism checklist only. A Schengen visa lets you stay for a maximum of 90 days in any 180-day period.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary Turkish passport holder applying through the VFS Global centre in Turkey, self-funding their own trip, visiting the Netherlands as a tourist. If that doesn't match your situation — for example, a business trip, a family visit, study, or a medical visit — this doesn't apply: NetherlandsWorldwide publishes a separate document checklist for each of those purposes, and this content is scoped to the tourism checklist only. A Schengen visa lets you stay for a maximum of 90 days in any 180-day period.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary Pakistani passport holder applying through a VFS Global centre in Pakistan (this same checklist also applies if you're resident in Afghanistan and apply there — see the "Check before applying" step), self-funding their own trip, visiting the Netherlands as a tourist. If that doesn't match your situation — for example, a business trip, a family visit, study, or a medical visit — this doesn't apply: NetherlandsWorldwide publishes a separate document checklist for each of those purposes, and this content is scoped to the tourism checklist only. A Schengen visa lets you stay for a maximum of 90 days in any 180-day period.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary Vietnamese passport holder resident in Vietnam, self-funding their own trip, applying through a VFS Global centre in Vietnam — you can only submit an application there if you live in Vietnam, unlike some other countries' own scenarios in this app. If that doesn't match your situation — for example, a business trip, a family visit, study, or a medical visit — this doesn't apply: NetherlandsWorldwide publishes a separate document checklist for each of those purposes, and this content is scoped to the tourism checklist only. A Schengen visa lets you stay for a maximum of 90 days in any 180-day period.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary Egyptian passport holder resident in Egypt, self-funding their own trip, applying through the VFS Global centre in Cairo — that centre also serves residents of Iraq, Libya, Sudan, and Yemen, but this scenario is scoped to Egypt residents only; each of those would need its own scenario. If that doesn't match your situation — for example, a business trip, a family visit, study, or a medical visit — this doesn't apply: NetherlandsWorldwide publishes a separate document checklist for each of those purposes, and this content is scoped to the tourism checklist only. A Schengen visa lets you stay for a maximum of 90 days in any 180-day period.

This assumes: an adult, ordinary Nigerian passport holder resident in Nigeria, self-funding their own trip. Where you apply depends on your state: residents of 19 named states apply at TLScontact's Belgian application centre in Abuja; residents of every other state apply at TLScontact's French application centre in Lagos — see the "Where you can apply" section below for the full list. If that doesn't match your situation — for example, a business trip, a family visit, study, or a medical visit — this doesn't apply: NetherlandsWorldwide publishes a separate document checklist for each of those purposes, and this content is scoped to the tourism checklist only. A Schengen visa lets you stay for a maximum of 90 days.