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# Diplomatic and Official Visas for Temporary Residents Canada
Diplomats and officials may be issued a multiple-entry visa that is valid for up to 3 years. Some exceptions may apply. This does not apply to foreign officials traveling to Canada to obtain their accreditation in Canada (to assume a diplomatic posting in Canada).
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Diplomats and officials may be issued a multiple-entry visa that is valid for up to 3 years. Some exceptions may apply. This does not apply to foreign officials traveling to Canada to obtain their accreditation in Canada (to assume a diplomatic posting in Canada).
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## **How to Apply for the Canada Diplomatic and Official Visa**
To apply for the Canada Diplomatic and Official Visa, all applicants will need to fill out the application for a visitor visa via the Government of Canada website. In certain circumstances, additional documents are also required.
## **Temporary Residents: Diplomatic and Official Visas**
Official visas are very similar to diplomatic visas and are granted to persons entitled under Canadian law to official privileges and immunities who intend to travel to or pass through Canada for an official (government) purpose and obtain temporary residency.
## **What is a Canada Diplomatic and Official Visa?**
Canada Diplomatic and Official visas are visas that can be granted to people entitled, under Canadian law, to diplomatic and consular privileges who intend to travel to Canada for an official purpose or to travel through Canada on the way to the US.
## **Who Is Entitled to Diplomatic or Official Visas?**
You are entitled to a Diplomatic or Official Visa if you are a head of state/member of an organization with head-of-state duties, head of government, cabinet minister of foreign governments, diplomatic agent traveling to or from their diplomatic missions (or on a temporary mission to Canada), career consular officer, delegate to the international organizations listed in the Temporary Foreign Worker Guidelines, senior official, senior officer of the Secretariat of the ICAO, family member of diplomatic agents, foreign diplomatic courier, or a special case on authorization from the Diplomatic Corps Services.
## **People Travelling to Canada to Assume a Diplomatic Posting (Accreditation in Canada):**
If you are traveling to Canada to assume a diplomatic posting, you will have to obtain a temporary resident diplomatic or official visa according to Canadian Visa Law. You can also apply for a visitor visa. This applies to both Canadian and American government officials or members of government organizations.
### **Diplomatic Visas**
Diplomatic, official and courtesy visas, although not equivalent to the right of entry into Canada, are nonetheless the only evidence of Canada’s consent to official visits by foreign officials. That consent, under international and domestic law, is a condition of granting diplomatic, consular or official (functional) privileges and immunities (or courtesies), as soon as the holder sets foot on Canadian soil or during transit.
### **U.S. Government Officials**
Under 8 USCS 1101, the term diplomatic visa means a “nonimmigrant visa bearing that title and issued to a nonimmigrant in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe.” Active diplomats and their family members are eligible for no-fee tourist visas to the United States, provided they use diplomatic passports. Diplomats traveling with official, special, or private passports will need to pay the normal visa processing fees in cash.
### **Official Visas**
Official visas may be granted to persons entitled, under international and domestic law, to official (functional) privileges and immunities, who intend to travel to, or to pass through, Canada for an official purpose.
### **Courtesy Visas**
Under Canadian law, no person other than those under diplomatic visas or official visas are entitled to diplomatic, consular, or official privileges and immunities. Therefore, all other persons traveling to Canada for the purpose of an official visit, for an international organization or on behalf of a foreign government may be issued courtesy visas.
Officers may issue a courtesy visa in the interest of bilateral relations.
Courtesy visas may be issued as multiple-entry visas, with a validity period of up to 3 years.
### **Purpose of a Visit**
Diplomatic and official visas are not automatically granted to holders of diplomatic, official or similar passports. The purpose of the visit is the primary factor to be considered in determining whether a diplomatic or official visa should be issued.
For that reason, it is essential that a written request in the form of a note be received from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a diplomatic mission, or a consular post, bearing a signature or initial(s) and an official stamp and clearly defining the purpose of the visit to Canada.
### **Official Visit**
Ambiguous statements, such as "special mission" or "official visit," are not sufficient to justify the issuance of a diplomatic or official visa. The purpose of the visit, as stated in the written request, must clearly be of such an official nature that, insofar as Canada is concerned, it would justify the granting of appropriate privileges and immunities in Canada under domestic law in accordance with the relevant international conventions, headquarters agreements with international organizations, or international customary law.
## **Examples Where Diplomatic Visas Are Justified**
Examples of situations justifying the issuance of diplomatic visas include a diplomatic agent being assigned to a diplomatic mission in Canada or travelling through Canada on the way to a diplomatic assignment elsewhere, or an official visit of a head of state or chief administrative officer (Secretary General, Director, or their Assistants) of the international organizations listed in Temporary Foreign Worker Guidelines.
## **Examples Where Official Visas Are Justified**
Examples of situations justifying the issuance of official visas include support staff assigned to a diplomatic mission or a consular post in Canada or travelling through Canada, officials of the United Nations traveling to Canada on United Nations business, or government officials travelling to Canada to conduct business with representatives of the Government of Canada or provincial or territorial governments.
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## **Personal Status**
An individual's personal status is not normally a primary consideration for the issuance of a diplomatic or official visa (except for heads of state and other relatively rare instances).
For instance, a senior official of a foreign government, travelling on a diplomatic passport, should not be issued a diplomatic visa if the individual intends to enter Canada for commercial negotiations with private enterprises, or on a private visit. In that case, the individual would be issued a regular temporary resident visa, if required, or a courtesy visa, if deemed appropriate.
Another instance would be a student who is the child of a diplomatic agent serving outside Canada and who enters Canada solely to pursue their studies. If not exempt from a temporary resident visa, that person would need a regular temporary resident visa before entering Canada and may require a study permit as well.
## **Diplomatic or Official Visas on an Ordinary Passport**
A diplomatic or official visa may be inserted in an ordinary passport if the purpose of the visit warrants it, such as when a member of a foreign government, travelling on an ordinary passport, enters Canada as a member on an official mission, or when a private citizen (for example, an academic) is included in a state's delegation to a meeting of the International Civil Aviation Organization or a diplomatic conference in Canada.
## **Documents to Be Submitted**
An officer may issue a diplomatic or official visa only on receipt of a written request from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the state to which the head of mission or post is accredited, or for which the diplomatic mission or consular post has jurisdiction in visa matters, a written request from a diplomatic mission or a consular post of the state of the applicant's citizenship, or a written request by an international organization listed in Temporary Foreign Worker Guidelines.
In the case of persons entering Canada to take employment as officers of the Secretariat of the International Civil Aviation Organization, a letter to the individual concerned constituting an "offer of employment," indicating their official level at the I.C.A.O. and signed by or on behalf of the Secretary General is required.
## **Policy**
Diplomatic agents, consular officers, or immigration officers may issue diplomatic and official visas without reference to Headquarters. However, if they have the slightest doubt regarding the bona fides of an applicant or their entitlement to a diplomatic or official visa, they should refer the request to the appropriate Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Geographic division and to GAC Protocol.
## **Security Checks**
Although holders of diplomatic visas are, in principle, exempt from immigration and customs inspection on entry into Canada, they are subject to mandatory security checks at Canadian airports. Officers should apprise holders of diplomatic visas of that requirement whenever possible. If necessary, the persons concerned can obtain more details about that requirement from their own diplomatic missions accredited to Canada.
## **Multiple-Entry Visas**
Generally speaking, diplomats and officials may be issued a multiple-entry visa that is valid for up to 3 years. Some exceptions may apply. This does not apply to foreign officials travelling to Canada to obtain their accreditation in Canada (to assume their diplomatic posting in Canada).
Foreign officials travelling to Canada to obtain their accreditation (to assume their diplomatic posting) are issued a multiple-entry TRV that is valid for 3 months.
These applicants should be advised that the duration of the initial entry into Canada is determined by the Canadian official at the border and that the diplomatic mission in Canada should send their passports, along with the required documents, to the Department of Global Affairs, Protocol (XDC), requesting accreditation or recognition. During the validity of the diplomatic or official acceptance, the applicants do not require any other visa to enter Canada.
Multiple-entry diplomatic or official visas must not be issued to persons who are on assignment to Canada without specific authorization from GAC.
## **Who Is Entitled to Diplomatic or Official Visas?**
You are entitled to Diplomatic or Official Visas if you are granted access by the Canadian government after they confirm you are a government official or working for the government in some capacity. Diplomatic, official and courtesy visas, although not equivalent to the right of entry into Canada, are nonetheless the only evidence of Canada’s consent to official visits by foreign officials.
That consent, under international and domestic law, is a condition of granting diplomatic, consular or official (functional) privileges and immunities (or courtesies), as soon as the holder sets foot on Canadian soil or during transit. Although holders of diplomatic visas are, in principle, exempt from immigration and customs inspection on entry into Canada, they are subject to mandatory security checks at Canadian airports.
Diplomatic, official and similar passports issued by the country of which the foreign national is a citizen or national are only travel documents and do not in themselves determine the type of visa that should be granted.
## **Ports of Entry Procedures**
The Border Service Officer (BSO) will stamp diplomatic or official passports, thereby authorizing entry for a period of six months. Officers will not refer diplomats or officials to secondary examination.
## **Role of Office of Protocol**
During the six-month period, the person’s foreign mission will forward the passport to the Diplomatic Corps Services Division, Office of Protocol, GAC.
The Office of Protocol will issue a diplomatic (D), consular (C), official (J) or international (I) acceptance, which indicates that the person is accredited to Canada and entitled to remain in Canada for the duration of their status.
## **Visa Exemption for Accredited Persons**
Once accredited, accredited persons do not require a temporary resident visa or an e TA to enter Canada.
## **Spouses, Parents and Dependent Children of Diplomats**
People (spouses, fathers, mothers and children) who are recognized as members of the family, forming part of the household, may be granted official visas.
Diplomats’, consular officers’, representatives’ and officials’ dependent children who are under 19 years of age and considered to be members of the family, forming part of the household, are issued acceptances.
Children over 19 years of age are issued acceptances only if they are registered as full-time students.
After turning 25 years of age, dependent children are no longer eligible to receive official acceptance (even if they are still studying) and must change their official status to regular immigration status.
## **Servants of Diplomats**
Members of the official service staff are exempt from the same requirements as foreign representatives (diplomats).
Private servants are issued official (O-1) visas; will receive an official (J) acceptance from the Office of Protocol; will not require a temporary resident visa if they wish to re-enter; do not require a work permit; must undergo a medical examination, and must provide biometric information if from a country or territory whose nationals are required to do so, but are exempt from the biometric fee.
For guidance on employment requirements for diplomatic servants, refer to Temporary Foreign Worker Guidelines.
Live-in Caregivers must meet requirements to be live-in caregivers in Canada; must undergo a medical examination; must provide biometric information if from a country or territory whose nationals are required to do so and must pay the biometric fee; are issued a work permit; do not enjoy any privileges or immunities; require a temporary resident visa to re-enter Canada.
## **Medical Examinations (Exemptions)**
The following people are exempt from having to undergo a medical examination, even if they are from countries where one would normally be required include diplomatic and consular officials entering for official duties only, spouses and dependent children of diplomatic and consular officials, unless they intend to work, and members of the armed forces of a country designated under the Visiting Forces Act who are entering for official duties only.
## **Biometric Information (Exemptions)**
There are many people who can be exempt from providing biometric information.
Diplomats and officials and their family members who have been issued a D-1 or O-1 visa are exempt from providing biometric information, even if they are from a country or territory whose nationals are normally required to do so.
Those issued a courtesy visa are required to provide their biometrics; however, the biometric requirement may be exempted only at the discretion of the Migration Program Manager, in the interest of bilateral relations.
Holders of diplomatic or official passports who are nationals of a biometric-required country or territory, and who have been issued a regular TRV, are required to provide their biometric information but are exempt from the biometric fee.
Private servants of diplomats and officials must provide their biometric information if they are nationals of a biometric-required country or territory, but are exempt from the biometric fee if their employer is travelling to Canada on official business.
Live-in caregivers of diplomats and officials must provide their biometric information when applying for a Temporary resident visa or work permit if they are nationals of a biometric-required country or territory and must pay the biometric fee.
## Canada Diplomatic and Official Visa FAQs
### **What Am I Allowed to Do With a Canadian Official and Diplomatic Visa?**
With the Canadian Official and Diplomatic Visa, you will be able to enter Canada without going through a customs or immigration check at the Canadian port of entry. You will only have to go through a security check.
After you enter Canada, you may only stay for the time that you have an itinerary of official duties or responsibilities.
You are not allowed to overstay your visa or try to take up employment or studies in Canada. You cannot apply for citizenship of Canada, apply to get Canadian issued documents or seek Canadian benefits such as health coverage.
You are only allowed to go through your official duties itinerary. If you want to visit Canada for purposes of tourism or other reasons, you must apply for a Canada Visitor Visa or another visa which fits your reason.
Having a diplomatic or official passport does not immediately qualify you to enter Canada with the Diplomatic Visa, but you must have official duties in the country.
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### **What Are the Requirements of the Canada Diplomatic and Official Visa?**
There are multiple requirements to qualify for the Canada Diplomatic and Official Visa. The initial requirements must be your position within your foreign government. Different positions qualify for the Diplomatic Visa and for the Official Visa.
To qualify for a Canada Diplomatic and Official Visa, you must be a Head of State or a member of an organization with duties of Heads of State, Head of Government or a minister of a Government Cabinet from a foreign country ,Diplomatic agent travelling to or from your diplomatic mission or you are starting a temporary diplomatic mission in Canada, or career consular officer travelling to or from your consular post or you are starting a temporary mission in Canada.
Additionally, you qualify if you are a delegate of an international organization listed in the Temporary Foreign Worker Guidelines which includes delegates attending conferences of these international organization, not including clerical staff, a senior official such as a Secretary General, Assistant Secretary General, or similar positions of an international organization listed in the Temporary Foreign Worker Guidelines, a senior officer at a P-4 level and above of the Secretariat of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a foreign diplomatic courier, a special case authorized from the Headquarters of the Diplomatic Corps Services (XDC), or a member of the family or household of a diplomatic agent or a senior officer of the Secretariat of ICAO.
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### **What Are the Canada Diplomatic and Official Visa Fees?**
The official visa fees to apply for the Canada Diplomatic and Official Visa require you to only pay for the application. The application fee is CAD$100. Since you are exempt from biometrics, you will not have to pay the fee and you are also exempt from the passport processing fee.
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