Canada tourist visa from India
What the authority charges, how long it says a decision takes, and how long you can stay.
Visitor visa (TRV)
What the authority publishes
Visitor visa, called a temporary resident visa (TRV) by IRCC. It is a document that lets you travel to a Canadian port of entry — not permission to enter, which a border services officer grants separately on arrival. Indian passport holders are visa-required, so the eTA route that some nationalities use does not apply.
Fee not confirmed
IRCC does not publish it on these pages
What the authority publishes
FEE NOT CONFIRMED HERE. IRCC's visitor-visa pages no longer render a fee amount, and its fee list has moved, so the processing fee is not stated on this page rather than being filled in from a secondary source. What IS confirmed, from IRCC pages read on 10 November 2026: biometrics are CAN$85 per person, capped at CAN$170 for a family of two or more applying together, and the biometric fee must be paid when the application is submitted or the application is delayed. Biometrics already given for a previous Canadian visa, study permit or work permit remain valid for 10 years. Check the current processing fee on IRCC before paying.
Varies, published live
and excludes your biometrics step
What the authority publishes
IRCC publishes a live processing time for visitor visas by country rather than one fixed figure, and it changes. Two things about it matter more than the number. It EXCLUDES the biometrics step — IRCC states the published time "doesn't include the time you need to give biometrics" — so the real elapsed time is the published figure plus however long your appointment takes to come round. And it is an estimate built from recently finished applications, not a commitment.
Usually up to 6 months
the officer at the border decides
What the authority publishes
Usually up to 6 months, but the decision is not made when the visa is issued. A border services officer decides at the port of entry how long you may stay, and may grant less. The date stamped or recorded on arrival is the one that governs, not the validity printed on the visa — people overstay by reading the wrong one.
What to prepare
7 items
Going to study rather than visit? The Canada student visa guide covers the fee, the funds you must show and the full process.
Canada tourist visa — FAQs
5 questions
The processing fee is not stated on this page. IRCC's visitor pages no longer render a fee and its fee list has moved, so rather than carry a figure from a secondary source, we say so — check IRCC directly before paying. The biometrics fee IS confirmed: CAN$85 per person, capped at CAN$170 for a family of two or more applying together.
Not if you have given them recently. IRCC states that biometrics provided for a previous visitor visa, study permit or work permit application are valid for 10 years. If yours are still inside that window, you do not repeat them — which also removes the appointment from your timeline.
IRCC publishes a live figure by country rather than a fixed one, and it changes. Read it on the day. Note that the published time excludes the biometrics step — IRCC says so explicitly — so your real wait is that figure plus however long your appointment takes to arrive.
Usually up to 6 months, but a border services officer decides on arrival and may grant less. The date you are given at the port of entry governs your stay, not the validity printed on the visa. Reading the wrong one is a common way to overstay without intending to.
A visitor visa. The eTA route applies to visa-exempt nationalities; Indian passport holders are visa-required and apply for the TRV.
Official sources: www.canada.ca · www.canada.ca · www.canada.ca
Not re-checked recently — confirm every figure at its source before you rely on it. Visa rules change; the authority decides, not Vibedu.
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