Q. I am a citizen of India and recently I settled in Canada as a Permanent Resident. I have a good full time job in Software with a Canadian Company. I need to go to USA for four days to attend a conference. The question is, do I need to obtain any kind of VISA to enter USA?
Answer: Citizens of a commonwealth country (I.e., India) with PR status in Canada are not required to obtain a passport visa to appear at the US port of entry. At the port of entry, an immigration official will determine your eligibility to enter the USA, and the duration of your allowed stay.
When you appear at the port of entry, you should be in possession of documentation regarding the conference, your ties to Canada, and a return ticket, if possible.
Additional information on this topic may be found at the following URL:
http://canadavisa.com/documents/visitor.html
[Comment: Exemption from the requirement to obtain a passport visa does not mean automatic admissibility to the USA. As is the case with any applicant for temporary admission, with or without a visa, an immigration official at the port of entry to the USA is subject to determine admissibility and the duration of such.
Permanent Residents of Canada who are not citizens of a Commonwealth country, and who are not otherwise exempt from obtaining a passport visa, should arrange a visitor visa in advance of appearing at the US port of entry.]
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Hello there,
I am a citizen of Thailand and recently I settled in Canada as a Permanent Resident or 6 years. I got married with Canadian man and we have a house in Manitoba (my husband hometown) Also My daughter is Canadian as well. We want to do the Driving trip to Naigara fall for 1 weeks and we want to cross to US too,
Do I need to obtain any kind of VISA to enter USA?
Hi Katay,
Absolutely, all Permanent Resident in Canada need an entry visa to go to the United States.
HELLO, i want to know may be this is a visa lottery or not, if i apply, is it certain that i will be qualify to live in Canada
My wife has lived in Canada for the past 4 years. We have a a farm in Alberta and I work for a Oilfield Company. I have been offered a job in Texas and I was just wondering the process for my wife to move with me, she is a Permanent Residient of Canada and is a citizen of Australia.
Thanks for any help.
I am a network enginner and working in USA on L1 VIsa, I want to get a PR to Canada, can i do it from US without a job offer and after getting a PR is it madatory to live in Canda.