• You must include a cover letter indicating in details the purpose of the visit.
• You MUST send your passport along with your application as the Visa is placed IN the passport. Visa is issued at the discretion of the Embassy.
• Your passport must be signed and valid for at least 6 months after the intended exit date and contain a sufficient amount of blank pages for entry stamps and visas. Please photocopy the first 3 pages of your passport and add them to the application forms.
• You Must include 1 original recent passport photo. Photos must show a full FRONT VIEW of the face and must be taken against WHITE PLAIN background. Otherwise visa will not be processed. Do not attach photos with staples.
• The applicant should provide their detailed passport information to their host so they can obtain an invitation from the "Ministry of Foreign Affairs" or other local administration. Once received, the original copy must be included with the application below. Our office can also obtain invitations if you prefer.
• Applicants will require a visa support letter if traveling as a tourist. The letter should be obtained from the inviting tour company or the hotel in the host country. It should be on letterhead and describe:
- reason for travel
- contact names, numbers addresses and entry/exit dates. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will telex the Embassy in Canada after the host has requested authorization. Please contact us for the appropriate Embassy.
• Please submit 2 copies of the completed Visa application form, on plain bonded white paper, with the applicant's original ink signature.
• You must have a visa to enter or transit through this country.
• You must provide a vialid Yellow Fever certificate if you arrive within 6 days of departing or transiting the following list of countries:
Africa:
Angola, Benin (Rep.), Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Rep. Chad, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Kinshasa), Cote D'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan (south of 15 degrees North), Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia.
America:
Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela.