• 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.
• An invitation including your host's status in the country, their name, address and phone number all must be included. It must be stamped by the appropriate authority in their country. If they are not Citizens of that country, please provide a copy of their status documents with your application. We accept faxed or emailed copies.
• Your passport must be 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 submit your ORIGINAL Canadian Permanent Resident Card
• In order to obtain a visa, the applicant must provide a letter explaining the nature of the trip.
• 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 application may have to be approved by the UK if the embassy has any uncertaintanty about the applicant. Because of this, the processing time may be lengthened by 3 to 8 weeks.
• Please submit 2 copies of the completed Visa application form, on plain bonded white paper, with the applicant's original ink signature.
• A travel itinerary showing entry/exit dates and your name and address must be submitted.
• Please obtain a letter from your employer or school showing current employment or enrollment. If letter is from your employer:
- show number of years employed
- approval for leave of absence
- state that the applicant will return to work after journey.
If letter is from your current school:
- state that applicant will be enrolled in future courses after his/her journey.
Please send by fax (not email).
• You Must include 2 original recent passport photos. 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 please.
• A recent original bank statement must be submitted as proof of funds. It should be less than 30 days old and show the applicant's name, balance and account number. Faxes and photocopies only (no emails).
• You must provide names, addresses, phone numbers and relation to the applicant of any relatives you have in Canada and the UK. You may send by fax (but not email).
• The maximum length of stay is based on the request on the application form and the amount of funds you posess.