CANADA CALLING: A COMPLETE GUIDE TO VISITOR VISA FEES AND APPLICATION COSTS FOR PAKISTANIS

If you are a Pakistani national who intends to visit Canada for the purpose of traveling, business, academic pursuits or to catch up with family or friends, you will be required to apply for a visitor visa. A visitor visa is also known as a Temporary Residence Visa (TRV), which is issued temporarily to Non Canadian nationals as a permit to visit Canada for a brief period. 

The IRCC department of the government of Canada, which is responsible for the immigration of individuals to Canada offers a visitor visa option for Pakistani citizens for a wide range of travel purposes.

The process of applying for a visa and getting to know about the total costs and documents involved can be a very tedious one. Canada work visa is your go to visa consultant agency and platform that helps Pakistanis from scratch to seamlessly apply and get through their Visa application and greatly increase your probability of securing a visa. 

We will discuss in detail the costs and fees of each type of visitor visa in order to apply to Canada. 

The Temporary Residence Visa (TRV)

The Temporary Residence Visa is also known as the visitor visa is tailored to various different kinds of individuals, aspiring to visit Canada for different reasons. Essentially, the TRV has two types; a single entry visitor visa and a multiple entry visitor visa. 

A single entry visa only allows a one time entry to the applicants, while the multiple entry visa allows you to enter and leave the premises of Canada multiple times, without having to reapply, as long as it does not surpass the expiry date. Applicants are usually always considered for a multiple entry visa unless under a special circumstance where they will be given a single entry visa only.

Temporary Visitor Visa Types for Pakistanis

The eligibility of all types of visitor visas to Canada depends on the type of visitor visa you would be applying for. The submission and status of a few documents then has to get approved by the Canadian Embassy for confirmation. 

The primary documents and eligibility criteria include; a valid passport, a medical document validating your good health and a good financial record that can convince the immigration officer about your feasibility to stay in Canada for the required time.

Let us now look at the different types of visitor visas. 

*all costs are mentioned in CAD (Canadian Dollars)

1. Visitor Visa or Tourist Visa

The most common type of travel visa to Canada is the tourist visa also known as the visitor visa. This is applicable for all those individuals who are traveling for leisure reasons like visiting friends or family or regular vacationing. The application fee structure for this visa is as follows :

The regular fee to apply for the visitor visa for one person is $100 or about PKR 20300. If you are traveling with your entire family (with members of 5) and are willing to apply at the same time for all of them, then the fee is $500 or PKR 100000 approximately, if adjusted to inflation. 

Similarly, if your visa expires and you will apply to extend your visitor visa, then the fee will amount to $100 per person again. 

2. Business Visa

If you are someone who wishes to go to Canada to start a business or any other business related reason such as attending meetings, conferences or training programs then you will need to apply for a specific type of visitor visa called the ‘Canadian Business Visa’. 

The business visa is usually aimed for a single individual and costs $100 which is about PKR 28000 to apply. After the approval from tbe Canadian Embassy, you will then have to proceed with the passport application which will cost you $45 which sums to roughly around PKR 9100.

3. Work Permit 

Congratulations, if you have landed a job in Canada! You are now eligible to apply for a work permit. It is imperative to note that a work permit can only be approved if you have a valid job offer from any employer in Canada. On the basis and approval of work permit, you can avail a temporary residence visa or visitor visa for Canada. 

The application processing fee for a work permit for a single person costs $155 which is about PKR 31500. If you are aspiring to go with more than one person, the. in groups of three your cost would come to $465 or PKR 94200. In order to apply for an open work permit, which means you would be flexible to work in many places for a job in Canada, then your processing fee would be $100. 

Restoring a work permit would cost $355 per person which would approximately be PKR 72000, should your permit expire in any case.

4. Study Permit 

For students, Canada too has a very convenient and flexible visa application process, given that they have received an offer of acceptance for an educational institution in Canada. The study permit would then allow students to easily get a chance to avail a temporary visa. 

The requirement for students is very brief. If you are a student, you would just need to apply for a study permit which would cost $100 per person. To restore your study permit, you would have to apply again for $350 which amounts to PKR 71000.

*In any case, with any kind of visitor visa or purpose of visit to Canada, it will be mandatory for you to get your biometric done while you will be submitting your documents. 

Biometric and other required Documents

The cost for getting biometric verification done for all types of visitor visas remains the same. For a single person, the fee is $85 which is PKR 17200. In case a family is traveling and applying together, the fee would be $170 or PKR 34500 in totality. 

Regardless of your form or reason of travel, it is extremely important for you to ensure all your documents and paperwork is complete. Some important visa documents are: 

• valid passport 
• 3 latest passport size photographs
• bank statements for the last six months at least 
• offer letter or appointment letters
• salary slip
• income tax returns of the last 3 years

We understand that this whole process may have a lot of requirements and can be extremely time consuming. Canada work visa aims to provide absolute comfort to its clients in the most efficient way possible, tailoring the services to their exact needs. 

Make sure you collect all these valid documents before you begin your visa application process and consider all financial implications before you take any big step.

Happy Travelling and Good Luck!