My father was born in Canada, do I still need to aquire a visa?

Question

My father was born in canada but is now a naturalized U.S. citizen. Do I still need to get a visa?

* From U.S. to Canada

Also, to enter Canada from the U.S. it requires only a visa, + proof of identity, I was curious if my father being born in Canada would change the situation.

Answer 1

if you are an USA citizen you don't need a visa to visit Canada

to travel to Canada you need a passport if you are flying (and no matter how you are travelling in 2008 you will need a passport)

if you are driving across the border you need 2 pieces of government issued ID (a driver's license is not enough) - (i.e. a birth certificate and a driver's licence)



Citizens of the following countries and territories require a Visa to VISIT or TRANSIT Canada:

A
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Azerbaijan

B
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi

C
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Rep.
Chad
Chile
China, People’s Rep. of
Colombia
Comoros
Congo, Democratic Rep. of the
Congo, Rep. of the
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Czech Rep.

D
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Rep.

E
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia

F
Fiji

G
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana

H
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary

I
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel (only Israeli citizens holding valid Israeli “Travel Document in lieu of National Passport”)
Ivory Coast

J
Jamaica
Jordan

K
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, North
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan

L
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Lithuania


M
Macao S.A.R.
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives Islands
Mali
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Micronesia, Fed. States
Moldova
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar (Burma)

N
Nauru
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria

O
Oman

P
Pakistan
Palau
Palestinian Authority
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland

Q
Qatar

R
Romania
Russia
Rwanda

S
Sao Tomé e Principe
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of
Senegal
Serbia-Montenegro
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Slovak Rep.
Somalia
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Surinam
Syria

T
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu

U
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Uzbekistan

V
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam

Y
Yemen

Z
Zambia
Zimbabwe

rule line
VISITOR VISA EXEMPTIONS

Many people do not require a visa to visit Canada. These include:

* citizens of Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Botswana, Brunei, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel (National Passport holders only), Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Republic of Korea, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, San Marino, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Slovenia, Switzerland,
United States,
and Western Samoa;
* persons lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence who are in possession of their alien registration card (Green card) or can provide other evidence of permanent residence.
* British citizens and British Overseas Citizens who are re-admissible to the United Kingdom;
* citizens of British dependent territories who derive their citizenship through birth, descent, registration or naturalization in one of the British dependent territories of Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena or the Turks and Caicos Islands;
* persons holding a valid and subsisting Special Administrative Region passport issued by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China;
* persons holding passports or travel documents issued by the Holy See.

# As of January 23, 2007,
ALL persons*,
including U.S. citizens, traveling by air between the United States and Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda will be
required to present a valid passport, Air NEXUS card, or U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Document.

# As early as January 1, 2008,
ALL persons*,
including U.S. citizens, traveling between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda by land or sea (including ferries), may be required to present a
valid passport or other documents as determined by the Department of Homeland Security. While recent legislative changes permit a later deadline, the Departments of State and Homeland Security are working to meet all requirements as soon as possible. Ample advance notice will be provided to enable the public to obtain passports or passport cards for land/sea entries.

Answer 2

"to enter Canada from the U.S. it requires only a visa, + proof of identity, I was curious if my father being born in Canada would change the situation."

WRONG!

US citizens don't need a VISA
and people from countries that need VISAs also need their passport

Answer 3

Depends what country you are in now, and where you were born. If you are a u.s. citizen, you need a passport/birth certificate to enter canada. If you are canadian entering the u.s., you will need a passport to enter the u.s. (just changed, used to only need birth certificate). As far as I know, you do not need a visa to enter either country (as a Canadian or American citizen) unless you are staying for an extended period of time.

Answer 4

If you are traveling from the US to Canada and are an American citizen, all you need is some form of picture ID.
You wouldn't need a visa. If you want to work here, since your dad is a citizen all you have to do is apply and the process is basically a rubber stamp thing.

Answer 5

It's your citizenship that matters, not his.

If you are a US citizen, and have a US passport you are free to vivit any country you may chose (except Cuba - haha).

If you are thinking of a longer term stay, or going to work, you will require a visa - yes. Just like everyone else from any other country - again, except for Cuba.

Answer 6

That depends. I believe that if you were born in the United States, then you're fine. But if you came to the states with him, then you would need your citizenship as well(especially if you want to travel). Try checking out the TRAVEL.STATE.GOV web site. It has an option for info on Visas on the home page. Good Luck.

Answer 7

you didnt specify which contry you were in and which one you were goin too but if your in canada and you want to come to the us you either have to be a citizen yourself or you have to have a visa, your dad bein a citizen will help that process though. i would imagine it works the same the other way around as well

Answer 8

You don't' need a visa to go from US to Canada, or vice versa.

Answer 9

If your sister was living in Canada, depending on which province, she might be able to sponsor you to immigrate to Canada. Otherwise it doesn't really help.

Answer 10

You may as well get a Passport. The border is getting tighter and tighter.