Official travel: Apply for a foreign visa

Some countries and territories require visitors to have an entry visa. We provide a visa service for people travelling on official government business.

If you’re applying for an official passport and a visa at the same time, submit all required documentation (official passport and visa) together.

Visa requirements

• Check the list of countries and territories below to find out if you need a visa, how long it will take, and what forms and other requirements you need to apply.
• Visa requirements can change at any time, so check each time you travel.
• A country or territory’s processing time for visas is in addition to the 15 days that we need to process your passport application.
  • We have no control over the time it takes a foreign agency to issue your visa, and we can’t influence an agency or make it process a visa faster.
  • However, some foreign missions do offer urgent services. It’s also possible to ask for a bearer letter for certain foreign missions if there’s justification for it.

Submit your visa application

Mail all of these to the applicable address below:

• the valid official passport (if you have it with you)
• a completed visa facilitation form [PPTC 639] (PDF, 1.6 MB)
• a completed passport information billing form [PPTC 467] (PDF, 57.58 KB)
• the processing fee of CAN$90 per visa
  • Payment details are in the PPTC 467 form above.
  • Certain foreign missions may have additional fees.

Applicants from National Defence

DND/Official Travel section (Passports)
101 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0K2

All other applicants

Passport Program - Official Travel
PO Box 8790 STN T CSC
Ottawa, ON  K1G 5K8

Questions about applying for foreign visas

Contact Official Travel. We can give you information about the basics of applying for a foreign visa.

If you have questions we can’t answer, we’ll ask you to contact the foreign mission (consular section) of the country or territory you’re going to.