All You Need To Know About Canada eTA Visa?

eTA Canada is a digital visa that allows foreigners to travel to Canada from other countries in the world. The visa is connected to the travelers’ passport but doesn't act as its substitute that is you will still need your passport at the border. The visa lasts 5 years with a maximum stay of 180 days within Canada each time you visit. Good thing, the visits can be multiple within a year. The application requires a passport of the traveler, their email and payment details are its debit, credit or Paypal.
The application time frame depends on how soon you need the visa. There are three options; the standard time which takes 1 working day, the rush 2 hours and super rush 15 minutes. The cost of getting one is 5.50 USD with a respective service fee of 14 USD, 44 USD and 64 USD for the above options.

Once you are within the country, you don't need the visa Eta. People who require the visa Eta include; visa- exempt foreigners, U.S residents traveling through Canada and also citizens from countries that visa is required of them. U.S citizens do not need the visa Eta while all Canadian citizens including dual citizens cannot apply for the visa Eta. The visa is applied online on the official Canadian government website which takes a few minutes and the confirmation is received in the individual email.

When applying for many people, the application is done for each separately. It's advisable to apply for the visa before traveling for convenience. You will also be required to answer some questions. Some of the questions that people ask are answered below: when traveling with an underage, the visa Eta will be required of them too even if they are on your passport; you don’t need a hard copy visa Eta and you don’t have to carry it within Canada; you cannot change the details entered once you have submitted your application; in case of renewal of passport a new eTA is required; if you have two visa Etas, the most recent is used.