Please send TDS your current valid and signed passport. It must not expire within 3 months and must have at least one blank visa page. If your passport expires within 3 months, you must renew your passport and then we will secure your visa with the new passport.

Please send 2 recent professional passport-type photographs.
Digital and non-passport photographs are not acceptable.
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TEMPORARY STATUS IN THE US:

You must provide proof of lawful temporary status in the United States

If you are in the United States with temporary status, please provide:

Your US Non-Immigrant Visa, (whether it is in your current passport or an expired passport)
The original I-94 card issued by US authorities at the time of your entry into the US
If you are in the United States with B1/B2 status, please provide:

Proof of ties to your country of usual residence.
This should include (but is not limited to):

Proof of intention to return to that country (e.g.: airline tickets, travel itineraries),
Proof of employment (e.g.: letter from employer, recent pay stubs, tax returns),
Proof of studies (transcripts, letter from school) and
Proof of funds (e.g.: bank records, property ownership documents).
(If you are visiting a family member in the US, you should also provide proof of that family member's lawful status in the US)

If you are in the United States with F-1 or M-1 status, please provide:

Your original SEVIS I-20 form endorsed within the past 3 months by your student adviser for re-entry to the US and
Proof of registration for the current term.
(If you are now in the practical training phase, you should also submit your employment authorization document and a letter from your employer or other proof of current employment.)

If you are in the United States with H-1 status, please provide:

Your original I-797 approval notice form and
A letter from your employer or other proof of current employment.
If you are in the United States with J-1 status, please provide:

Your original DS-2019
If you are in the United States and the holder of a blue-covered US Refugee Travel Document, please provide:

A letter from your employer or other proof of current employment or,
If you are a student, originals of your most recent transcript and proof of current enrollment

Please send a copy of your round trip airline tickets, or itinerary or e-ticket, or letter of confirmation from a travel agent. The itinerary must show the applicant's name, date of arrival and departure from the country, and flight information. The Embassy does not recommend purchasing your ticket prior to a visa being issued.

Representative Form

One Use of Representative Form, fully completed and signed.

Family Information Form

One Family Information Form, fully completed and signed.

Proof of funds available to support your self and dependents during your stay and enable you to leave Canada, such as a bank statement, pay stubs or proof of employment or proof of travelers checks

If you are visiting friends or relatives in Canada, please submit an invitation from your hosts in Canada along with a copy of their legal status in Canada (Canadian passport; Resident Card; valid Canadian visa) etc.

VISITS TO US CONSULATES IN CANADA:

Persons who are applying for a TEMPORARY RESIDENT VISA in order to visit a US Consulate in Canada must arrange for an appointment with that Consulate and present that appointment letter with their TEMPORARY RESIDENT VISA application

MANDATORY WAITING PERIODS:

Citizens of the following countries are subject to a mandatory wait period of 10 working days, Afghanistan,Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Pakistan, Palestinian Authority, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,Sudan and Syria.

Wait periods may also be required for individuals from countries other than those identified above.

All Fees Listed Above are Non-Refundable.
A money order is required by the Embassy of Canada. The money order will be obtained by TDS, the consular fee above includes a $5 money order fee.