Attention Mexican and Czech Citizens

    

December 21, 2009

New visa procedures for Czech Republic citizens:   Effective December 21, 2009, applicants for temporary resident visas (TRVs) may now submit applications directly at the re-established visa office in Prague in person, by mail or through an authorized travel agent. They will also be able to pick up their visas at the Embassy in Prague. Applicants from the Czech Republic applying for study permits, work permits, travel documents (for permanent residents abroad) or permanent residence visas will be required to submit their applications directly to the Canadian Embassy in Vienna for processing.  For more inforamtion, please visit the Canadian Immigration and Citizenship webpage.  

July 15, 2009                 

Citizenship and Immigration Canada has announced that, as of July 14, citizens of Mexico and the Czech Republic will now require a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) to enter Canada. The TRV is basically an entry visa. This will be required in addition to a valid study permit or work permit (if applicable). That means that upon the next entry into Canada (and any future entries) citizens of these countries will now need to present a valid TRV in addition to their valid study permit or work permit. Those planning to enter as a visitor, will require only the TRV.

For those currently in Mexico, TRV applications should be submitted to the Canadian Visa Office in Mexico, D.F.

If you are currently in the Czech Republic, your TRV application should be submitted to the Canadian Visa Office in Vienna, Austria.

If you are elsewhere in the world, you can get general information from the "Canadian Permits and Visas" page located on the Queen's University International Centre's website.

If you have further questions, after reviewing the information above, advising is available (without an appointment) from the International Student Advisors at the Queen's University International Centre from Monday to Friday between 1:00pm and 4:30pm.