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For Canadian passport holders, Regular passport holders who intend to travel to the UAE before January 2011 do not require a visa. Upon arrival, Canadians will receive a 30-day entry permit which may be extended for a limited amount of time.
As of January 2, 2011 a visa will be required for tourism and business purposes. Regular passport holders can obtain a visitor or tourist visa through hotels or travel agencies in the UAE or through the offices of Emirates or Etihad Airlines which also offer an online visa application.
Canadians travelling to UAE on business or visiting friends (not staying in hotels or travelling via Emirate or Etihad airlines) will require their sponsor (friend, family, or business contact) to apply for their visa from the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Once visa approval is obtained, the sponsor will be required to transmit a copy of the visa by email or fax to the Canadian traveler, who will pick up their original visa on arrival in the UAE.
Canadians transiting through the UAE will be able to obtain a transit visa at the airport upon presentation of travel documents indicating that they will leave the UAE within 96 hours to their onward destination.
All diplomatic and special passport holders, or persons travelling on blue passports for diplomatic business, must obtain their visa from the Embassy of the UAE before travelling to the United Arab Emirates.
Canadians (visitor, resident, etc) who travel without a visa and attempt to enter the UAE after January 1, 2011 will be denied entry to the UAE. This is a decision of the UAE government and neither the Canadian Consulate General in Dubai nor the Embassy of Canada in Abu Dhabi will be able to provide any assistance to these travellers at the port of entry.
Visa requirements are subject to change at any time. It is the traveller's responsibility to check with the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates for up-to-date information. Canadian travellers are also invited to check the travel report.
Guidelines for China Visa Application
I. Basic Documents Required for Application
1. Original passport valid for at least 6 months and having 2 or more blank visa pages.
2. One fully completed Visa Application Form. If you are applying to work or study in China, or if someone else travelling with you shares the same passport, or if you are applying for a visa in a country or territory other than the country of your current nationality, you should fill out the Supplementary Visa Application Form.
3. With a color passport photo taken within last 6 months (full face, front view, unamonted and against a white background) affixed on it.
4. Applicant holding a nationality other than Canadian should submit the original and a photocopy of the permanent resident card, study permit or work permit.
5. Former Chinese citizens applying for Chinese visas for the first time with a newly issued foreign passport should provide the original Chinese passport and the photocopy of the data page and extension page of the passport.
6. Former Chinese citizens who obtained Chinese visas before and are going to apply for Chinese visas with a renewed foreign passport, are required to provide the copy of the data page of their previous foreign passports and the issued Chinese visas on it.
7. Should the applicant's name shown in the above documents are not identical, please provide official certificates to prove the change of name.
II. Supplementary Documents Required for Application
1.Tourist and family visit visa (L visa)
One of the following documents is required:
(1) An Invitation Letter for Tourist or for Tourist Group by a Duly Authorized Tourism Unit;
(2) An Invitation Letter issued by companies, corporations, institutions or individuals in China. If the invitation letter is issued by an individual in China, the photocopy of the ID of the individual is required.
The invitation letter issued by companies, corporations, institutions or individuals in China, shall include the following items:
A. Personal information of the applicant: name, gender, date of birth, passport number, etc.
B. Information concerning the applicant's visit to China: purpose of the visit, date of arrival and departure, places to visit, relationship between the applicant and the inviter, and who will bear the cost of the applicant's accommodations in China.
C. Information of the inviter: name of the unit or individual, phone number, address, and if applicable, the legal representative or the inviter's seal and signature.
(3)Travel Itinerary in China, photocopy of the roundtrip airline ticket and hotel reservation.
Note :(1)Generally, the invitation letter may be submitted as a fax, copy or printout. If necessary, the consular officer will ask the applicant to submit the original invitation letter, or to provide some supporting and supplementary documents, or schedule an interview.
(2) The application with any fake invitation letter or other fraud will be rejected.
(3) In accordance with the specific application, the consular officer decides to issue visas with different validity, number of entries and duration of stay in China.
2.Business visa (F visa)
The applicants who apply Chinese visas with single/double entry should provide one of the following documents:
(1) An Invitation Letter of Duly Authorized Unit(referring to the form of visa notification issued by the Chinese governmental departments, companies and social organizations authorized by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs); or a Confirmation Letter of Invitation issued by an authorized Chinese agency;
(2) Invitation cards of various kinds of trade fairs;
(3) An invitation Letter issued by a state-owned enterprise, collectively-owned enterprise, joint venture, solely-owned or private enterprise and educational, cultural and scientific institutions, and conference sponsors or hosts (original or copies).
The invitation letter issued by companies, enterprises, corporations, institutions or individuals (i.e. sponsors or hosts as mentioned above) in China shall include the following items:
A. Personal information of the applicant: name, gender, date of birth, passport number, etc.
B. Information concerning the applicant's visit to China: purpose of the visit, date of arrival and departure, places to visit, relationship between the applicant and the inviter, and who will bear the cost of the applicant's accommodations in China.
C. Information of the inviter: name of the unit or individual, phone number, address, and if applicable, the legal representative or the inviter's seal and signature.
Note:(1)Generally, the invitation letter may be submitted as a fax, copy or printout. If necessary, the consular officer will ask the applicant to submit the original invitation letter, or to provide some supporting and supplementary documents, or schedule an interview.
(2) The application with any fake invitation letter or other fraud will be rejected.
(3) In accordance with the specific application, the consular officer decides to issue visas with different validity, number of entries and duration of stay in China.
The following people could apply for a F visa with multiple entries:
A. applicants holding An Invitation Letter of Duly Authorized Unit issued by an authorized unit requesting for F visa with multiple entries;
B. business license or enterprise approval certificate under applicant's own name (The original one will be returned after checking);
C. Records indicating that applicants had previous visas for more than two entries into China. (An invitation letter and a copy of the previous visa are required.)
Other important information
1. The visa application form should be filled out truly, clearly and completely on a computer, and should be printed out for submission. Any false or incomplete information given in the application form may result in delayed processing or even the refusal of a visa.
2. Visa officers decide the period of validity, number of entries and duration of each stay according to the relevant Chinese laws and regulations.