As a Canadian PR card holder, you can enjoy VISA-FREE travel to certain countries. As of 2024, there are 35 VISA-FREE countries for Canadian PR holders. This includes Mexico, countries in the Caribbean, Central America, Europe and Asia.
In this article, you will learn which countries Canadian permanent residents can travel to without visa along with the duration of stay and entry requirements for those countries.
So without further due, let’s get started.
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What are the VISA-FREE countries for Canadian PR holders in 2024?
The VISA-FREE countries for Canadian PR holders in 2024 are:
- Anguilla (British Territory) (90 days)
- Antigua and Barbuda (30 days)
- Armenia (VOA for 21 or 120 days, select nationalities only)
- Aruba (30 days)
- Bahamas (30 days)
- Belize (30 days)
- Bermuda (British Territory) (30 days)
- Bonaire (Dutch Territory) (90 days)
- Cayman Islands (British Territory) (30 days)
- Costa Rica (30 days)
- Curaçao (90 days)
- Dominican Republic (90 days)
- El Salvador (90 days)
- Georgia (90 days)
- Guatemala (90 days)
- Honduras (90 days)
- Japan (eVisa, 90 days)
- Jordan (eVisa, 90 days)
- Mexico (180 days or less)
- Moldova (90 days)
- Montenegro (30 days)
- Morocco (eVisa, 90 days)
- Nicaragua (VOA, 30 days)
- Oman (VOA for 30 days, select nationalities only)
- Panama (30 days)
- Peru (180 days)
- Philippines (14 days, India only)
- Qatar (eVisa, 30 days)
- Singapore (96 hours TWOV, India and China only)
- Sint Maarten (30 days)
- South Korea (30 days while transiting, select nationalities only)
- Taiwan (eTA, 14 days, select nationalities only)
- Thailand (eVisa, 60 days)
- Turks and Caicos (British Territory) (90 days)
- United Kingdom (24-hour entry while transiting)
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How many countries you can visit with Canadian PR?
In 2024, you can visit 35 countries with a Canadian PR without requiring a separate visa. Your Canadian permanent resident card must be valid and should be accompanied by a valid passport from your country. Here are the requirements in short.
- Must hold a valid Canada Permanent Resident card
- Must hold a valid passport from your country of nationality
- Must be from an eligible nationality and must follow entry requirements
Let’s look into each of these 35 Canadian PR VISA-FREE countries in detail.
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North America
01. Mexico
- Eligible nationalities: All nationalities
- Entry granted: Varies depending on the itinerary
- Entry rule: Canada PR card must be valid for the entire stay in Mexico
- Official source: National Institute of Migration in Mexico
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Central America
02. Belize
- Eligible nationalities: All nationalities
- Entry granted: 30 days
- Official source: Consulate of Belize in Alberta, Canada
03. Costa Rica
- Eligible nationalities: All nationalities
- Entry granted: 30 days
- Entry rule: Canada PR cards must be valid for at least 3 months from the day of arrival
- Official source: Embassy of Costa Rica in Ottawa, Canada
04. El Salvador
- Eligible nationalities: Following nationalities only
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Comoros
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Cuba
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Grenade
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- India
- Jamaica
- Kazakhstan
- Kiribati
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Maldives
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Niger
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
- Philippines
- Rwanda
- Samoa
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tonga
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Entry granted: 90 days total in the entire CA-4 zone (Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua)
- Entry rules:
- If entering by air, a fee of 12 USD will be charged for a tourist card
- If you have already entered Guatemala or Honduras, you can enter El Salvador from Guatemala or Honduras by land without any additional visa requirements as per CA-4 Border Control Agreement
- Official source: IATA Travel Centre
05. Guatemala
- Eligible nationalities: Following nationalities only
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Côte d´Ivoire
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Grenade
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- India
- Jamaica
- Kazakhstan
- Kiribati
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Maldives
- Mauricio
- Mauritania
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Niger
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Rwanda
- Samoa
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tonga
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Uzbekistan
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Entry granted: 90 days total in the entire CA-4 zone (Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua)
- Entry rule: If you have already entered Honduras or El Salvador, you can enter Guatemala from Honduras or El Salvador by land without any additional visa requirements as per CA-4 Border Control Agreement.
- Official source: Embassy of Guatemala in Ottawa, Canada
06. Honduras
- Eligible Nationalities: Following nationalities only
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Comoros
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Grenada
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Hong Kong
- India
- Jamaica
- Kazakhstan
- Kiribati
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lesotho
- Macau
- Malawi
- Maldives
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Niger
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Rwanda
- Samoa
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- South Sudan
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tonga
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Uzbekistan
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Entry granted: 90 days total in the entire CA-4 zone (Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua)
- Entry rule: If you have already entered Guatemala or El Salvador, you can enter Honduras from Guatemala or El Salvador by land without any additional visa requirements as per CA-4 Border Control Agreement.
- Official source: IATA Travel Centre
07. Nicaragua
- Eligible Nationalities: Following nationalities only
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Armenia
- Bangladesh
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Cameroon
- Congo, Dem Rep of
- Congo, Rep of
- Eritrea
- Haiti
- India
- Iraq
- Kenya
- Laos
- Liberia
- Libya
- Mali
- Mongolia
- Nepal
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Syria
- Timor-Leste
- Yemen
- Vietnam
- Entry granted: 30 days
- Entry rules:
- Visa is NOT EXEMPT, but are eligible to obtain Visa ON ARRIVAL
- VOA fee is 50 USD, payable in USD, valid for 30 days, single-entry only
- Besides VOA fee, there is a 10 USD tourist card fee, a 2 USD land border migration fee (for land border only) and 1 USD municipality tax (for land border only) (payable in USD only)
- Official source: IATA Travel Centre
08. Panama
- Eligible nationalities: All nationalities
- Entry granted: 30 days
- Entry rules:
- Canada PR must be valid for at least 6 months from the day of arrival
- Must show proof of economic solvency for a minimum of 500 USD
- Official source: Consulate of Panama in Toronto, Canada
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Caribbean
09. Anguilla (British Territory)
- Eligible nationalities: All nationalities
- Entry granted: 90 days
- Official Source: Anguilla Tourist Board, entry requirements
10. Antigua and Barbuda
- Eligible nationalities: All nationalities
- Entry granted: 30 days
- Entry rules:
- Visa is NOT EXEMPT, but are eligible to obtain Visa ON ARRIVAL
- VOA fee is 100 USD, valid for 30 days, single-entry only
- Canada PR must be valid for at least 6 months from the day of arrival
- Official source: Department of Immigration, Antigua and Barbuda
11. Aruba
- Eligible nationalities: All nationalities
- Entry granted: 30 days
- Official source: Netherlands Worldwide
12. Bahamas
- Eligible nationalities: All nationalities
- Entry granted: 30 days
- Entry rules:
- If traveling directly from Canada, the Canada PR card must be valid for at least 3 months from the day of arrival
- If not traveling directly from Canada, the Canada PR card must be valid for at least 6 months from the day of arrival
- Official source: Bahamas Ministry of Tourism
13. Bermuda (British Territory)
- Eligible nationalities: All nationalities
- Entry granted: 30 days
- Entry rules:
- Canada PR card must be valid for a minimum of 45 days beyond the date of departure from Bermuda
- Passport must be valid for a minimum of 45 days beyond the date of departure from Bermuda
- Official source: Government of Bermuda
14. Bonaire (Dutch Territory)
- Eligible nationalities: All nationalities
- Entry granted: 90 days
- Official source: Netherlands Worldwide
15. Cayman Islands (British Territory)
- Eligible nationalities: All nationalities
- Entry granted: 30 days
- Entry rule: On arrival, you must present a return ticket back to Canada (not to a third country)
- Official source: Cayman Islands Customs and Border Controls
16. Curaçao
- Eligible nationalities: All nationalities
- Entry granted: 90 days
- Official source: Netherlands Worldwide
17. Dominican Republic
- Eligible nationalities: All nationalities
- Entry granted: 30 days
- Entry rule: If arriving by land or sea, must purchase a Tourist Card on arrival for 20 USD. If arriving by air, the tourist card is included in the airfare.
- Official source: Ministry of Tourism of Dominican Republic
18. Sint Maarten
- Eligible nationalities: All nationalities
- Entry granted: 90 days
- Official source: Netherlands Worldwide
19. Turks and Caicos (British Territory)
- Eligible nationalities: All nationalities
- Entry granted: 30 days
- Official source: Ministry of Border Control of Turks and Caicos
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South America
20. Peru
- Eligible nationalities: Following nationalities only
- China
- India
- Entry granted: 180 days
- Entry rule: Canada PR must be valid for at least 6 months from the day of arrival
- Official source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru
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Europe
21. Armenia
- Eligible nationalities: Following nationalities only
- Algeria
- Bahrain
- Belize
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Egypt
- Fiji
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- India
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Jamaica
- Kiribati
- Laos
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Marshall Islands
- Micronesia
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Nauru
- Nicaragua
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Philippines
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Samoa
- Saudi Arabia
- Solomon Islands
- Suriname
- Timor-Leste
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Entry granted: 21 or 120 days
- Entry rules:
- Visa is NOT EXEMPT but are eligible to obtain Visa ON ARRIVAL
- VOA fee is 3,000 AMD, valid for 21 days, single-entry (OR) 15,000 AMD, valid for 120 days, single-entry
- Official source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia
22. Georgia
- Eligible nationalities: All nationalities
- Entry granted: 90 days
- Entry rules:
- Canada PR must be valid on the day of arrival in Georgia
- Total duration of consecutive stays must not exceed 90 days in any 180-day period
- Official source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
23. Moldova
- Eligible nationalities: Following nationalities only
- Angola
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Myanmar
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- China
- Comoros
- Djibouti
- Dominican Republic
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- India
- Jamaica
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Maldives
- Mongolia
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Oman
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Entry granted: 90 days
- Entry rule: Canada PR must be valid for the intended period of stay
- Official source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova
24. Montenegro
- Eligible nationalities: All nationalities
- Entry granted: 30 days
- Entry rule: Canada PR must be valid for the intended period of stay
- Official source: Government of Montenegro
25. United Kingdom
- Eligible nationalities: All nationalities
- Entry granted: 24 hours only (Transit Without Visa)
- Entry rules:
- Visa is NOT EXEMPT, but are eligible to request a 24-hour entry at London (LHR) or Manchester (MAN) airports
- You must be traveling to or from Canada
- Must arrive and depart by air
- Must hold the boarding pass for the onward flight
- Onward flight must be within 24 hours (on the same day or the next day before midnight)
- Granting the 24-hour entry is at the sole discretion of the immigration officer
- Official source: GOV.UK
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Middle East
26. Jordan
- Eligible nationalities: Following nationalities only
- Afghanistan
- Angola
- Bangladesh
- Belize
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Cuba
- Congo, Dem. Rep. Of
- Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea Bissau
- Iran
- Iraq
- Lao
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mongolia
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Syria
- Tanzania
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Uganda
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Entry granted: 90 days
- Entry rules:
- Visa is NOT EXEMPT but are eligible to apply for Jordan E-Visa
- Canada PR must be valid for at least 6 months from the day of arrival
- Official source: Jordan E-Visa
27. Oman
- Eligible nationalities: Following nationalities only
- Albania
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Bhutan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- India
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Maldives
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Peru
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Entry granted: 10 or 30 days
- Entry rules:
- Visa is NOT EXEMPT, but are eligible to obtain Oman 26M or 26N Tourist Visa online
- 26M eVIsa fee is 20 OMR, valid for 30 days, single-entry only
- 26N eVIsa fee is 5 OMR, valid for 10 days, single-entry only
- Official source: Sultanate of Oman, Royal Oman Police
28. Qatar
- Eligible nationalities: All nationalities
- Entry granted: 30 days
- Entry rules:
- Visa is NOT EXEMPT, but are eligible to apply for A3 Visa online on the Hayya portal
- A3 Visa fee is QAR 100, valid for 30 days, single-entry only
- Must provide hotel booking for the entire stay reserved through the Discover Qatar website
- Canada PR must be valid on the day of the A3 Visa application
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Africa
29. Morocco
- Eligible nationalities: All nationalities
- Entry granted: 90 days
- Entry rules:
- Visa is NOT EXEMPT, but are eligible to apply for Morocco e-Visa online
- E-Visa fee is 770 MAD, valid for 180 days, single-entry only
- Canada PR permit must be valid for at least 90 days from the day of arrival
- Official source: Morocco E-Visa Portal
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Asia
30. Japan
- Eligible nationalities: All nationalities
- Entry granted: 90 days
- Entry rules:
- Visa is NOT EXEMPT, but are eligible for Japan eVisa
- eVisa fee is JPY 3,000, valid for 90 days, single-entry
- Must submit proof of residence to prove that you reside in Canada
- Must show the visa issuance confirmation via the eVisa website on your phone at the immigration (Prints and PDFs are not accepted)
- Must enter Japan by flight only
- Official source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
31. Philippines
- Eligible nationalities: India passport holders only
- Entry granted: 14 days, extendable for another 7 days
- Entry rules:
- Canada PR must be valid for the entire duration of the stay
- Passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the date of departure
- Official source: Embassy of the Philippines in India
32. Singapore
- Eligible nationalities: Following passport holders only
- China
- India
- Entry granted: 96 hours (4 days)
- Entry rules:
- Visa is NOT EXEMPT but are eligible to obtain Visa Free Transit Facility (VFTF) upon arrival
- Must be traveling to or from the country of passport. Example: Must be traveling to a third country from India via Singapore or traveling to India from a third country via Singapore. An example itinerary would be India-Singapore-Bali or Bali-Singapore-India.
- Both arriving and departing flights in Singapore must be on the same itinerary
- Canada PR must be valid for at least 1 month at the time of arrival
- Official source: Singapore Immigration & Checkpoints Authority
33. South Korea
- Eligible nationalities: All nationalities (except these 23 nationalities – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cameron, Cuba, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Uzbekistan and Yemen)
- Entry granted: 30 days
- Entry rule: Must be traveling to/from Canada through South Korea
- Official source: South Korea Embassy in Washington DC, USA
34. Taiwan
- Eligible nationalities: Following nationalities only
- Cambodia
- India
- Indonesia
- Laos
- Myanmar
- Vietnam
- Entry granted: 14 days
- Entry rules:
- Visa is NOT EXEMPT but are eligible to apply for ROC Travel Authorization Certificate
- ROC Travel Authorization Certificate is free of charge, valid for 90 days, multiple-entry
- If using an EXPIRED Canada PR card, the PR card must have expired within the last 10 years
- Official source: Bureau of Consular Affairs of Republic of China (Taiwan)
35. Thailand
- Eligible nationalities: All nationalities
- Entry granted: 60 days, extendable for another 30 days
- Entry rules:
- Visa is NOT EXEMPT, but are eligible to apply for Thailand e-Visa online
- E-Visa fee is 40 USD, valid for 90 days or 180 days, single or multiple-entry
- Official source: Thai E-Visa Portal
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Can you use a Canadian visa to travel to these countries?
Yes, you can also use a valid Canadian visa to travel to these countries. However, the eligibility and entry requirements vary depending on what Canadian visa you hold. Refer to my article on VISA-FREE countries for Canada visa for more details.
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Conclusion
There you go, folks! 35 countries and territories that a Canadian PR holder can visit in 2024. Though most of them are Visa-Free, some countries require you to obtain VOA at the airport or apply for an eVisa before your travel.
Change history: For those who are interested, here are the changes to this list.
Date | Changes |
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08 Feb 2024 | Countries added: (1) Moldova, (2) Jordan and (3) Morocco Countries removed: (1) Cuba (due to lack of proper official sources in 2024) |
11 Feb 2024 | Updated “Eligible nationalities” list for Jordan |
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