Apply for eTA

Canada eTA online application

Upload a photo of your passport and the passport details fill in automatically. Check the rest and submit.

Updated 2026.09.14

Upload one photo of your passport and the passport details are filled in automatically. Check and complete the remaining fields, submit, and once your payment is confirmed your eTA application is processed.

You will need: a valid e-passport (6+ months validity recommended), an email address and a phone number we can reach you on. Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required.

A. Passport details

Passport photo *

Drag a photo of your passport information page here, or click to choose one JPG, PNG or WEBP, up to 10 MB. The whole information page must be sharp and readable (no screenshots or filtered photos). Choose file

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Passport issuing country *

Passport number * 6–12 letters and digits

Surname * Exactly as printed in your passport (capital letters)

Given name(s) * Exactly as printed in your passport (capital letters)

Date of birth * Applicants must be 18 or older to apply online

Gender *

Date of issue *

Date of expiry *

Country of birth *

City of birth * In English (e.g. TORONTO)

B. Personal & contact details

Marital status *

Email * We will send the eTA result to this address

Confirm email *

Phone number *

Digits only (e.g. 4165550199)

Country of residence *

Street or civic number * Letters, digits and spaces only (e.g. 123, 45A)

Street address * In English (e.g. MAIN STREET WEST)

City / town *

Postal code (optional)

C. Canadian history

Have you ever applied for or been issued a visa, an eTA or a permit to visit, live, work or study in Canada? *

No Yes

D. Background questions

Every eTA applicant must answer these questions. Please answer truthfully. If any answer is "Yes", the application cannot be submitted online.

Have you ever been refused a visa or permit, denied entry to, or ordered to leave Canada or any other country? *

No Yes

Have you ever committed, been arrested for, been charged with or convicted of any criminal offence in any country? *

No Yes

In the last two years, were you diagnosed with tuberculosis or have you been in close contact with a person with tuberculosis? *

No Yes

Do you have one of these conditions? *

Untreated syphilis
Untreated drug or alcohol addiction
Untreated mental health condition with psychosis

None of the above Has one of the listed conditions

I agree to the Terms of Use. * View the Terms of Use ↗ I consent to the collection and use of my personal information. * View the Privacy Policy ↗ I confirm that the details entered match my passport and are true. *

Information collected	Passport photo and passport details (issuing country, passport number, name, date of birth, gender, issue and expiry dates, place of birth), marital status, occupation, employer or school details, email, phone number, address, Canadian application history, background answers
Purpose of use	Processing your Canada eTA application and sending you the result; payment and refund handling; responding to enquiries
Retention period	Destroyed once that purpose has been met, in line with the relevant laws and our internal policy

After submitting you will see a review page. Payment is the step after that.

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Canada eTA online application

A. Passport details

B. Personal & contact details

C. Canadian history

D. Background questions

E. Consent & submit

Not sure which process applies to you?