# Canada visa requirements for SN passport holders

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Passport | SN |
| Destination | Canada (CA) |
| Requirement | visa required |
| Fee | CAD $100 + CAD $85 biometrics = about CAD $185 per adult |
| Processing time | About 30 days on average, but varies sharply by country of residence |
| Source | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Senegalese_citizens?action=render |
| Verification | category and stay length from public references, not yet government-verified |

## Documents required
- Passport valid at least 6 months beyond the intended stay
- Completed visitor visa application, normally submitted online through an IRCC account
- Biometrics — fingerprints and photo, given at a Visa Application Centre after IRCC issues a Biometric Instruction Letter
- Proof of funds for the trip (bank statements, income evidence)
- Evidence of employment or studies
- Travel plan and details of where you will stay
- Letter of invitation and proof of relationship, where visiting a host
- Evidence of ties to your home country showing you will leave at the end of the visit

## Notes
US permanent residents (Green card) holders can enter visa free

## Can this stay be extended from inside the country?
- Possible inside: **yes**
- Must leave the country: **no**
- Cost: CAD $100

Usually up to a further 6 months from the decision date. You may not work or study on a Visitor Record.

**Cost detail.** CAD $100 per person, plus CAD $85 for biometrics if you have not given them in the last 10 years. Non-refundable.

**How.** Apply online for a Visitor Record (form IMM 5708) at least 30 days before your current status expires. A Visitor Record is not a visa and will not get you back into Canada if you leave.

**If you cannot extend.** IRCC processing has stretched to roughly 10 months — longer than the stay being extended. Filing before your status expires grants maintained status, letting you remain lawfully throughout. If your status has already lapsed you have 90 days to apply for restoration, at CAD $246.25 on top of the fee.

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HTML version: https://urgentvisa.org/en/visa/sn/canada.html
Structured JSON: https://urgentvisa.org/api/visa?passport=sn&destination=canada
MCP server: https://urgentvisa.org/mcp
Source: Urgent VISA - https://urgentvisa.org - licence https://urgentvisa.org/license.xml