Canada pr holder require uk visa for visit

[Need Canadian Pr]

Canada pr holder require uk visa for visit as a tourist ????????? or possible for transit visa

 

[scylla]

Canada pr holder require uk visa for visit as a tourist ????????? or possible for transit visa

It all depends on what passport you hold. If you needed a visa to visit the UK as a tourist before you became a Canadian PR, then you still need a visa after becoming a PR.

 

[Need Canadian Pr]

It all depends on what passport you hold. If you needed a visa to visit the UK as a tourist before you became a Canadian PR, then you still need a visa after becoming a PR.

Bangladeshi passport I hold

 

[newtone]

You need visa to visit UK and US. You also need visa to visit all the countries prior to you getting PR. So basically having a PR wrt to visiting countries really dosent help since you still have bangladeshi passport

 

[MiriamT]

You need visa to visit UK and US. You also need visa to visit all the countries prior to you getting PR. So basically having a PR wrt to visiting countries really dosent help since you still have bangladeshi passport

The above is mostly true, but not 100% accurate. For example, Mexico doesn't require visas to visitors who hold PR status in Canada. My nationality isn't visa exempt to Mexico, but since I'm a PR in Canada I only need to show my passport and PR Card.

"The Embassy of Mexico in Canada informs the public that Canadian nationals and permanent residents of Canada still do not require a visa to enter Mexico, with the exception of Canadian citizens carrying diplomatic or official passports." Source: http://embamex.sre.gob.mx/canada_eng/index.php?option=com_content&id=1241

But yes, OP still needs a visa to the UK if they don't hold a visa-exempt passport.

Addendum: I have double-checked, and part of the information given here is outdated. Since May 2013 Brazilian citizens no longer need a Mexican visa to visit the country for up to 180 days, but the information of Permanent Residents in Canada having the visa requirement waived based on their PR status in Canada (even if they are from countries that normally would need a visa to enter Mexico) still stands. The point is: the vast majority of countries would still require a visa to the PR who isn't from a visa-exempt country for them, but it is not true that it is all countries.

 

[newtone]

Which is why i specifically mentioned for bangladeshi passport

 

[MiriamT]

Which is why i specifically mentioned for bangladeshi passport

I saw that. I also noted that OP needs a visa to the UK, as others pointed out. However, the sentence I focused on (and bolded so one would know what I was referring to specifically) was incorrect.

 

[Msafiri]

Bangladeshi passport I hold

1. Just because you hold a PR Card doesn't meant the UK waives visitor visa requirements which are based on your national passport. What holding a PR Card does is enable the PR to transit the UK without a visa (TWOV scheme) if your nationality would normally require you to hold one. Bangladesh nationals fall into the transit visa required even if this is air side transit (not leaving the transit area so effectively not admitted into the UK) so in this way you are in theory ok to transit.

2. The TWOV scheme is discretionary so its up to the admitting UK border force agent to decide if they give you the pass or not. Being discretionary also means its outside the immigration rules so if you get bounced there is no right of appeal. What you get is a flight back to Canada. At worst you could be detained until your outward flight shows up if the border agent believes you may abscond. Even when admitted the rules are rigid e.g you must depart from the same airport as that of arrival, same day no overnight stay etc. To avoid these issues apply for a regular visitor visa which can be used to transit as and when you use the UK route.

3. UK visa applications in Canada can be a logistical challenge since biometrics must be collected. If you are not near a major centre served by the biometric collection agent then you either travel or wait for a mobile unit to show up in/or near your town. Costs can easily build up. For this reason the PR may be best advised to find an alternate European transit airport such as Schipol (Amsterdam), Frankfurt, Malpensa (Milan), Zurich etc which may have more flexible transit visa requirements.

 

[fswevaluation]

The above is mostly true, but not 100% accurate. For example, Mexico doesn't require visas to visitors who hold PR status in Canada. My nationality isn't visa exempt to Mexico, but since I'm a PR in Canada I only need to show my passport and PR Card.

"The Embassy of Mexico in Canada informs the public that Canadian nationals and permanent residents of Canada still do not require a visa to enter Mexico, with the exception of Canadian citizens carrying diplomatic or official passports." Source: http://embamex.sre.gob.mx/canada_eng/index.php?option=com_content&id=1241

But yes, OP still needs a visa to the UK if they don't hold a visa-exempt passport.

Addendum: I have double-checked, and part of the information given here is outdated. Since May 2013 Brazilian citizens no longer need a Mexican visa to visit the country for up to 180 days, but the information of Permanent Residents in Canada having the visa requirement waived based on their PR status in Canada (even if they are from countries that normally would need a visa to enter Mexico) still stands. The point is: the vast majority of countries would still require a visa to the PR who isn't from a visa-exempt country for them, but it is not true that it is all countries.

Good answer

 

[frnddeep]

Canadian PR holder can enter in UK without Visa dueing layover if they have connecting flight on same day or next day but Visa is valid only until next connecting flight which has to be same day or next day. My case
From Airport to -- TOronto--------> 6:30 PM (23 Nov)
Layover Airport -- Heathrow------->Landed at 6:00 AM (24 Nov) --> connecting flight to Delhi at 6 PM (24-Nov) --->I was allowed to go out
FInal Destination - Delhi

From Airport to -- Delhi--------> 10:30 AM (24 Dec)
Layover Airport -- Heathrow------->Landed at 5 :00 PM (24 Dec ) --> connecting flight to Toronto at 6 PM (25-Dec) --->I was allowed to go out
FInal Destination - Toronto

You can stay in UK for only one night but not 2 nights so time duration can be more thn 24 hrs just like in my case

 

[steaky]

Canadian PR holder can enter in UK without Visa dueing layover if they have connecting flight on same day or next day but Visa is valid only until next connecting flight which has to be same day or next day. My case
From Airport to -- TOronto--------> 6:30 PM (23 Nov)
Layover Airport -- Heathrow------->Landed at 6:00 AM (24 Nov) --> connecting flight to Delhi at 6 PM (24-Nov) --->I was allowed to go out
FInal Destination - Delhi

From Airport to -- Delhi--------> 10:30 AM (24 Dec)
Layover Airport -- Heathrow------->Landed at 5 :00 PM (24 Dec ) --> connecting flight to Toronto at 6 PM (25-Dec) --->I was allowed to go out
FInal Destination - Toronto

You can stay in UK for only one night but not 2 nights so time duration can be more thn 24 hrs just like in my case

Do you know that you replied to a five year old thread?

 

[Lazymon82]

Do you know that you replied to a five year old thread?

Doesn't matter how old the question is but if it is valid today then it is good information.

Thanks frnddeep

 

[Bs65]

Doesn't matter how old the question is but if it is valid today then it is good information.

Thanks frnddeep

Except the information is complicated by the fact that leaving airside in a UK airport can possibly be subject to COVID quarantine.