Transit visa without a proof of valid visa for the destination country

[thisisit]

I am a F1-student in the US planning to travel for a conference to Switzerland. I have scheduled by Schengen
visa interview for July 2nd and I plan to fly out from the US on July 19th. My current itinerary involves a layover at Montreal which requires me to apply for a transit visa. I will obtain my Schengen visa (assuming everything goes smoothly) only on July 10th.

My plan was to obtain the Canadian transit visa before I go for my Schengen visa interview. But it seems I can't apply for one unless I have my Schengen visa ready. Is there any alternate way rather than rescheduling my journey to avoid transiting through Canada at all?

Thanks!

 

[21Goose]

Does any of this apply to you?

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...-canada/transit/without-visa/eligibility.html

If not, then you have no alternative. You either get a transit visa, which you probably don't have enough time for, or you change your flights.

Or else you apply for a standard visitor visa and use that to transit. You have time for that, but I don't know if you'll qualify.

If I was you, I would just change my flights.