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Cees van den Bosch, reisondernemer Voigt Travel: "Iedere vakantie moet een unieke reiservaring zijn, een belevenis. Oftewel van reizen naar beleven! Met Voigt Travel reis je niet naar bestemmingen die al zijn platgetrapt door hordes toeristen, maar juist naar de onontdekte parels op deze planeet. Ga bijvoorbeeld in de winter naar Lapland , Noord-Noorwegen , IJsland , Spitsbergen of Zuid-Finland en laat je meenemen in een adembenemend decor van fotogenieke fjorden, besneeuwde bossen en het magische noorderlicht. Niet voor niets wordt dit gebied door ons aangeduid als Winterwonderland®! Maar Voigt Travel vliegt je niet alleen in de winter rechtstreeks naar het Pure Noorden, ook in de zomer ben je al in 3 uur boven de poolcirkel! Ervaar hoe het is om een rondreis te maken door de laatste wildernis van Europa. Of ga naar het zuiden van Noorwegen en vergaap je aan de Noorse fjorden. Liever met eigen auto naar Scandinavië ? Ook dat is mogelijk. In Noord-Europa bestaan geen files, je kunt er juist heel relaxed rijden. Overvolle stranden bestaan niet en toch is er water zoveel je wilt: kristalhelder en altijd een strandje of steiger voor je alleen. Een andere parel in het noorden is IJsland . In het land van vuur en ijs volgen hoogtepunten elkaar in razendsnel tempo op. Het ene moment sta je achter een waterval, het andere moment aan de voet van een vulkaan. Wil je eens iets heel anders? Ga dan naar Groenland of laat je overweldigen door de machtige hooglanden in Schotland . Bezoek de prachtige kastelen, drink een glas whisky en ontmoet de vriendelijke mensen."

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Stena Line Travel Group acquires Voigt Travel

Swedish travel company, Stena Line Travel Group AB, has today announced that they have acquired Voigt Travel Holding, the leading winter holiday specialist for the Nordic region.

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The deal brings Voigt Travel, the well-known Dutch travel brand, as well as sister companies Scandinavian Wintersports, and Ruka Safaris, into the Stena Line Travel Group alongside the successful Dutch travel company Buro Scanbrit, which has been a part of the Swedish company since 1986.  All companies will continue to under their own brand names, while jointly forming the market leader in the Netherlands for Nordic holidays, serving 50,000 travellers each year and with a turnover of over €50M per annum.

Stena Line Travel Group AB is one of the largest leisure travel groups in Northern Europe; with 700,000 travellers per year.  The company will gain significant operational benefits from working with Voigt Travel,   a market leader for Nordic travel from the Netherlands, that has made this deal attractive to both companies.

The acquisition of Voigt Travel Holding represents a logical step towards strengthening the travel offerings of both companies in the Dutch market.  Voigt Travel, and Scandinavian Wintersports, are a perfect fit for the Swedish firm’s brands, which includes leading Dutch travel firm Buro Scanbrit, a specialist in car holidays to Great Britain, Ireland and the Nordic region.  With this deal, the newly formed Group is a clear market leader in leisure holidays to the Nordic region and Iceland from the Netherlands. 

As a destination the Nordic countries have shown strong growth over the last decade, which Stena Line Travel Group expects to continue.  Travellers say they are attracted to the safe, calm and environmentally friendly nature of Nordic countries, as well as fantastic wildlife. This deal now gives Stena Line Travel Group a strong platform for further growth in this vibrant travel market.

Jari Virtanen, Managing Director of Stena Line Travel Group, explains the rationale behind the deal:

“Through this deal Stena Line Travel Group will vastly increase its position in the Dutch travel market and further broaden its offer of Nordic holiday products to Dutch consumers.  We are determined to be the first choice for Dutch tourists to the Nordics, Iceland or Great Britain. The collective knowledge and skills among all our employees when it comes to North European holidays is unprecedented.  We are thrilled to have taken this next step in creating a European Travel Group truly specialised in North European destinations.  We look forward to working with Voigt Travel and its sister companies.”

Cees van den Bosch, Managing Partner of Voigt Travel Holding,  is looking forward to the new cooperation:

“This is a great development for Voigt Travel and its employees who, in recent decades, has pioneered tourist travel to several Nordic destinations and made them accessible with charter flights from the Netherlands and Belgium.  With this deal we have now found a new owner for Voigt Travel who has the strength and resources to help us to continue our expansion.  As part of Stena Line Travel Group, we can further strengthen our position, together with Buro Scanbrit and Scandinavian Wintersports, the Finnish company Ruka Safaris, and realise our ambitions for further growth.  I am excited for what the future holds!”

Voigt Travel, Scandinavian Wintersports and Ruka Safaris will continue to exist and operate under the stewardship of Stena Line Travel Group.  Voigt Travel’s Cees van den Bosch and Managing Director, Marloes Meijer, will remain with Voigt Travel.   Van den Bosch has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Dutch and Finnish entities and will also now become the Country Manager for Stena Line Travel Group Netherlands.

The value of the deal has not been disclosed.

For more information please see  www.voigt-travel.nl .

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Amazing trip

Amazing trip, very well organized. Information up front was very thorough and sufficient. Just a great experience, could not have been better. We would strongly reccomend Voigt when you are planning to go to Lapland. Thanks Voigt.

Date of experience : February 07, 2022

Our Winter Wonderland Trip was …

Our Winter Wonderland Trip was Wonderfull. Feb/March 2017 . Father and doughter. Nl. Voigt Travel is a good and efficient organisation who proposed our holiday package. Our host was the Muotkan Maja Loge near Saariselka, Finish Lapland. A beautiful lodge in the forest whit all facilites for a relaxed holiday. Please be assure of composing your package of excursions. They are expensive, so it must be quality. Lodge overall; 9pnt Transport from/to airport/excursions;9 Sleepingroom; 6- Huskeyexcursion; 9 Rendeerexcursion; 4- Auroraspotting with snowscooter; 6 Traditional skee; 7 Walking with big foot 8 Snowscooter to fells; 7 Food; 9 Price; expensive. Transport to next village etc; rather isolated . Would I do it again? Yes, but more north in the country.

Date of experience : April 10, 2017

Winter Wonderland Kids week

Wij deden de Winter Wonderland Kids week. Alles was tot in de puntjes geregeld, zodat we optimaal konden genieten van de fantastische omgeving en excursies.

Date of experience : January 29, 2019

Average accomodation

We made a 2 weeks round trip in Norway with our car. Norway is beautiful and we enjoyed the nature. Booking a trip through Voigt is expensive, we paid over 5000 euro for 2 weeks for 2 adults and 2 young adults for the ferry from Denmark and a mix of berg cabin and hotel rooms, without meals, fuel so the total expenses where a lot higher. Voigt creates the image that their accommodations are all handpicked, unfortunate this is not our experience, 1 accommodation was a new development, we where on a building site instead of in beautiful nature, another was not the same as in our travel itinerary, the local booking agency found us another place. quite far away. Basically they are selling apartments, cabins, hotels in wintersport resorts that are not busy in the summer season. My experience was that with a little time I could have put together a better itinerary and found better accommodation through a booking site, we where in high season, but there is plenty available.

Date of experience : August 30, 2019

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Dear Mrs. van den Enden, Sorry to hear that your trip did not meet your expectations. Before the trip I had extensive contact with your husband regarding the accommodations, it is therefore regrettable to hear that these have not been entirely satisfactory. I have tried to reach you by telephone and have also contacted you by email. Here I have shown that if you want to share your further feedback, I would like to hear from you. Hopefully you are looking back on a wonderful journey through the beautiful norway!

Just an amazing experience

Just an amazing experience. Unique environment, great and exciting acitivities, excellent accommodation, superbly friendly and helpful staff

Date of experience : February 23, 2018

Reis was Top

Reis was Top Reisleiding was Top De accommodatie was top De excursies waren Top Het reisgezelschap was top Het weer was Top

Date of experience : January 16, 2018

EVERYTHING was perfect

EVERYTHING was perfect: the food, the accommodation, the activities, the people and the wonder. Thank you.

Date of experience : February 24, 2018

fantastisch

goed contact adequate advisering fantastische reis

Date of experience : March 17, 2019

Heerlijke reis!

Lofoten in februari - very lonesome and beautiful!

Date of experience : February 08, 2016

De excursies waren perfect …

De excursies waren perfect georganiseerd. klasse

Date of experience : January 29, 2018

De reis naar Sicilie was fantasties.

Date of experience : June 20, 2018

absolute topweek gehad!

Date of experience : March 08, 2018

Een prachtige reis door Schotland, we hebben er zeer van genoten.

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Date of experience : July 28, 2016

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Voigt Travel offers 10 departures to northern Iceland this winter

The first international flight of the winter landed at Akureyri Airport today. The tours are sold by Voigt Travel in the Netherlands, but the airline Transavia handles the flight.

Flights from Amsterdam will be on Fridays and Mondays for the next 5 weeks, a total of 10 flights in total.

Voigt Travel started charter flights to Akureyri in the summer of 2019 and also had flights in February and March 2020. Immediately after that flight, the pandemic struck and flights operated by the travel agency have been suspended ever since. Now, however, Voigt Travel is picking up the thread and will offer flights twice a week this winter, as well as weekly flights next summer. This is in accordance with the travel agency’s plans to increase the number of passengers on their routes on direct flights to the North.

Hjalti Páll Þórarinsson, project manager of Flugklasan Air 66N, says this is a great day of joy: “We are very pleased that Voigt Travel is once again able to offer charter flights directly to the North. The pandemic temporarily halted operations, but now the conditions for travel are back. The collaboration with Voigt Travel has been very good from the beginning and it’s great to see the charter flight resume. Voigt Travel has great faith in the North as a destination and wants to continue to increase the number of visitors here on their behalf. ”

Arnheiður Jóhannsdóttir, managing director of the Nordic Marketing Agency, agrees: “It is extremely important for tourism in the North that these flights are back on track. Both for the companies that directly benefit from the arrival of these tourists, but also for the tourism industry as a whole. After the long-term negative effects of the pandemic, this is positive news that tourism companies need. This encourages all of us who work in the industry to look to the future with bright eyes. ”

Voigt Travel’s charter flights also give travel-thirsty Nordics the opportunity to shrink beyond the shores. It is still possible to secure a ticket to Amsterdam, but the Akureyri Travel Agency handles the sale of trips abroad.

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Coming in at fourth place, Ottawa's Rideau Canal is a no-brainer. Home to the largest naturally-frozen skating rink each winter (well, most winters ,) and peaceful boat tours in the summer, the manmade water way is certainly a crowning jewel of the province.

Another gem from the nation's capital, Ottawa's National Gallery of Canada is caught in a three-way tie with New Brunswick's Reversing Falls and PEI's Green Gables.

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Travel Insurance For Canada: What You Need To Know Before You Go

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From hiking trails in Ontario to traversing the slopes of the famous ski resort town of Whistler, there is no shortage of places to visit in Canada.

The vast North American country is a popular destination for travel-loving Aussies. In addition to a growing share of business travelers, more than 350,000 Australian tourists typically visit Canada each year.

While visitor numbers faded during the Covid-19 pandemic, the multitude of Australians heading to the Great White North has picked up in the last two years, particularly to experience the country’s stunning landscape.

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Travel insurance for Canada isn’t compulsory, but it’s highly recommended to cover for any lost or stolen baggage, the possibility of your trip getting cancelled due to an emergency, illness such as Covid-19 or bereavement, and to cover medical expenses.

The Australian Government’s Smartraveller website recommends that travellers purchase travel insurance before any overseas trip.

As in any foreign country, medical care in Canada can be expensive for visitors, with a visit to a doctor potentially setting you back by hundreds of dollars.

The Australian government won’t cover these costs, and there is no reciprocal healthcare agreement between Australia and Canada, so you aren’t covered by Australian Medicare either.

In addition, given the large geography of the country covering a variety of destinations from beaches to mountains to national parks, it is wise to hold insurance cover for a multitude of events and a variety of potential risks including natural disasters, crime or other types of emergencies.

International travel cover for Canada is generally available in the following ways:

Basic travel insurance

This type of policy is broadly focused on cover for unlimited overseas emergency medical expenses, but also includes insurance for luggage, personal liability and other essential benefits. It is usually the cheapest option available and is suitable for those traveling on a budget or for single trips.

Comprehensive travel insurance

This type of insurance typically includes higher amounts of cover for the essentials benefits such as medical expenses, luggage, personal liability, and so on. In addition, it includes cover for travel delays, rental vehicle excess, loss of passports and credit cards, hijacking, disability, accidental death, and more, depending on your policy.

Some insurers offer variations of the comprehensive policy that are suitable for multiple trips within a 12-month period.

Optional add-on policies

Given the growing number of Australians heading to Canada for cruises, road trips or to the ski slopes, some insurers have come up with add-on policies specifically tailored for a variety of adventure sports and transport options available. These include cruise packs, winter sports packs and even higher cover for rental vehicles.

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Most international travel insurance policies will cover medical and hospital expenses, ambulance transportation, repatriation flights, as well as personal liability if you injure someone, or damage property while you’re in the country.

Policies will also cover, within limits, lost or delayed luggage and possessions, the costs of trip delays, interruptions or cancellations, and lost or stolen travel documents.

Comprehensive policies usually offer a broader cover to include personal accident cover in case of an injury during your trip that leads to permanent disability or death, and insurance excess payment if your rental car meets with an accident.

If you are planning to take advantage of Canada’s vast offering of adventure sports and activities, make sure these are covered by your policy—or that there is an option to add it on.

Most comprehensive policies will include popular sporting and leisure activities such as hiking, surfing, kayaking, and so on. However, more extreme activities such as skydiving, scuba diving, snow skiing or snowboarding will generally require an additional adventure sports cover at extra cost.

Most travel insurance policies to Canada will not provide cover in the following cases:

• Illegal activities: Insurers will reject any claims arising if you knowingly act illegally or dangerously.
• If you are under the influence: Insurance cover is specifically void if you cause a disturbance through drunken behaviour or under the influence of drugs.
• Unattended luggage: Insurers will ignore any claim for loss if your luggage is stolen while it was left unattended in public.
• Pre-existing medical conditions: Insurers can avoid claims for any major medical conditions, if they have not been made aware of these before taking out a policy.
• Extreme sports: International travel insurance policies generally don’t provide automatic coverage for things like extreme sports, snowboarding or surfing. An optional add-on cover is required for these activities.

Most travel insurers in Australia offer insurance policies for travel to Canada. What policy suits you best will depend on your requirements including duration, age, and the type of cover.

It will also be determined by your specific needs, such as whether you are taking part in snow sports or other adventure activities.

An easy way to compare travel insurance policies is to use an online comparison tool, or read through our leading picks of travel insurance policies for Australians . However, always consider whether or not they include the extras you will require for your trip, and any pre-existing medical conditions you would require cover for.

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Additional changes to entry, testing and quarantine requirements in response to the Omicron variant

There are temporary changes for all travellers, including Canadian citizens, regardless of their vaccination status.

Additional restrictions and requirements now apply to these countries:

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You may need to complete extra steps when you fill out your application .

If the printed expiry date on your Venezuelan passport has passed

If the printed expiry date has passed and you’re applying for a visitor visa, study permit, work permit or to extend your stay as a temporary resident in Canada, follow these steps:

• Add 5 years to the printed expiry date shown on your passport and enter it in the expiry date field of the application form.
• Include a letter of explanation with your application stating: “I am a Venezuelan national with a Venezuelan passport, which has been extended for 5 years”.

Warning: If your passport is still expired after adding 5 years to the printed expiry date, your passport is considered expired. You’re not eligible to submit an application with that passport.

Prepare documents and apply

The reason you’re traveling to Canada determines the way you apply and the documents you need to submit with your visa application.

Why are you applying for a visitor visa?

• To visit as a tourist
• To visit for business
• To visit your spouse or partner who has sponsored you for permanent residence

What is your family member’s status in Canada?

• Canadian citizen
• Person registered under Canada’s Indian Act
• Canadian permanent resident
• Temporary resident in Canada
• For compassionate reasons
• None of the above

Do you plan to visit your children or grandchildren for more than 6 months?

You may be eligible to apply for a Super Visa

A super visa lets you visit your children or grandchildren for 5 years at a time. It’s a visa that provides multiple entries for a period up to 10 years.

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Step 1 Gather documents

Gather these documents to submit with your visa application and bring when you travel.

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• Not all documents listed below are required—some are optional.
• This is not an exhaustive list of acceptable proof to support your visa application.
• Only submit the recommended documents that prove you’re eligible for a visa.
• Even if you submit all the documents listed, there is no guarantee that we’ll approve your application.
• We may request more information from you in addition to what is listed here.

Documents we accept:

• passports (regular, official or diplomatic)  from most countries (see exceptions below)
• alien’s passport for stateless persons
• US Permit to Re-Enter (Form I-327)
• US Refugee Travel Document (Form I-571)
• other refugee travel documents for non-citizens

Documents we don’t accept:

• any passport issued by Somalia
• non-machine-readable passports issued by the Czech Republic
• temporary passports issued by the Republic of South Africa
• provisional passports issued by Venezuela

A clear, colour copy of your valid passport or travel document that you’ll use to travel to Canada

If you have a passport, you must provide a copy of

• the page that shows your birth date and country of origin
• any pages with stamps, visas or markings

If you have a travel document, it must be issued by a government and include your

• date of birth
• document number
• citizenship or residency status
• expiry date (if applicable)

Submit this document with your visa application.

Family members or third parties who apply on behalf of the applicant need to complete this form.

Submit the completed form with your visa application.

Each applicant 18 years or older must complete this form.

Submit the completed form with your visa application

Documents needed depend on whether a child under 18 years of age will travel with only 1 parent, with a relative or friend or alone.

You may need to show

• a letter that authorizes the minor child to travel to Canada
• other documents, such as adoption papers or a custody decree, depending on if the minor child travels alone or not

Consult Minor children travelling to Canada .

Submit these with your visa application.

• Show the border services officer when you arrive in Canada.

If you’ve travelled to Canada or to other countries, this can show that you’ve been able to get a visa in the past.

Proof of this includes copies of previous visas in your passport.

Include a clear copy of 1 or more of the following:

• your previous passports and/or visas (used within the last 10 years to travel outside your country)
• entry and exit stamps
• study and/or work permits that indicate your duration outside of your country
• expired or valid visas

Submit this document with your visa application

Documents that show how long you plan to stay and what you’ll do in Canada

Include copies of any of the following:

• flight details
• hotel reservations
• registration for an event

This can help us understand if you have enough money to support yourself during your stay in Canada.

Bank name and contact This allows us to contact your bank or financial institution with questions.

Proof it is your account Your name and address on the statement show that the account is yours.

Account details At least 6 months of account details, including balances, helps us understand your financial situation.

Use this form if you want to allow Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to release your personal information to someone you choose.

The person you choose will be able to get information on your case file, such as the status of your application.

Business visitor

A clear, colour copy of your valid passport or travel document that you'll use to travel to Canada

Submit this with your visa application.

A clear copy of 1 or more of the following:

• study and/or work permits that indicate your duration outside your country

Copies of any of the following:

A letter from your employer can confirm that you have a stable job and will return to it. It can also show that your employer supports your visit to Canada.

The letter should be printed on your employer’s official letterhead.

The letter should include the following:

• date, no earlier than 3 months before you apply
• confirmation that you have a job with the employer
• your full name and date of birth
• date you started the job
• brief description of your job
• current salary
• contact information of your manager
• phone number
• email address
• employer information
• company name
• state or province
• Your manager or human resources contact should print their name and sign the letter.

A letter from a business or company in Canada

It can confirm that your purpose for visiting Canada is valid.

A copy of the letter from the business or company inviting you to Canada

• The letter must be written to you from the business or company.

Consult the details to include in the letter .

Visit your spouse or partner who sponsored you for permanent residence

Proof of your relationship with the person or family member inviting you to Canada

This can include a copy of

• a marriage certificate
• Statutory Declaration of Common-Law Union (IMM5409)
• a birth certificate
• an official document naming you as a parent

Each applicant 18 years and older must complete this form.

The documents needed depend on whether a child under 18 years of age will travel with only 1 parent, with a relative or friend, or alone.

• other documents, such as adoption papers or a custody decree, depending on whether the minor child travels alone

Consult Minor children travelling to Canada

A letter written by your family member in Canada

A copy of the letter from the family member inviting you to Canada

• The letter must be written to you from your family member.
• current Salary

Complete the form that declares you and your partner are in a common-law relationship. Also provide proof that you and your common-law partner have combined your affairs and set up a household together.

What is a common-law partner?

Proof can include

• joint bank accounts or credit cards
• joint ownership of a home
• joint residential leases
• joint rental receipts
• joint utilities (electricity, gas, telephone)
• joint management of household expenses
• proof of joint purchases, especially for household items
• mail addressed to either person or both people at the same address

Faster visitor visa processing for spousal applicants

If you’re being sponsored for permanent residence (PR) by your spouse or partner, you could benefit from faster processing for a visitor visa.

You may be eligible if you

• submitted an application to be sponsored for permanent residence
• received an acknowledgement of receipt (AOR) that confirms the application is in progress

Applications that need more information, for example custody documents for a child, will take longer to process.

When your sponsor receives the AOR for your permanent residence application, you can apply for a visitor visa. If you’re eligible, your visitor visa application will automatically receive faster processing. You don’t need to request it.

You must still meet all of the requirements to be eligible for a visitor visa .

Visit family (Canadian citizen, person registered under Canada’s Indian Act, or permanent resident of Canada)

Submit with visa application

Visit children or grandchildren Super visa option

Submit this with your visa or super visa application.

For super visa applicants only

Proof that medical insurance for at least $100,000 coverage has been purchased from a Canadian insurance company.

A copy of the insurance certificate or policy you received for medical insurance coverage for 1 year with a Canadian insurance company.

Submit this with your super visa application.

Documents that show that the super visa applicant’s child or grandchild meets the low income cut-off minimum.

Submit one of the following documents:

• If the child or grandchild does not have a paper copy of their notice of assessment on file, they can view and print their tax returns as well as other personal tax information using the Canada Revenue Agency My Account online service.
• a copy of the child’s or grandchild’s most recent T4 or T1
• an original letter from the child’s or grandchild’s employer stating their job title, job description and salary
• a letter from an accountant confirming the child’s or grandchild’s annual income, if they are self-employed.
• proof of other sources of income (pension statement, investments, etc.)

A document confirming that you had an  immigration medical exam (IME)

The exam must conducted by a panel physician authorized by IRCC.

Get complete details about how to get a medical exam with a panel physician.

Submit this with your super visa application, or wait for instructions from the visa office.

Visit family (temporary resident of Canada)

A letter written by your family in Canada

Documents that show how long you plan to stay and what you’ll do once in Canada

Visit for compassionate reasons

A clear, colour copy of your valid passport or travel document that you'll use to travel to Canada.

• Show the border services officer when you arrive in Canada

A letter written to you from a person or business inviting you to Canada

A copy of the letter from the person or business inviting you to Canada

• registration for an event.

Step 2 Apply through the IRCC Portal

Step 2 apply.

To apply for a visitor visa to visit Canada on business, you need to qualify as a business visitor.

To qualify, you must show that:

• you plan to stay for less than 6 months
• you don’t plan to enter the Canadian labour market
• your main place of business and source of income and profits is outside Canada

Business visitor activities include business meetings, special events or training for a few days or weeks.

If your meeting, event or conference is registered with us, include the event code in your application. You should get this code from the organizer.

Note: If you plan to stay for more than 6 months, or if you plan to work in Canada, you may be considered a temporary worker and have to  apply for a work permit .

To apply online, you need a scanner or camera to create electronic copies of your documents, and a valid credit or debit card.

Read the instruction guide before you complete your application. As an online applicant, you can ignore steps 3 and 4 of the guide (paying the fees and submitting your application).

If you’re applying for the first time , you must pay the biometrics fee when you submit your application (unless you’re exempt). Otherwise, you may experience delays.

Apply through the IRCC Secure account

Sign in to your IRCC secure account

Apply through the IRCC Portal

Only for tourists, visiting for business, family visits, compassionate reasons

Sign in to the IRCC portal

Applying on paper for specific situations

If you need a visitor visa to travel to Canada, you must apply online for one. Only online applications will be accepted and processed. However, you can apply on paper if:

• you can’t apply online because of a disability or
• you’re travelling with an identity or travel document that was issued to a refugee, a stateless person or a non-citizen

The application package includes an instruction guide and all the forms you need to fill out.

Read the guide carefully before you complete your application . We will not refund your application fee, so make sure you need a visitor visa before you apply.

Each individual applicant must submit a completed application form. Applicants under the age of 18 must have this form signed by a parent or a guardian.

Download the application package .

Pay your application fees

In most cases, your fees will include processing fees for you and anyone you include on your application.

If you’re applying for the first time, you must pay the biometrics fee when you submit your application (unless you’re exempt). Otherwise, you may experience delays.

Third-party fees

Depending on your situation, you may need to pay third parties for

• your medical exam
• a police certificate

Our instruction guides (opens in a new tab) can help you understand which fees apply to you.

Submit your application

Families should send their individual applications in one package. The principal applicant must send this combined package to the location where their application will be processed.

Select the country/territory you’ll be applying from to find out where to submit your application. You can choose your country of nationality or the country or territory where you have been legally admitted:

• Afghanistan
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• British Virgin Islands
• Burkina Faso
• Burma (Myanmar)
• Cayman Islands
• Central African Republic
• China (People’s Republic of)
• Comoros Island
• Côte d’Ivoire
• Czech Republic
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Dominican Republic
• El Salvador
• Equatorial Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Hong Kong SAR
• Liechtenstein
• Marshall Islands
• Micronesia (Federated States of)
• Netherlands
• New Caledonia
• New Zealand
• North Korea
• North Macedonia (Republic of)
• Palestinian Authority (Gaza)
• Palestinian Authority (West Bank)
• Papua New Guinea
• Philippines
• Puerto Rico
• Sao Tome and Principe
• Saudi Arabia
• Sierra Leone
• Solomon Islands
• South Africa
• South Korea
• South Sudan
• St. Kitts and Nevis
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines
• Switzerland
• Timor-Leste (Timor oriental)
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Turkmenistan
• Turks and Caicos Islands
• United Arab Emirates
• United Kingdom
• United States of America
• US Virgin Islands

If you need to give biometrics (fingerprints and photograph), and you’re applying on paper, submit your application in person . VAC staff will check that it is complete and will confirm that you have paid the correct fees before you can give your biometrics.

Credit cards and prepaid cards

We accept the following credit cards and prepaid cards:

• MasterCard ®
• American Express ®
• UnionPay ® (for online applications only; debit cards not accepted)

If you use a prepaid credit card, keep it for at least 18 months after you pay to make refunds easier. Find more on prepaid cards .

We also accept all Visa Debit cards.

The card you use doesn’t have to be in your name. The cardholder’s name will appear on the receipt but it does not need to match your application.

Debit cards

• be from a Canadian bank using INTERAC ® Online
• be registered for online banking through your bank’s website

We also accept all Debit MasterCard ® and Visa ® Debit cards. If your card has the Visa Debit logo on it, alone or with the INTERAC ® Online logo, select Visa Debit as your payment method.

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Amazing trip

Amazing trip, very well organized. Information up front was very thorough and sufficient. Just a great experience, could not have been better. We would strongly reccomend Voigt when you are planning to go to Lapland. Thanks Voigt.

Date of experience : 07 February 2022

Our Winter Wonderland Trip was …

Our Winter Wonderland Trip was Wonderfull. Feb/March 2017 . Father and doughter. Nl. Voigt Travel is a good and efficient organisation who proposed our holiday package. Our host was the Muotkan Maja Loge near Saariselka, Finish Lapland. A beautiful lodge in the forest whit all facilites for a relaxed holiday. Please be assure of composing your package of excursions. They are expensive, so it must be quality. Lodge overall; 9pnt Transport from/to airport/excursions;9 Sleepingroom; 6- Huskeyexcursion; 9 Rendeerexcursion; 4- Auroraspotting with snowscooter; 6 Traditional skee; 7 Walking with big foot 8 Snowscooter to fells; 7 Food; 9 Price; expensive. Transport to next village etc; rather isolated . Would I do it again? Yes, but more north in the country.

Date of experience : 10 April 2017

Winter Wonderland Kids week

Wij deden de Winter Wonderland Kids week. Alles was tot in de puntjes geregeld, zodat we optimaal konden genieten van de fantastische omgeving en excursies.

Date of experience : 29 January 2019

Average accomodation

We made a 2 weeks round trip in Norway with our car. Norway is beautiful and we enjoyed the nature. Booking a trip through Voigt is expensive, we paid over 5000 euro for 2 weeks for 2 adults and 2 young adults for the ferry from Denmark and a mix of berg cabin and hotel rooms, without meals, fuel so the total expenses where a lot higher. Voigt creates the image that their accommodations are all handpicked, unfortunate this is not our experience, 1 accommodation was a new development, we where on a building site instead of in beautiful nature, another was not the same as in our travel itinerary, the local booking agency found us another place. quite far away. Basically they are selling apartments, cabins, hotels in wintersport resorts that are not busy in the summer season. My experience was that with a little time I could have put together a better itinerary and found better accommodation through a booking site, we where in high season, but there is plenty available.

Date of experience : 30 August 2019

Reply from Voigt Travel

Dear Mrs. van den Enden, Sorry to hear that your trip did not meet your expectations. Before the trip I had extensive contact with your husband regarding the accommodations, it is therefore regrettable to hear that these have not been entirely satisfactory. I have tried to reach you by telephone and have also contacted you by email. Here I have shown that if you want to share your further feedback, I would like to hear from you. Hopefully you are looking back on a wonderful journey through the beautiful norway!

Just an amazing experience

Just an amazing experience. Unique environment, great and exciting acitivities, excellent accommodation, superbly friendly and helpful staff

Date of experience : 23 February 2018

Reis was Top

Reis was Top Reisleiding was Top De accommodatie was top De excursies waren Top Het reisgezelschap was top Het weer was Top

Date of experience : 16 January 2018

EVERYTHING was perfect

EVERYTHING was perfect: the food, the accommodation, the activities, the people and the wonder. Thank you.

Date of experience : 24 February 2018

fantastisch

goed contact adequate advisering fantastische reis

Date of experience : 17 March 2019

Heerlijke reis!

Lofoten in februari - very lonesome and beautiful!

Date of experience : 08 February 2016

De excursies waren perfect …

De excursies waren perfect georganiseerd. klasse

Date of experience : 29 January 2018

De reis naar Sicilie was fantasties.

Date of experience : 20 June 2018

absolute topweek gehad!

Date of experience : 08 March 2018

Een prachtige reis door Schotland, we hebben er zeer van genoten.

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Date of experience : 28 July 2016

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