Canada visa for American citizens
Visa-free
🇺🇸 American passport → 🇨🇦 Canada: no — entry is visa-free for up to 180 days. You can stay up to 180 days.
How it works
No visa needed — book, pack, go. Carry a passport valid for your whole stay (six months' validity is the safe rule) and be ready to show an onward ticket and accommodation details if asked.
Heads-up: Canada commonly asks for proof of onward travel (airline check-in and border).
Before the airport: run the "Will I board?" checklist for this route →
Capital Ottawa · Currency Canadian dollar ($) · Dialling +1
Before you travel
Sorting your Canada trip on the United States passport:
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Every destination for the United States passport, and everyone who can enter Canada.
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