United States visa for Canadian citizens
Visa-free
🇨🇦 Canadian passport → 🇺🇸 United States: 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. For United States, that's 180 days — among the most generous anywhere.
Heads-up: United States commonly asks for proof of onward travel (airline check-in (Visa Waiver / ESTA)).
Before the airport: run the "Will I board?" checklist for this route →
Beyond United States: the Canada passport
The 🇨🇦 Canada passport ranks #24 of 199 worldwide, entering 161 destinations without a visa arranged in advance (see the world ranking).
Also visa-free on the Canada passport: 🇲🇽 Mexico (180 days), 🇧🇷 Brazil (90 days), 🇧🇸 Bahamas (240 days) — all 161 open destinations.
Going the other way? American citizens visiting Canada need no visa — visa-free for up to 180 days.
Never get caught out
Visa rules change with little notice. Get one email when United States changes its entry rules for Canadian passports.
Capital Washington D.C. · Currency United States dollar ($) · Dialling +1
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