Visitor Visa for applicants from Pakistan

Source: IRCC processing times, updated October 26, 2026

• Islamabad visa office checklist (IMM 5869, April 2026): copy of national identity card and Family Information Form IMM 5645.
• Bank statements for the 12 months before the application showing balances.
• Business owners: commercial registration, tax certificate, 6 months of corporate bank statements and evidence of ongoing trade.
• Passport valid at least 6 months from travel, plus all cancelled or expired passports.
• Biometrics at VACs in Islamabad, Karachi or Lahore.

Biometrics

Give biometrics (fingerprints and photo) at a visa application centre in Islamabad, Karachi or Lahore after paying the biometrics fee; biometrics given for a visitor visa or study permit stay valid for 10 years, and IRCC cannot issue a visa or permit beyond their expiry date.

Visa application centres: Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore.

Official IRCC page

Medical exam

Pakistan is on IRCC's list of countries where an immigration medical exam is required for stays over 6 months, so most study permit applicants (and visitors staying more than 6 months, including super visa applicants) need an exam by an IRCC panel physician; your own doctor cannot do it. Find a panel physician.

Official IRCC page

Police certificate

The Islamabad study checklist requires a police certificate from each country where you lived 6 consecutive months or longer since age 18. The visit checklist does not list one upfront.

Pakistan's certificate: Police Character Certificate or Police Clearance Certificate (Provincial police authorities (procedures differ by province; in Punjab, any Police Khidmat Markaz centre)).

Official IRCC page

• ircc.canada.ca/english/information/applications/visa.asp?countrySelect=PK
• ircc.canada.ca/english/pdf/kits/forms/imm5869e.pdf
• canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/biometrics/where-to-give.html
• canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/entry-requirements-country.html

Checked against these pages on October 11, 2026. Visa offices update their checklists; always use the version linked from your application.

• Bangladesh
• Cameroon
• Egypt
• Ghana
• India
• Kenya
• Nigeria
• Philippines
• South Africa

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