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Planning to visit Canada from Dubai or anywhere in the UAE? Go Kite Travel makes getting your Canada Tourist or Business Visa simple and hassle-free. Our expert team handles everything—from document preparation to application submission—ensuring accuracy, faster processing, and higher approval chances. Travel with confidence while we take care of your visa process, so you can focus on your trip to Canada.
A Canada visa is the official permission issued by the Government of Canada that allows individuals from other countries to enter Canada for a specified purpose and period. If you are based in the UAE and looking to travel to Canada, you’ll need a visa whether for tourism, business meetings, study visits, or visiting family.
When you apply for a Canada visa from Dubai, or broadly from the UAE. You’re showing that you meet the criteria set by the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and are eligible for entry.
Having the correct visa ensures you travel legally, avoid problems at the border, and give yourself the best chance of approval.
The eligibility criteria for a Canada visa for UAE residents remain the same across all emirates, including Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
In case you are applying to obtain a Canada visa, either in the UAE, Dubai, or Abu Dhabi, these are the general eligibility requirements, and our company, Go Kite Travel, will help you determine your eligibility in a fast and effective way.
When applying for a Canada visa from Dubai or from elsewhere in the UAE, you’ll typically need to gather the following:
Note: The documents must be in English or with an official translation and must where possible not be more than three months old.
These are the standard requirements in applying a Canada visa application in the UAE and Abu Dhabi.
For a complete document checklist, visit: Essential Documentation for a Canada Tourist Visa Application
Following this organized procedure increases the chances of passage and lessens the time wastage.
If you are applying for a Canada visa from Dubai (UAE) or from Abu Dhabi or elsewhere in the UAE:
Using our Canada visa services based in Dubai, Abu Dhabi or anywhere in UAE, you will be guided by the specific location and be served faster.
When you use our services to apply to a Canada visa in the UAE, Dubai or Abu Dhabi, we do give you the advice of the accurate time frame, payment of fees and the duration of usefulness.
The processing time for your UK visa varies based on several factors. For more details, please refer to the Processing Time for a applying visa to Canada from Dubai Guide
The following are the main types of visa that we help in Canada:
Note: Canada Tourist Visa and Business Visa are the only services we are offering now.
What could be the reasons why a Canada visa application is refused? Common reasons include:
Many applicants face visa refusals for different reasons, and knowing the Top Reasons Why Canada Tourism Visa Applications Get Rejected can help you avoid these common mistakes.
Go Kite Travel can guarantee the submission of the application error-free hence enhance the success rate.
In the case you wish to seek a Canada visa in Abu Dhabi, UAE, or Dubai, our Dubai office is ready to serve you to the full extent.
Frequently Asked questions
A: To get in touch with Go Kite Travel, the applicants can use either the telephone or email or fill in our online enquiry form. We will handle the whole process including the gathering and filling of the paperwork as well as the online application through the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) portal and we will make the visa process hassle free and seamless.
A: The applicants will be required to provide a valid passport, UAE residence visa, recent photographs, evidence of sufficient funds, a letter of no objection (in case of employment), itinerary, and any other supporting documents relevant to the type of visa (tourist or business).
A: Visa consultants reduce errors, save time and ensure that the application is submitted in line with the IRCC requirements which increase the chances of approval.
A: The visa category determines the fees to be charged. The payments are done in the Canadian dollars through the IRCC portal. Go Kite Travel helps in currency exchange, safe money transfers, and issuing formal receipts.
A: Yes. The travel insurance must include medical emergencies, hospitalization as well as repatriation when the applicant is staying in Canada.
A: Applicants may reapply. The specialists of Go Kite will look through the refusal letter, define the causes of rejection, and help to re-write a more impressive application with full and correct documents.
A: There is no predetermined minimum but to prove sufficient financial stability, one usually needs to show about AED 15,000-25,000 per traveler (or even less).
A: A tourist visa allows the traveler to visit family members, friends and leisure travel, but a business visa allows the traveler to visit a meeting, trade show or other business-related events in Canada.
A: Yes, provisional flight and hotel bookings are fine. But You can make the final bookings only after your visa is approved.
A: Applicants should demonstrate their intention to return by providing evidence of strong connections to the UAE, such as employment, family relationships, property ownership, or business interests.
A: Check and recheck all visa related information, make flight and accommodation reservations, buy a good travel insurance and keep both hardcopies and soft copies of all papers.
A: Yes. The extension of the visa can be applied by the applicants before the visa has expired as long as they satisfy the requirements.
A: Yes. VFS Global safely processes the passport and submits it to stamping of the visa either through courier or by the individual.
A: Yes. Any foreigner with an effective UAE residence visa can do so in Dubai or Abu Dhabi by providing his or her passport, Emirates ID, and a copy of the residence visa.
A: The applicants between the ages 14 and 79 years are required to appear in person in a VFS Global Application centre in Dubai or Abu Dhabi to submit biometrics. Go Kite Travel helps to make the appointment and recommends documentation needed.
A: Yes. All the applications are made online via the IRCC portal. Go Kite Travel handles document uploads, online applications and follow-ups on behalf of the applicant.
A: Yes. The application is required to be filed separately by each family member although they can be grouped together to be processed under a single family or group reference.
A: Short-term visitor visas normally do not demand any medical exam; whereas long-term stay, work or study permit demand such tests or when the visa office requests them.
A: The time required to process usually ranges between 15 and 30 working days following biometrics however this depends on the season, the workload of the embassy and the completeness of documents. The most common reasons behind delays include lack of financial documents, unfinished documents and late biometrics deliveries.
A: Yes. After it is approved, a going passport request letter will be given; the applicants will have to pass the passport to the VAC to get the visa stamped.
A: The applicants are able to track the application through the IRCC portal or using the help of Go Kite. After making a decision, IRCC will inform an applicant through email.
A: Book now the biometric appointment directly at VFS Global (Dubai or Abu Dhabi), and carry the passport, confirmation letter and the appointment slip.
A: Yes. Exceptional cases like business emergencies or medical reasons require Go Kite to seek priority processing at the will of the embassy.
A: Yes. Every child including infants has to apply to the country separately, obtain a passport and as well as the necessary documents such as a birth certificate.
A: The Canadian host should issue the invitation letter and it should comprise full name of the host, address, contacts, relation with the applicant and purpose of visiting the Canadian host. Evidence of the status of the host in Canada (e.g. PR card/ passport) should be attached.
A: Yes. In case valid invitation letter and evidence on whether the host lives in Canada, an applicant can remain with relatives and friends.
A: Yes. Any other non-English or French documents should be translated by an authorized translator and submitted.
A: Yes, but when booking flights, the applicants should check whether a separate transit visa is needed in the country they will be in transit or not.
A: Documents and biometrics are usually all that is needed to process most visitor visas without the use of interviews. There is a small number of interviews, which happen in case of complex or exceptional cases.
A: Candidates are expected to make the applications between 4-8 weeks before the intended trip, just in case of enough time to get things documented, biometric, and embassy processed.
Start your Canada visa application today by calling Go Kite Travel or filling out our online enquiry form. Begin your visa journey with confidence as Go Kite Travel manages your entire application — so you can focus on planning your next trip to Canada!
Let Go Kite Travel handle your application — so you can focus on planning your next trip to Canada!
