# Argentina passport to Canada: Visa required

Current access classification: **Visa required** — Traditional visa required before travel.

Access data checked August 24, 2026. Evidence status: **official evidence collected**.

This page concerns ordinary short visits unless an official source states otherwise. Authorities apply the current rule, and individual circumstances can change the applicable treatment.

## Evidence timeline

- **Current official route — Some visa-required nationalities have a conditional eTA route** (Visa required)
  These nationalities remain visitor-visa-required unless they meet every condition for Canada's eTA-X air-travel route.
  - The traveller must fly to or transit through a Canadian airport for a temporary stay and hold a valid passport.
  - The traveller must have held a Canadian visitor visa in the previous 10 years or hold a valid United States nonimmigrant visa when applying.
  - A visitor visa is required if any condition is unmet or for arrival by land or sea.
  Official sources:
  - [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: What you need to enter Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/entry-requirements-country.html)
  - [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: Conditional eTA for citizens of some visa-required countries](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/eta/eligibility/eta-x.html)
  - [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: Electronic travel authorization: how to apply](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/eta/apply.html)

## How to apply

Follow the current instructions on the official portal.

1. Confirm the nationality, air-travel, temporary-stay, and prior-visa conditions.
2. Apply online for an eTA using the passport intended for travel, or apply for a visitor visa.
3. Use a visitor visa for land or sea arrival.

[Check conditional eligibility and apply on Canada's official service](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/eta/apply.html)

## Useful links

- [HTML evidence page](https://multipassrank.com/argentina-canada-visa)
- [Argentina passport access](https://multipassrank.com/passport/argentina)
- [All passport requirements for Canada](https://multipassrank.com/destination/canada)
- [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)