How you can qualify for a business visitor visa if:

• You are looking for ways to expand your business
• You are looking to invest in a business
• You want to build and advance your business relationships

Some examples of reasons for doing cross border business can include:

• Buying Canadian goods or services for a foreign business or government,
• Taking orders for goods or services,
• Going to meetings, conferences, conventions or trade fairs,
• Giving after-sales service (managing, not doing hands-on labour),
• Being trained by a Canadian parent company that you work for outside Canada,
• Training employees of a Canadian branch of a foreign company or
• Being trained by a Canadian company that has sold you equipment or services.

 

All business visitors must also apply for a temporary resident visa. Certain documents will also be required for this application which are:

• A letter of invitation from your potential business partner in Canada
• Contact details of that person.

The requirements for business visitor visa are:

• Proof that you will leave after six months
• No intention to enter into the Canadian Labour Market
• Your main place of business, and source of income and profits, is outside Canada
• Any and all documents that will support reasons for application
• Meeting the basic entry requirements such as:
• Valid travel documents/passport
• Enough money to finance your stay and return back to your home county
• Plan to leave Canada at the end of your visit and
• You are not a criminal
• You do not present any security or health risk to Canadians.

If you believe your stay will be more than six months you can apply and may be considered as a temporary worker which will require you to apply for a work permit.