Source-backed scope
Adult employed Indian ordinary-passport holder resident/applying online from India for a self-funded nonrelative-friend visit of up to fourteen days, staying with an adult Canadian-citizen or permanent-resident friend who is not a student. Ordinary temporary resident visa, not parent/grandparent Super Visa, family reunification or financial sponsorship. Personalised portal and New Delhi May 2026 checklist apply. No work or automatic entry/stay entitlement.
- Jurisdiction
- Canada
- Purpose
- Short family / friend visits
- Destination
- Canada
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Adult employed Indian ordinary-passport holder resident/applying online from India for a self-funded nonrelative-friend visit of up to fourteen days, staying with an adult Canadian-citizen or permanent-resident friend who is not a student. Ordinary temporary resident visa, not parent/grandparent Super Visa, family reunification or financial sponsorship. Personalised portal and New Delhi May 2026 checklist apply. No work or automatic entry/stay entitlement.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada requirements checked 2026-10-26. Only the category and stage stated above are covered.
How to use this checklist
Start with the route facts first: citizenship, residence, application country, destination and purpose. Then review the document rows and order processing only where the row says it is required or optional.
Document requirements
| Document | Status | Scope | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| IRCC application and generated checklist | required | visa application | Complete the application and submit the requested forms/files through the applicable IRCC channel. Follow current portal and passport-request instructions. |
| Valid passport and prior-passport evidence | required | visa application | Prepare a clear colour scan of the passport identity page and every marked, stamped or visa page. New Delhi requires validity throughout travel and prior/cancelled passports where applicable; national online guidance says passport should have at least six months from planned travel. The recommendation is not restated as a universal six-month legal minimum. Keep one wholly blank page other than the last page for stamping under IMM 5484. Send the original only through the actual passport request/submission instructions, not unsolicited mail. |
| Completed IMM 5707 Family Information | required | visa application | The New Delhi checklist requires the fully completed, dated and signed Family Information form. Accompanying family members make their own applications. |
| Schedule 1 following relevant background answers | conditional | visa application | Provide completed/signed IMM 5257 Schedule 1 when the application background questions trigger it. |
| Certified source photocopy for translated evidence | conditional | visa application | Only for documents outside English/French unless instructed otherwise. Use an authorised certifier; source-copy certification is separate from translator qualification and translator affidavit. |
| Additional biometrics, photo or admissibility instructions | conditional | visa application | Follow the personalised portal checklist and any later IRCC request for biometrics, medical examination, police documents or passport. Do not treat the panel-physician immigration examination as a treatment acceptance letter. No universal police, medical or apostille packet is added for this ordinary short visit. |
| Photograph and channel-specific forms | required | visa application | Use the personalised online checklist for required photographs and forms. May 2026 IMM 5484 is preparation guidance: online applicants need not upload that checklist itself. Its two paper photographs are not required when biometric fingerprints/photo are required; barcode/printing mechanics belong to the paper process. IMM 5707 is required for this adult New Delhi branch; representative, information-release, common-law and Schedule 1 forms depend on actual circumstances. |
| Two-year tax returns and six-month financial history | required | visa application | Provide income-tax returns for the past two years AND copies of bank statements or bank book for the past six months, plus relevant employment/pay/pension/business/investment evidence. These two stated periods are required in the New Delhi family/friend section, not merely examples interchangeable with each other. No universal daily balance is prescribed; funds depend on duration and accommodation. |
| Employer leave letter with employment details | required | visa application | For this employed scope, provide the signed original employer leave letter on company letterhead, giving name, position, current salary, hire date and employer name/address/telephone. Upload the requested scan initially and follow instructions if the original is requested. |
| Third-party payer evidence if funding changes | conditional | visa application | Only if another person pays: their signed funding letter, photo ID/passport copy and bank certificate showing sufficient funds; describe relationship. The local checklist dates this payer packet within three months of application. |
| Friend invitation, household and status evidence | required | visa application | Provide the friend invitation stating purpose and duration, number of people in the inviter household and a copy of inviter citizenship/immigration status. National invitation guidance additionally describes visitor/host contacts, relationship, accommodation, funding and expected departure. For a nonrelative friend, do not invent birth or marriage kinship certificates. This invitation does not itself create legal sponsorship liability. |
| Inviter income and financial situation | required | visa application | The New Delhi checklist expressly asks for inviter income and financial evidence, with examples including assessment, employment, payslips and bank statements. It does not expressly waive inviter financial evidence because the applicant self-funds. Choose evidence showing the actual situation; not every example is a mandatory combined packet. If a different inviter is a student, the separate school acceptance/good-standing letter applies. No Super Visa minimum-income undertaking is imported. |
Processing route
- IRCC application and generated checklistComplete the application and submit the requested forms/files through the applicable IRCC channel. Follow current portal and passport-request instructions. Follow the IRCC application instructions for the form or identity evidence. For supporting documents outside English or French, use the translation and certified source-copy procedure explained below; do not order additional authentication without an explicit instruction. 1. Prepare IRCC application and generated checklist in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Valid passport and prior-passport evidencePrepare a clear colour scan of the passport identity page and every marked, stamped or visa page. New Delhi requires validity throughout travel and prior/cancelled passports where applicable; national online guidance says passport should have at least six months from planned travel. The recommendation is not restated as a universal six-month legal minimum. Keep one wholly blank page other than the last page for stamping under IMM 5484. Send the original only through the actual passport request/submission instructions, not unsolicited mail. Follow the IRCC application instructions for the form or identity evidence. For supporting documents outside English or French, use the translation and certified source-copy procedure explained below; do not order additional authentication without an explicit instruction. 1. Prepare Valid passport and prior-passport evidence in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Completed IMM 5707 Family InformationThe New Delhi checklist requires the fully completed, dated and signed Family Information form. Accompanying family members make their own applications. Follow the IRCC application instructions for the form or identity evidence. For supporting documents outside English or French, use the translation and certified source-copy procedure explained below; do not order additional authentication without an explicit instruction. 1. Prepare Completed IMM 5707 Family Information in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Schedule 1 following relevant background answersProvide completed/signed IMM 5257 Schedule 1 when the application background questions trigger it. Follow the IRCC application instructions for the form or identity evidence. For supporting documents outside English or French, use the translation and certified source-copy procedure explained below; do not order additional authentication without an explicit instruction. 1. Prepare Schedule 1 following relevant background answers in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Certified source photocopy for translated evidenceProcessing route needs confirmation for the actual document language, type and location. Only for documents outside English/French unless instructed otherwise. Use an authorised certifier; source-copy certification is separate from translator qualification and translator affidavit. For non-English/French evidence, prepare a full English/French translation and certified source photocopy unless IRCC instructs otherwise. A Canadian certified translator in good standing with a provincial/territorial organisation does not need an affidavit; otherwise the translator swears an accuracy/proficiency affidavit before a notary outside Canada. Applicant/family cannot translate. Translator affidavit, source-copy certification and any invitation-specific request are separate questions, not a universal invitation notarisation or apostille service. Confirm the actual translator and source-copy branch before ordering. 1. Prepare Certified source photocopy for translated evidence in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Additional biometrics, photo or admissibility instructionsFollow the personalised portal checklist and any later IRCC request for biometrics, medical examination, police documents or passport. Do not treat the panel-physician immigration examination as a treatment acceptance letter. No universal police, medical or apostille packet is added for this ordinary short visit. Follow the IRCC application instructions for the form or identity evidence. For supporting documents outside English or French, use the translation and certified source-copy procedure explained below; do not order additional authentication without an explicit instruction. 1. Prepare Additional biometrics, photo or admissibility instructions in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Photograph and channel-specific formsUse the personalised online checklist for required photographs and forms. May 2026 IMM 5484 is preparation guidance: online applicants need not upload that checklist itself. Its two paper photographs are not required when biometric fingerprints/photo are required; barcode/printing mechanics belong to the paper process. IMM 5707 is required for this adult New Delhi branch; representative, information-release, common-law and Schedule 1 forms depend on actual circumstances. The cited source does not specify a general translation, notarisation or apostille rule for this item. Confirm any additional language or authentication instructions with the receiving authority; no processing service is selected automatically. 1. Prepare Photograph and channel-specific forms in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Two-year tax returns and six-month financial historyProvide income-tax returns for the past two years AND copies of bank statements or bank book for the past six months, plus relevant employment/pay/pension/business/investment evidence. These two stated periods are required in the New Delhi family/friend section, not merely examples interchangeable with each other. No universal daily balance is prescribed; funds depend on duration and accommodation. For non-English/French evidence, prepare a full English/French translation and certified source photocopy unless IRCC instructs otherwise. A Canadian certified translator in good standing with a provincial/territorial organisation does not need an affidavit; otherwise the translator swears an accuracy/proficiency affidavit before a notary outside Canada. Applicant/family cannot translate. Translator affidavit, source-copy certification and any invitation-specific request are separate questions, not a universal invitation notarisation or apostille service. Confirm the actual translator and source-copy branch before ordering. 1. Prepare Two-year tax returns and six-month financial history in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Employer leave letter with employment detailsFor this employed scope, provide the signed original employer leave letter on company letterhead, giving name, position, current salary, hire date and employer name/address/telephone. Upload the requested scan initially and follow instructions if the original is requested. For non-English/French evidence, prepare a full English/French translation and certified source photocopy unless IRCC instructs otherwise. A Canadian certified translator in good standing with a provincial/territorial organisation does not need an affidavit; otherwise the translator swears an accuracy/proficiency affidavit before a notary outside Canada. Applicant/family cannot translate. Translator affidavit, source-copy certification and any invitation-specific request are separate questions, not a universal invitation notarisation or apostille service. Confirm the actual translator and source-copy branch before ordering. 1. Prepare Employer leave letter with employment details in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Third-party payer evidence if funding changesOnly if another person pays: their signed funding letter, photo ID/passport copy and bank certificate showing sufficient funds; describe relationship. The local checklist dates this payer packet within three months of application. For non-English/French evidence, prepare a full English/French translation and certified source photocopy unless IRCC instructs otherwise. A Canadian certified translator in good standing with a provincial/territorial organisation does not need an affidavit; otherwise the translator swears an accuracy/proficiency affidavit before a notary outside Canada. Applicant/family cannot translate. Translator affidavit, source-copy certification and any invitation-specific request are separate questions, not a universal invitation notarisation or apostille service. Confirm the actual translator and source-copy branch before ordering. 1. Prepare Third-party payer evidence if funding changes in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Friend invitation, household and status evidenceProvide the friend invitation stating purpose and duration, number of people in the inviter household and a copy of inviter citizenship/immigration status. National invitation guidance additionally describes visitor/host contacts, relationship, accommodation, funding and expected departure. For a nonrelative friend, do not invent birth or marriage kinship certificates. This invitation does not itself create legal sponsorship liability. For non-English/French evidence, prepare a full English/French translation and certified source photocopy unless IRCC instructs otherwise. A Canadian certified translator in good standing with a provincial/territorial organisation does not need an affidavit; otherwise the translator swears an accuracy/proficiency affidavit before a notary outside Canada. Applicant/family cannot translate. Translator affidavit, source-copy certification and any invitation-specific request are separate questions, not a universal invitation notarisation or apostille service. Confirm the actual translator and source-copy branch before ordering. 1. Prepare Friend invitation, household and status evidence in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Inviter income and financial situationThe New Delhi checklist expressly asks for inviter income and financial evidence, with examples including assessment, employment, payslips and bank statements. It does not expressly waive inviter financial evidence because the applicant self-funds. Choose evidence showing the actual situation; not every example is a mandatory combined packet. If a different inviter is a student, the separate school acceptance/good-standing letter applies. No Super Visa minimum-income undertaking is imported. For non-English/French evidence, prepare a full English/French translation and certified source photocopy unless IRCC instructs otherwise. A Canadian certified translator in good standing with a provincial/territorial organisation does not need an affidavit; otherwise the translator swears an accuracy/proficiency affidavit before a notary outside Canada. Applicant/family cannot translate. Translator affidavit, source-copy certification and any invitation-specific request are separate questions, not a universal invitation notarisation or apostille service. Confirm the actual translator and source-copy branch before ordering. 1. Prepare Inviter income and financial situation in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
Official citations
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship CanadaImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: India to Canada nonrelative friend visit: New Delhi TRV documentsircc.canada.caLast checked 2026-10-26; evidence version india-canada-friend-visit-delhi-trv-2026-10-26
New Delhi May 2026 family/friend branch requires two-year tax and six-month banking, employed-applicant leave letter, invitation, household count, inviter status and inviter income/financial evidence. Kinship proof applies when visiting family; inviter financial evidence has no express self-funding waiver.
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship CanadaIRCC: online passportwww.canada.caLast checked 2026-10-26; evidence version canada-online-passport-v70-20261026
Current online guidance requests a clear colour copy of passport identity and marked/stamped/visa pages; passport should be valid six months from planned travel. Personalised portal checklist controls uploads, together with country-office additions.
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship CanadaIRCC: source copy languageircc.canada.caLast checked 2026-10-26; evidence version canada-source-copy-language-v70-20261026
Current help page modified28September2026: non-English/French evidence requires translation, translator affidavit subject to applicable qualification exception, and certified source photocopy unless instructed otherwise.
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship CanadaIRCC: translator brancheswww.canada.caLast checked 2026-10-26; evidence version canada-translator-branches-v70-20261026
Non-Canadian-certified translators provide accuracy/proficiency affidavit sworn before a notary outside Canada. Canadian provincial/territorial certified translators do not need affidavit; applicant/family cannot translate. Paper-guide provenance retained for this translation procedure.
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship CanadaIRCC: forms and photowww.canada.caLast checked 2026-10-26; evidence version canada-forms-and-photo-v70-20261026
May 2026 IMM 5484: online applicants receive a personalised checklist and need not submit this PDF; paper preparation must not replace portal instructions.
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship CanadaIRCC: invitation boundarywww.canada.caLast checked 2026-10-26; evidence version canada-invitation-boundary-v70-20261026
Invitation sets out visitor/host identity, relationship, dates, accommodation and funding. Writing it does not itself create legal responsibility for the visitor; SuperVisa undertaking is a separate branch.
Exceptions
- Requirements and accepted document formats can change. Follow the linked authority for your exact purpose and application stage.
- Use row-level processing labels: translation, notarisation, apostille, embassy attestation and MEA or HRD attestation are not interchangeable.
Relevant Enuncia services
- Document checklist review
FAQs
Are all documents for Canada short family / friend visits automatically translated?
No. Translation is shown per document row because official sources may accept some documents as issued while requiring translation for others.
Can I order document processing from this checklist?
Build your checklist using the route facts first. A processing option can be selected only where supported by the document row. Rows needing language or authentication confirmation remain under review before pricing.
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