What should we do if we need to transit three times in Canada?

distro_dave

My Kenyan friend is flying to Jamaica, then to Antigua, then back to Kenya. There are no direct flights between any of these places and we thought it would be best if the transit stops were in one place to reduce the visa application hassle, so we booked all three flights with a stop in Canada. HOWEVER! We now see that a Canadian transit visa only allows two entries:...

Originally asked by Kyle Delaney on Stack Exchange (travel) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

We now see that a Canadian transit visa only allows two entries: Correct. It can be one or two entries, so you would need (at least) 2 transit Visas What's the likelihood that we can get two Canadian transit visas? Not much different than a single one. It's for the same purpose for the same person with the background. You might get a little extra scrutiny because of the odd itinerary but "trying to avoid US immigration at the moment", is a a valid reason that Canadian immigration is quite likely aware of. we should apply for a temporary residence visa instead of a transit visa, but surely that's overkill Maybe not. It's just a fancy name for the "normal" Canadian tourist visa. If you think,...

Full answer by Hilmar: https://travel.stackexchange.com/a/203230 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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