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Visa-Exempt Re-entry Checker

Check if you can re-enter Canada from the U.S. using an expired TRV passport stamp.

Regulation 190(3)(f) IRPR Exemption:Foreign nationals holding valid study or work permits are exempt from the visa (TRV) requirement to re-enter Canada if they are returning from a visit **solely** to the United States or St. Pierre and Miquelon. This means you do not need an active visa sticker in your passport to cross the land border or board a commercial flight returning to Canada.

Travel Assessment

Do you hold a valid Study or Work Permit?

Was your trip solely to the United States or St. Pierre & Miquelon?

Did you visit any other country or transit outside the U.S.?

Will your study or work permit expire before you return?

Compliance Decision

Run Calculation

Submit your travel details to check boarding/border eligibility.

Documents to Carry

Your physical, valid Study or Work Permit document (original).
Your valid passport (with the expired TRV stamp/sticker inside).
Proof of current status activity (e.g., active enrollment letter or recent pay stubs from a Canadian employer).
A printed copy of the IRCC webpage on "Exemptions from the requirement for a Temporary Resident Visa" to present to airline check-in agents if they are unfamiliar with Subsection 190(3)(f).