Canada Visitor Visa (TRV)
The IMM 5257 supporting bundle: identity, funds, purpose of travel and ties to home. 6 required documents, 3 conditional. The checklist is free to read. Pro matches your files to it and builds the bundle.
Drop the whole folder in
Every PDF you have for this application, in any order, named however your bank and employer named them.
See what matches and what's missing
Each file is read in your browser and placed against a checklist slot. Anything mandatory that's absent is called out before you file.
Build the submission bundle
Files come out in the order the authority reads them, named to match, and checked against the portal's size limit.
What the Canada Visitor Visa (TRV) actually asks for
In the order Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada works through them. Output format: One numbered file per IRCC upload slot, capped at 4 MB.
- 01
Passport bio page
Required1 pageBio page plus every page carrying a visa or stamp from the last ten years.
- 02
IMM 5257 application form
RequiredThe completed, validated form with its barcode page.
- 03
Family information form (IMM 5707)
If it appliesDetails of your immediate family, required for most applicants.
- 04
Passport-size photograph
RequiredTaken in the last 6 months1 pageDigital photo meeting IRCC's specification: 35 × 45 mm, plain background.
Image-only files carry no text, so match this slot by hand if it lands in the wrong place.
- 05
Bank statements
RequiredLast 4 to 6 monthsStatements covering an unbroken run of months, showing your name and account number.
- 06
Employment letter
RequiredIssued in the last 3 monthsLetter from your employer on company letterhead confirming role, salary and start date.
- 07
Letter of explanation
RequiredA short letter setting out why you're travelling, for how long, who's paying and why you'll return.
- 08
Flight itinerary
If it appliesRound-trip reservation showing dates, flight numbers and the traveller's name.
- 09
Invitation letter from Canada
If it appliesIf visiting someone: their letter, status document and address in Canada.
Compiled from IRCC's published document checklist for temporary resident visas. Your personalised checklist in the portal is the one that governs. Last reviewed 2026-08-05.
What actually goes wrong
The letter of explanation does the heavy lifting
IRCC refusals cite "purpose of visit" and "ties to home country" more than anything else. One clear page addressing both, placed first in the bundle, is worth more than another bank statement.
Watch the 4 MB ceiling
The IRCC portal caps each upload at about 4 MB. Scans made at 600 dpi blow past that instantly. The builder flags oversized files before you download.
Free, forever
- The complete checklist on this page
- What each document must show, and how recent it has to be
- The portal's size limits and naming convention
- Every other PDF tool on the site
Pro: the pack builder
- Drop your folder in and have every file matched to its slot
- A gap report before you file, not after it's refused
- Size checks against the limits this submission enforces
- One assembled bundle, in order, correctly named
- A cover sheet listing what's inside and what isn't
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Canada Visitor Visa (TRV) questions
Can I combine documents into one upload?
Where IRCC gives a single slot for a category (client information, for example) combining is expected. This pack keeps the named slots separate and merges within a category.
One folder in, one submission out
The Canada Visitor Visa (TRV) checklist is free to read above. Pro matches your documents to it and assembles the bundle.
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