IRCC eTA page: Indonesia and Malaysia no longer listed as eligible visa-required countries

What changed

On October 30, 2026, IRCC updated its page on electronic travel authorization (eTA) eligibility for citizens of some visa-required countries. Two countries, Indonesia and Malaysia, were previously on the list and marked "New". They no longer appear in the list of eligible visa-required countries.

The updated list names 15 countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Morocco, Panama, Philippines, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uruguay.

The page also adds instructions for applicants whose valid United States nonimmigrant visa (NIV) is linked to a passport other than the one they will travel with. Such applicants must:

• apply for the eTA using the passport they plan to travel with;
• explain in the "Background Questions" text box that their valid US NIV is linked to another passport; and
• provide the number of the passport that contains the US NIV.

Both passports must be issued by an eligible visa-required country.

Who it affects

The page says you are eligible to apply for an eTA only if you meet all 3 requirements:

• you are flying to or transiting through a Canadian airport with a valid passport from one of the eligible visa-required countries;
• you are coming for a temporary stay, normally up to 6 months; and
• you have held a Canadian visitor visa in the past 10 years, or you currently hold a valid US NIV.

If you don't meet all of the requirements, you need a visitor visa (temporary resident visa) to travel to Canada.

Effective date

The page was modified on October 30, 2026. It does not state a separate effective date.

Official text

Read the full requirements on the IRCC eTA eligibility page for citizens of some visa-required countries.