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Canada eTA for Indonesia and Malaysia: what changed in 2026
Canada changed its travel-document rules on 26 May 2026 for some citizens of Indonesia and Malaysia. Eligible travellers may now be able to use an electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) instead of a visitor visa when travelling to or transiting through Canada by air.
This is conditional eligibility. The Government of Canada says all three requirements must be met: the traveller must have held a Canadian visitor visa in the past 10 years or currently hold a valid U.S. non-immigrant visa; the trip must be for a temporary stay, normally up to six months; and the traveller must be flying to or transiting through a Canadian airport using a valid Indonesian or Malaysian passport.
If any condition is not met, a visitor visa is required. Eligible Indonesian and Malaysian citizens also still need a visitor visa when arriving by car, bus, train or boat, including a cruise ship.
A traveller who already holds a valid Canadian visitor visa may continue to use it until it expires. An eTA or visitor visa does not guarantee admission to Canada; border screening and admissibility rules still apply.
EstaEta is a private, non-government travel-authorisation assistance service. Government authorities control eligibility, authorization, admission and official government fees. Where private application assistance is used, EstaEta charges a separate service fee.
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EstaEta is a private, non-government travel-authorisation assistance service. Government authorities control eligibility, authorization, admission and official government fees. Where private application assistance is used, EstaEta charges a separate service fee.