If you need a visa depends greatly on the passport you have and the country you are visiting. In general, US, Canadian and European countries do not often need a visa or can get a tourist visa at arrival, if they only stay for a limited time. Almost all the Wintersun destinations welcome visitors, but when you want to stay for an extended time there are often different rules. But rules change often, so you should always check first before booking.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Canadian snowbird act also\ncalled the Canadian snowbird visa act allows Canadian retirees aged above 50 to\nstay in the USA for 8 months which was previously 6 months without any visa,\njust a valid passport. "The Canadian retiree snowbirds are critically important\nto our North Country's tourism industry and its entire economy," said Rep.\nStefanik. "We are fortunate enough to share the St. Lawrence River, and our\nneighbors to the North frequently cross the border in the snowbird season to\nboat, hike, and visit one of our many historical places. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Offering them an additional 2\nmonths to enjoy these activities will promote small businesses, create jobs,\nand foster our relationship with one of our closest financial allies," he\nadded. "Tourism is a crucial part of Florida's booming economy, creating and\npromoting thousands of jobs all across our Sunshine State," said Sen. Rubio.\n"This bill will be a great boost to the state's economy by allowing the\nmillions of Canadian snowbirds who visit Florida each year to stay for 2 months\nlonger."<\/p>\n\n\n\n As of 7th January 2020, the\nBritish passport ranked 8th in the world in terms of travel freedom tied with\nthe US passport, the passport of Belgium, the passport of Norway and the\npassport of Greece. British snowbirds get a visa-free entry or visa on arrival\nentry into 184 different countries of the world. On 15th January 2016, the\nBritish passport was the first, in terms of travel freedom tied with the\npassports of Singapore, Luxembourg, Finland, \nDenmark, Italy, and Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n British snowbirds enjoy the\nfreedom of movement without the necessity of visa in Austria, Belgium,\nBulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,\nGermany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta,\nNetherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Romania, Slovenia, Spain,\nSweden, and Switzerland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n British snowbirds do not require\na visa to visit Kuwait, United Arab\nEmirates, Zimbabwe, Mali, \nEthiopia, China, Mongolia, Andorra, Belize, Monaco, San\nMarino, Vatican City, Trinidad, and Tobago. For up to 3 months the British\nsnowbirds enjoy a visa-free stay in Costa Rica, \nEl Salvador, Guyana, Honduras, Israel, Malaysia, Tunisia, Namibia, St.\nKitts and Nevis, Argentina, Bolivia, Bosnia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Chile,\nColumbia, Ecuador, Gambia, Guatemala, Japan, Marshall Islands, Haiti,\nMauritius, Morocco, Moldova, Nicaragua, North Macedonia, Paraguay, Senegal,\nSerbia, South Korea, South Africa, Venezuela, Ukraine, Singapore, and\nUruguay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For up to 6 months the British\nsnowbirds can enjoy a visa-free stay in Armenia, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Jamaica,\nGrenada, Dominica, Canada, Barbados, Antigua, and Barbuda. For up to 1 month\nthe British snowbirds do not require a visa to stay in Belarus, Dominican\nRepublic, Cape Verde, Eswatini, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Micronesia,\nPhilippines, Qatar, Thailand, Uzbekistan, and Vanuatu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n British snowbirds must obtain a\nvisa before visiting Afghanistan, Algeria, Bhutan, Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Chad,\nCongo, Eritrea, Iran, Ghana, Iraq, Liberia, Libya, Nigeria, North Korea,\nRussia, Sudan, Syria, and Turkmenistan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n American snowbirds must enroll in\nthe Smart Traveler Enrollment Program while visiting Belize. If you are planning\nto stay only for 30 days then you don't need a visa, but your passport must be valid beyond your\nplanned departure date if you are planning to go by air.\nProof of sufficient funds and a return ticket will be required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are planning to stay longer\nthan 30 days then you need a visa. Snowbirds departing Belize will have to pay\nexit fees of $40 which will be included in your airline ticket. No vaccinations\nare required to visit Belize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you have little children with you then you will have to provide\nthe US established birth certificates for them. If you are planning to go to\nBelize by a cruise line then you will have to show a US established birth\ncertificate and a government-issued photo ID. \nFor every extended period of 30 days, the visa fees will be BZ$ 25,\nafter 1 year of continuous renewal of legal visas you can apply for permanent\nresidence which will cost you BZ$ 100. <\/p>\n\n\n\n American snowbirds must enroll in the Smart Traveller\nEnrollment Program (STEP) to ease their\nentry into Thailand and to get access in the case of an emergency. If you are planning to stay for one month\nthen you don't need a visa. It is recommended that your passport must be valid for at least 6 months at the date of your\nentry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You must get immunization for yellow fever. The airline\nstaff will check your return ticket as proof of your temporary stay. Your\npassport must have a couple of blank pages for the stamp of entrance and exit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n There are 3 different options to\nget a visa for a longer stay in Thailand: i) Standard: it will be processed in\n6 working days, it costs 35 USD. ii) Rush: \nit will be processed in 4 working days, it costs $50. iii) Super Rush:\nit will be processed within 48 hours, it costs $70. <\/p>\n\n\n\n American snowbirds need a Cuban\nvisa or a tourist card to visit Cuba which will cost you $39.00. It takes four weeks to process this visa. Its duration is\n30 days (valid for one entry within six months from the date of the issue) and\nit will be extended for 30 additional days in Cuba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you will be taking your pet\nalong with you then it must have distemper and rabies vaccination not more than\n30 days before entry. "If you speak Spanish, then you do not need a tour\nguide," said John McAuliff, Executive Director of Fund for Reconciliation and\nDevelopment Coordinator. "You can plan it fully on your own with one of the\nbest guidebooks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You cannot tell I interacted with\nthe Cuban who sold me a sandwich," says McAuliffe. But with a private guide,\n"you do all the same things the different tour groups can do." McAuliffe says\nthat a private guide costs usually about $100 and can be hired through\nTripAdvisor message boards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But be advised that the Cuban\ngovernment looks at individual guides as a "legal grey area" says\nMcAuliff, as "they have not figured out a licensing system for individual\nguides. It is tolerated."<\/p>\n\n\n\n "We are continually searching for\nthe new programs so you can get authentic exchanges and not just checking off a\nbox for OFAC," says Claire Kelly, Founder, and Director of Educational Experiences\nAbroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n American snowbirds do not need a\nvisa to stay in Ecuador for 90 days but if you overstay you will have to pay\nfines. Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months after the time of your\nplanned departure date. Ecuador is a coastal area with the risk of Zika,\nMalaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, and TB so you must have immunization for\nall of these diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are planning to stay for\nlonger than 90 days then you will have to process a visa application that must\ninclude the following documents: a valid passport, 2 passport size photograph,\na Police certificate or certificate from FBI to prove that you can support your\nfinances and a return ticket. <\/p>\n\n\n\n American snowbirds do not need a\nvisa to visit New Zealand for 90 days. If you are planning to stay for more\nthan 90 days then you will have to apply for ETA which is Electronic Travel Authority and it will give you stay for 2\nyears. You will get a visitor visa for $211 per person and you will get a\nworking holiday visa for $245 per person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The ETA will be processed within\n30 minutes and it costs only $25 and you will have multiple entries to New Zealand. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n American snowbirds must have a\nreturn ticket and a passport valid for at least six months after your planned\nexit date while visiting Dubai. If you are planning to stay for less than 30\ndays then you will get a visit visa at the entry point which will be free of\ncost. If you are planning to stay for longer than 30 days then you will have to\npay the visa fee which is $93.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For three months the visit visa\nwill cost $193 with a single entry. For a\nmultiple entry 3 months visit visa, the cost\nwill be $470. $30 will be cancellation fees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n American snowbirds don't need a\nvisa to stay in Mauritius for 60 days. The passport will be simply stamped on\nyour arrival at Mauritius airport. You cannot stay in Mauritius for more than\n180 days per year. You must have proof\nof your financial support which is at least $100 per day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n American snowbirds do not need to\nobtain a Malaysian visa if they want to stay there for only 90 days. Your\npassport must be valid at least for 6 months at the date of your entry into\nMalaysia. Your stay in Malaysia can be extended by up\nto 2 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you stay there for more than 5\nmonths then you will have to pay fine. You will have to show the following\ndocuments: digital photograph of yourself, photograph ID in your passport, last\npage of your passport, hotel bookings, proof of at least $1000 in cash, your\nconfirmed return ticket and last visited country exit and entrance stamp. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Malaysian e-visa is processed\nwithin 2 working days. You will have to pay three different fees: i) convenience fee which is $25 ii) Visa fee is $15 and iii) service charge is $1.5. You will have to pay $41.5 in\ntotal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n American snowbird needs to obtain\nan Egyptian visa before your arrival at Cairo international airport for $25\nwhich will be valid for 30 days. The most convenient method to obtain this visa\nis through iVisa with the service charge of only\n$30 which will get processed within 4 working days. You cannot use a credit\ncard for payment of your visa fee, on arrival\nyou must have $25 in US currency and in cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Your passport must have at least\none blank page and it must be valid for the next 6 months. You will be fined if\nyou overstay your visit visa for more than 30 days. It will be valid for\nentrance for 90 days from the date of issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n American snowbirds visiting Hong\nKong will not need a visa if they are planning to stay for 90 days. They will\nnot be allowed to study or to work during these three months. If you are\nplanning to stay for more than 3 months then you must visit your Chinese\nEmbassy to obtain a visa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n American citizens will have to\npay fees of $140 to get a tourist visa and Canadian citizens will have to pay $142 dollars regardless of the number of entries. They\nwill not accept cash, you can pay only with your visa card\/MasterCard\/credit\ncard\/ATM card, cheque or money order. <\/p>\n\n\n\n American snowbirds do not need a\nvisa to stay in Japan for 90 days. Your passport must be valid for the entire\ntime you will stay in the country. You cannot work during this time period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are planning to stay for\nmore than 90 days, then you will have to pay fees of 3000 yen for a single\nentry visa and 6000 yen for a multiple entry visa. The fee of Transit Visa is\n700 yen. The processing fee will be $160 for\nbusiness, exchange, tourist and student visa and it will be 190 US dollars for\na work visa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n American snowbirds can stay in\nMexico as long as six months without a visa if they are planning only tourism\nand not study or work. Canadian snowbirds can also stay in Mexico for as long\nas 6 months if they are planning tourism only. The entrance fee will be\nincluded in your airline ticket but if you are traveling by your own vehicle\nthen you will have to pay some money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Upon applying for a visa you will\nhave to show the proof of a medical examination, a valid passport, its\nphotocopies, a Police certificate, and your birth certificate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n American snowbirds do need a visa\nto visit Turkey for 90 days, the validity of which is 180 days from the date of\nthe issue. Your passport must be valid for at least 60 days beyond the date of\nyour stay in Turkey. There are three different ways to apply for a Turkish visa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n American snowbirds do not need a visa to stay here for 90\ndays. You will have to pay a fee of $23 per additional month up to 90\nadditional days. If you overstay this visa then you will have to pay a fine of\n$20 per day of your illegal stay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The documents that are required include a valid passport, its photocopies, two digital passport size photographs, Travel Health Insurance, and a benefits letter\/ budget letter\/ letter of income\/ proof of award letter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n American snowbirds do not need a visa to visit Singapore if\nyou are planning to stay for 14 to 30 days. It can be extended. Your passport\nmust be valid for at least 6 months beyond your date of stay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n American snowbirds do not need a visa if they are planning\nto stay in Indonesia for 30 days only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As an American snowbird, you will\nget free of cost tourist visa upon your arrival when entering the Maldives,\nwith a duration of 30 days of stay. You will have to show a valid passport, return\nticket, and sufficient funds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n American snowbirds do not need a\nvisa to visit Seychelles for 30 days. Upon arrival, you have to show a return\nticket, confirmed accommodation, proof of sufficient funds or an invitation\nletter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In order to conclude this blog\npost, I would say that the snowbird season is not just about packing your\nluggage and escaping the snowfall. There are always some legal documentations\nwith different laws for the location that you are planning to visit which you\nhave to follow carefully. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Situations can differ from individual to individual, and also depend on what country you are from. Also, rules can change. So it is important to always <\/span>check again before starting your trip how the rules are at that time.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In this blog post, I will discuss the visa requirement of US, Canadian and European snowbirds. 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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nDo Canadian snowbirds need a visa? <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Do\nEuropean snowbirds need a visa?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Snowbird locations around the world<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
– Belize<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n– Thailand \/ Bangkok<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
– Cuba<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
– Ecuador<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
– New Zealand<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
– Dubai<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n– Mauritius<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
– Malaysia<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
– Egypt<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
– Hong Kong<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
– Tokyo<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
– Mexico<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
– Turkey<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
– Nicaragua<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
– Singapore<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
– Indonesia<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n– Maldives<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
– Seychelles<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Disclaimer: always check again<\/h2>\n\n\n\n