1. Get your passport, credit or debit card ready, and read the help document. Air Canada applies travel document requirements contained in IATA's Travel Information Manual, available on the IATA Travel Centre website.Canadian citizens don't need visas to study or participate in a student exchange program in the United States. Using the free ArriveCan app, you can submit your customs and immigration declaration up to 72 hours before your arrival in Canada. To request a travel authorization signature, submit the J-1 Travel Signature Request E-Form in myOIS at minimum three weeks before traveling. To submit your passport at a VAC, you will have to pay a service charge for Package Transmission, unless you submit your passport to the same VAC. This includes required visas. Fill out our requirements form with your trip details to learn more about visa requirements for wherever you're headed . Applicants who fall into these categories should advise the security staff on arrival at the Visa Application Centre. Most recent valid I-20 form (showing OPT recommendation on p.