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Puerto Rico visa rules for Canada passport holders

Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting Puerto Rico.

The answer

Yes. Canada passport holders can visit Puerto Rico visa-free for up to 6 months.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
6 months per entry
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE6 MONTHS

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

ca.usembassy.govU.S. Embassy & Consulates in CanadaChecked 3 Nov 2026

Canadian citizens generally do not require a visa to enter the United States directly from Canada for the purposes of visiting or studying. However, all Canadians entering the U.S. by air require passports

Quoted from the source.

Who sets the entry rules

Puerto Rico is a US territory, and the US Visa Waiver Program applies there.

Source: lv.usembassy.gov

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Needs a passport when arriving by air.

Passport validity

The source states no minimum passport validity.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

Visa-free nearby

Other places Canada passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of San Juan, nearest first.

  1. US Virgin IslandsCharlotte Amalie, about 120 km from San JuanVisa-free · 6 months
  2. British Virgin IslandsRoad Town, about 160 km from San JuanVisa-free · 1 month
  3. St. MartinMarigot, about 320 km from San JuanVisa-free · 90 days
  4. AnguillaThe Valley, about 320 km from San JuanVisa-free
  5. Sint MaartenPhilipsburg, about 330 km from San JuanVisa-free · 90 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in San Juan

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in San Juan, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 28.6°CLow 22.3°CRain 102 mm
  2. FebHigh 28.8°CLow 22.1°CRain 62 mm
  3. MarHigh 29.3°CLow 22.5°CRain 53 mm
  4. AprHigh 30.1°CLow 23.3°CRain 115 mm
  5. MayHigh 30.8°CLow 24.3°CRain 137 mm
  6. JunHigh 31.7°CLow 25.2°CRain 113 mm
  7. JulHigh 31.6°CLow 25.4°CRain 152 mm
  8. AugHigh 31.7°CLow 25.5°CRain 159 mm
  9. SepHigh 31.9°CLow 25.4°CRain 156 mm
  10. OctHigh 31.4°CLow 25.0°CRain 131 mm
  11. NovHigh 30.1°CLow 23.9°CRain 178 mm
  12. DecHigh 29.1°CLow 23.1°CRain 122 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 24 to 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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