{"id":303763,"date":"2023-06-06T14:51:10","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T18:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=303763"},"modified":"2023-06-06T14:58:33","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T18:58:33","slug":"dominica-not-among-countries-now-qualified-for-visa-free-travel-to-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/dominica-not-among-countries-now-qualified-for-visa-free-travel-to-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominica not among countries now qualified for visa-free travel to Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-303766 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-skylar-kang-6207369-scaled-e1686077203763-642x422.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"421\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dominica is not among the countries whose citizens are now eligible for visa-free access to Canada.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tuesday,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Sean Fraser, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship, announced the addition of 13 countries to the electronic travel authorization or ETA program.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Travelers from these countries who have either held a Canadian visa in the last 10 years or who currently hold a valid United States\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/travel\/en\/us-visas\/tourism-visit\/visitor.html\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/travel\/en\/us-visas\/tourism-visit\/visitor.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1686161324503000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2DNaq-y-xw9akS-iPlGDM-\">non-immigrant visa<\/a> can now apply for an ETA instead of a visa when traveling to Canada by air. Effective today, eligible travelers from these countries can benefit from the program:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Antigua and Barbuda<\/li>\n<li>Argentina<\/li>\n<li>Costa Rica<\/li>\n<li>Morocco<\/li>\n<li>Panama<\/li>\n<li>Philippines<\/li>\n<li>St. Kitts and Nevis<\/li>\n<li>St. Lucia<\/li>\n<li>St. Vincent and the Grenadines<\/li>\n<li>Seychelles<\/li>\n<li>Thailand<\/li>\n<li>Trinidad and Tobago<\/li>\n<li>Uruguay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Canadian government said introducing visa-free air travel will make it faster, easier, and more affordable for thousands of travellers to visit Canada for up to six\u00a0months for either business or leisure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They said it will also help grow Canada\u2019s economy by facilitating more travel, tourism, and international business, and by strengthening Canada\u2019s relationships with these countries while keeping Canadians safe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This decision, according to the Canadian government will also divert thousands of applications from Canada\u2019s visa caseload, allowing them to process visa applications more efficiently, which will benefit all visa applicants.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Individuals who already have a valid visa can continue to use it to travel to Canada.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, see <a href=\"https:\/\/maxcanvisa.com\/visitor-visa\/dominica\/#:~:text=If%20you%20are%20a%20full,an%20Electronic%20Travel%20Authorization%20only\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dominica is not among the countries whose citizens are now eligible for visa-free access to Canada. Tuesday,\u00a0Sean Fraser, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship, announced the addition of 13 countries to the electronic travel authorization or ETA program. 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