Unveiling the New Visa-Free Travel Policy to Canada: Requirements and Procedural Insights
Canada has introduced a visa-free travel policy for air travelers from 13 countries, including the Philippines, Morocco, and Argentina, provided they have held a Canadian visa in the last decade or possess a valid US non-immigrant visa. This initiative, which streamlines the pretravel screening process, follows the success of a similar pilot program in Brazil. However, nationals from non-exempt countries still require a Temporary Residence Visa (TRV) for travel to Canada. 1. Eligibility Based on Past Visa History or US Non-Immigrant Visa In a recent development, passport holders from 13 countries are now able to travel to Canada by air without requiring a Temporary Residence Visa (TRV). This privilege, however, is limited to travellers who have either held a Canadian visa in the last 10 years or currently hold a valid United States non-immigrant visa. The eligible countries for this visa-free travel include the Philippines, Morocco, Panama, Antigua and Barbuda, St Kitts and