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“A visitor visa currently costs $100 per person and $500 for a family of five or more, but an eTA only costs seven dollars per person and is valid for as long as five years.”
PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | JUNE 08, 2023
The Canadian government has excluded Nigeria from its visa-free travel list as the Canadian authorities announced visa-free travel for visitors from 13 different countries across Asia, Africa, Central and South America.
The Canadian Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Sean Fraser disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.
According to the Canadian government, visa-free travel is extended to Antigua and Barbuda, St Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, St Kitts-Nevis, Panama, Argentina, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Morocco, Seychelles, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Thailand, and the Philippines.
Two African countries that made the list were Morocco and Seychelles but the most populous nation in the continent, Nigeria, failed to make the cut.
While North Africa’s Morocco and East Africa’s Seychelles joined the list, Nigeria the most populous African nation didn’t make the cut.
“An expansion of the electronic travel authorization better known as the eTA programs makes it easier for “known travelers” from those countries to come here for fun and business.
He said the expansion not only enhances convenience for travelers, but it will also increase travel, tourism, and economic benefits, as well as strengthen global bonds with these 13 countries.
“The known travelers from these countries can save a lot of money as a result of the visa exemptions.”
A visitor visa currently costs $100 per person and $500 for a family of five or more, but an eTA only costs seven dollars per person and is valid for as long as five years.
According to the government, introducing visa-free air travel will make it faster, easier, and more affordable for thousands of travelers to visit Canada for up to six months for either business or leisure.
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