Nationals of 13 countries are now eligible to use the Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) to travel to Canada. These include Morocco, which can now take advantage of this facility to visit the North American country.
The AVE allows visa-exempt travelers to enter Canada by obtaining an electronic authorization linked to their passport. This greatly facilitates the administrative process for those concerned, and strengthens ties between Canada and these countries. Of the 13 nationalities, half are Caribbean neighbors.
The complete list of new eligible countries : Panama, the Caribbean island states of Antigua and Barbuda, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Argentina, Seychelles, Thailand and the Philippines.
Specific to these new nationalities, who normally require a visa for Canada, they can apply for an eTA (or AVE) if travellers hold a valid US non-immigrant visa or have held a Canadian visa in the last 10 years when arriving by air. Travelers can only enter Canada by land or sea if they are in possession of a valid visa.
Conditions for AVE eligibility
To be eligible for the AVE, nationals of the countries concerned must meet certain conditions. Firstly, they must hold a valid passport and fly to Canada. Next, the stay in Canada must not exceed six months and must be for the purpose of tourismthe businessa transit or the visiting relatives. Travelers will also have to prove that they are in good health and that they do not have no criminal record.
We're adding 13 countries to the electronic travel authorization (eTA) program:
🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda
🇦🇷Argentina
🇨🇷Costa Rica
🇲🇦Morocco
🇵🇦Panama
🇵🇭Philippines
🇰🇳St. Kitts & Nevis
🇱🇨St. Lucia
🇻🇨St. Vincent and the Grenadines
🇸🇨Seychelles
🇹🇭Thailand
🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago
🇺🇾Uruguay pic.twitter.com/7aDcTWPvHr- IRCC (@CitImmCanada) June 6, 2023
Health requirements for eligible travellers
There are currently no health requirements in place in Canada, such as quarantine or health testing.
Strengthening ties between Morocco and Canada
The addition of Morocco and 12 other nationalities to the list of countries eligible for the AVE is excellent news for relations between these nations and Canada. It will facilitate tourism, economic and cultural exchanges, and make it easier for Moroccan nationals to discover the riches of North America.
This opening comes at a time when Canada is seeking to diversify its international partnerships.This is particularly true of North African countries such as Morocco. The two countries have signed several cooperation agreements in recent years, in fields as varied as education, the economy, security and culture. Expanding the range of nationalities eligible for the AVE is a further step towards strengthening ties between Morocco and Canada.
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