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The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship of Canada announced the addition of 13 countries including Seychelles to the electronic travel authorization (eTA) program
The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship of Canada announced the addition of 13 countries including Seychelles to the electronic travel authorization (eTA) program. Travellers from Seychelles who have either held a Canadian visa in the last 10 years or who currently hold a valid United States non-immigrant visa can now apply for an eTA instead of a visa when travelling to Canada by air.
Introducing visa-free air travel will make it faster, easier, and more affordable for thousands of travellers to visit Canada for up to six months for either business or leisure. It will also help grow Canada’s economy by facilitating more travel, tourism and international business, and by strengthening Canada’s relationships with these countries while keeping Canadians safe.
This decision will also divert thousands of applications from Canada’s visa caseload, allowing us to process visa applications more efficiently, which will benefit all visa applicants.
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Individuals who already have a valid visa can continue to use it to travel to Canada. Those who are not eligible for an eTA, or who are travelling to Canada by means other than air (for example, by car, bus, train, and boat—including by cruise ship), will still need a visitor visa.
