Canada adds two additional African nations to its visa-free travel list, leaving Nigeria out.
Nigeria has been left out of the announcement by the Canadian government that 13 nations in Asia, Africa, Central America, and South America will no longer require visas for travel.
The extension of visa-free travel 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 was announced in a statement by Sean Fraser, the Canadian Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship.
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The statement reads ;
“An expansion of the electronic travel authorization better known as the eTA programs makes it easier for “known travellers” from those countries to come here for fun and business,”
According to him, the expansion will improve traveller convenience as well as promote travel, tourism, and economic benefits as well as fortify ties between the world and these 13 nations.
The statement reads
“The known travellers from these countries can save a lot of money as a result of the visa exemptions.”
Currently, a tourist visa costs $100 per person and $500 for families of five or more, whereas an eTA costs just $7 per person and is good for up to five years.
The introduction of visa-free air travel, in the government’s estimation, will make it quicker, simpler, and more economical for thousands of visitors visiting Canada to stay for up to six months, whether on business or for pleasure.
