Canada reimposes visas for Mexicans following spike in asylum claims • FRANCE 24 English

From now on Mexicans hoping to go to Canada will have to apply for an electronic visa after Ottawa reintroduced the system for casual Travelers Hannah had hoped to accompany her son when he starts his studies in Montreal she’s trying to get to grips with the new requirements it’s not obvious because

Everything is on the internet so we want to do it online it’s supposed to be easier but I’d still like to have a date I was ready I was ready to take him with me he’s ready to travel too the measure aims to Halt the influx of Asylum Seekers arriving by plane

There were 260 in 2016 but nearly 24,000 in 2023 according to immigration Canada the decision came as a surprise to some of the regulars on the Mexico Montreal route we were surprised when from one day to the next we were told that we needed a Visa it made us

Nervous hope it will help those who really need it too many people are coming not for the right reasons I’m against that but there are people who really need refuge and it’s sad that we don’t give them the opportunity while Mexico City says it’s unhappy Ottawa says it’s not afraid of

Reprisals in terms of trade between the two countries and maintains that it was critical to regulate the flow of Asylum Seekers students workers and those who obtained a Visa before March 1st 2020 4 are spared but this lawyer says authorities have taken thousands of holiday and families by surprise and

Admitted certain cases in their reform these are families that are being separated because people who have a study permit could come without needing a Visa but their child let’s say 6 years old had to stay in Mexico and wait several weeks to get a visa to come and

Join his father even if the child was already in Canada and was for example on holiday according to Ottawa the Visa requirement will affect almost 40% of Travelers in 2023 around the same percentage of Mexicans who applied for a Visa were granted Refugee status in Canada

Canada announced on February 29 the immediate reimposition of visas for visiting Mexican nationals in response to a recent jump in asylum claims from the country – a move decried by Mexico which is now considering reciprocal actions. Immigration data showed Mexicans made up 17 percent of all refugee claims in Canada in 2023. The number spiked from just 260 claims in 2016 when a previous visa requirement was lifted, to nearly 24,000 last year. Most of the recent claims were rejected or withdrawn by the applicants.
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7 comments

  2. really?? because WSJ says it was US pressure to stop migrants using a back route from the north. so which is it?

  5. Mexicans are Fleeing Mexico, Then People going on Vacation Travel to the Mexican Beach Resorts With a Travel Advisory all throughout Mexico Around the Sanctuary Province of Mexico Resorts.

  6. These minor inconveniences To insure the safety and well-being of Canadians which must be the government's priority. But their has also been a tremendous spike in people coming into Canada and then crossing their southern border into the U.S. illegally.

  7. Dont tell anyone but the ta co people are causing a lot of crime here in canada , most of them are on social assistance , taking benefits and housing from Canadians and they multiply quick. The ta co people are either pregnant or getting ready to be pregnant!

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