02/29/2024
🇨🇦 Mexican citizens will require a visa to enter Canada effective February 29, 2024, at 11:30 p.m. EST 🇨🇦
The electronic travel authorization (eTA) that was issued to your Mexican passport on May 11, 2023 will no longer be valid and you can no longer use it to travel to, or transit through a Canadian airport.
Under the new requirements, some travellers may be eligible to apply for a new eTA.
Beginning at 11:31pm on February 29, 2024, you can apply for a new eTA if:
✅ you are travelling to Canada by air; and you either
✅ have held a Canadian visitor visa in the past 10 years, or
✅ you currently hold a valid United States non-immigrant visa
If you do not meet the requirements above, you need to apply for a visa to travel to Canada.
👉 The eTA is for air travel only. After 11:30 EST on February 29th, 2024, you need a visitor visa when you travel to Canada by car, bus, train, or boat, including a cruise ship (even if you don’t leave the ship).
👉 If you are in Canada, you can continue to stay for as long as you are authorized (up to 6 months from the date you arrived in Canada). However, if you leave Canada, for any reason or any length of time, you will need to apply for a visitor visa or a new eTA (if you meet the requirements listed above) to travel back to Canada.
👉 Mexican citizens with valid Canadian employment or study permits are unaffected. Their eTA will not be cancelled, and they will be able to continue travelling to Canada.
👉 Mexican citizens without a valid work or study permit who are already in Canada may stay for as long as they are permitted, but their eTA will be terminated.
👉 Read more at: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2024/02/updated-travel-information-for-mexican-citizens-coming-to-canada.html
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