Visa Requirements: Canada

Canada: Effective immediately, the former Communist country joins 50 other states whose nationals can travel to Canada freely. It had been under visa restrictions by Canada since 2009 due to the influx of Czech Roma refugees, according to The Star. Last month, Canada reached a free-trade agreement in principle with the European Union, which still needs to be ratified by member countries including the Czech Republic. The visa requirement had been a sticking point of the negotiations and After weeks of speculation, Ottawa announced Thursday it was lifting visa requirements on visitors from the Czech Republic. We are very happy. We expect to see more businessmen and tourists from the Czech Republic to Canada, said Robert Tripes, charg d affaires ad interim of the Czech Embassy in Ottawa. The visa requirement made it too difficult for many, and they travelled to other countries. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.