Canadian Immigration Officials and Temporary Resident Visa

travellers: The eTA is electronically linked to the traveller passport and is valid for five years or until the passport expires and allows Canadian immigration officials to screen travellers before they arrive, according to The Chronicle Herald. Only U.S. citizens and foreign nationals with a valid temporary resident visa won’t require one. A traveller who needs but doesn’t have one risks being turned away at the border or an extremely difficult time with a border official - and a delayed ETA either way. Between March 15, 2016 and Fall 2016, travellers who require but don’t have an eTA can still board their flight if they have appropriate travel documents and will be allowed to enter Canada if they meet the other requirements to do so. So travellers should apply for the eTA and have it in hand for any travel after March 15: it eliminates the hassle and risks, is simple, costs only $7, and the applicant will receive it shortly after applying. But it a hassle for a traveller to demonstrate that she meets all of these basic requirements . Travellers without an eTA or who can’t meet the requirements to get in without one during the grace period will either be turned away at the border, or have an extremely difficult time with a border official. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.