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While the multiple-entry visa previously allowed holders to enter and leave Canada freely, a government update said that the 10-year multiple-entry visa is no longer viewed as the “standard document.”

The Canadian government has announced the cancellation of the 10-year multiple-entry visa for Nigerians and citizens of other countries.

The authorities said that the cancellation of 10-year multiple-entry visa is part of the government’s efforts to curb immigration after experiencing a post-COVID population surge.

While the multiple-entry visa previously allowed holders to enter and leave Canada freely, a government update said that the 10-year multiple-entry visa is no longer viewed as the “standard document.”

The update by the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) added, “Guidance has been updated to indicate that multiple-entry visas issued to maximum validity are no longer considered to be the standard document.”

The IRCC further stated that immigration officers now have the discretion to decide between issuing single-entry or multiple-entry visas and to determine their validity periods.

Recall that in October this year, the IRCC announced a revised target for permanent residents, reducing the goal for 2025 from 500,000 to 395,000.

The target for 2026 will drop from 500,000 to 380,000, and in 2027, Canada plans to it 365,000 permanent residents.

https://saharareporters.com/2024/11/08/canada-announces-cancellation-automatic-10-year-multiple-entry-visas-foreigners

We need to develop our continent... Nigeria shall be great again.

Nigerians don't understand that people are watching and are not happy even when they are smiling. We need to repair our country. There is nothing funny about Japa it's embarrassing. We need prayer seriously.

Africa really needs to wake up. The let downs are becoming too much

Yeah Canada has been tightening their immigration entry in the last one month or so.

🤣🤣🤣

Canada is the joke of North America now! The country has bitten more than it can chew.

It’s already late! itting people when you don’t have the infrastructure and opportunities. Now the country is in a hell mess.

Healthcare, security and housing already on the verge of collapsing. Unemployment should be another topic.

It’s late already…. They only need to make big investment to catch-up with population growth.

I invested in that growth and won. I wish they could still it like like more million people.

Untill we come together and kick out corrupt self serving wicked heartless incompetent people like Tinubu we will continue to be seen as less humans by countries like Canada. Nigerians shouldn't have any business with poverty and hunger if we have the right people in positions of power.

Just today, Infact, about 25minutes ago

End of the Student Direct Stream and Nigeria Student Express

Ottawa, November 8, 2024—Canada is committed to giving all international students equal and fair access to the application process for study permits.

The Student Direct Stream (SDS) was launched in 2018 to provide faster processing for eligible post-secondary students. The SDS was eventually opened to legal residents of Antigua and Barbuda, Brazil, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, India, Morocco, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Senegal, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and Vietnam. Prospective university students from Nigeria had a similar process with the Nigeria Student Express (NSE).

Canada's goal is to strengthen program integrity, address student vulnerability, and give all students equal and fair access to the application process, as well as a positive academic experience. To meet this commitment, the Student Direct Stream (SDS) and Nigeria Student Express (NSE) initiatives have ended as of 2:00 p.m. ET today.

Prospective students are invited to apply through the regular study permit stream, which accepts Guaranteed Investment Certificates as proof of financial . Canada will continue to welcome international students from all around the world.

Next steps for prospective students:
Eligible SDS and NSE applications received before 2:00 p.m. ET on November 8, 2024, will be processed under these streams. Study permit applications submitted on or after this time will be processed under the regular study permit stream.

This change will not adversely affect eligibility for those who wish to apply for a study permit from a country where the SDS or NSE initiatives have been offered. All students, regardless of whether they were eligible for the SDS or NSE, are required to meet Canada’s study permit application requirements.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/end-student-direct-stream-nigeria-student-express.html

Mathpedia:
Africa really needs to wake up. The let downs are becoming too much

I tell you

bsalawu:
We need to develop our continent... Nigeria shall be great again.

Wa pe nbe...

Mathpedia:
Africa really needs to wake up. The let downs are becoming too much

Thank you. Why do we even have this kind of news in our forums

NIGERIA shall be great again.

slimfit1:
Nigerians don't understand that people are watching and are not happy even when they are smiling. We need to repair our country. There is nothing funny about Japa it's embarrassing. We need prayer seriously.

Nigeria does not belong to Yorubas and fulanis alone....you people should have outgrown petty tribalism by now,,,,,,,,mbanu, see Tinubu's appointments !

Does this cancel existing visas?

Nawa Nlfpmod. We go all dey here to build Naija.

Border officials will issue holders a one time entry visa anytime they come, or turn them back if the reasons is not cogent enough!

tuborme:
Does this cancel existing visas?

That really sounds great 😃

They're referring to Africa infact the giant itself.
They're tired of the BS.

Badnews for Nigerians

It is well

Damn

People who had the chance to do JAPA but chose not to will now have themselves to blame.

Omo, back then na bad thing if slave traders catch you dey carry you go Yankee oh, now na we dey use our legs waka go there, they now need us to odd jobs, like taking care of their elderly ones and sick kids and taking out the trash.....

After covid19 dealt with them they suddenly realised they needed herd immunity and they opened the door to black immigrants and they even have targets, now many of them are closing d window......

bsalawu:
We need to develop our continent... Nigeria shall be great again.

Great again
Was Nigeria great before ??

Anticipated.
Too many people from several nations upped and japa-ed to Canada in just one year alone.
That surge in population will strain the country's infrastructure.

Nigeria is a huge joke of itself that the spirit of patriotism is dead a long time ago. People are either extremely hungry or extremely overwhelmingly fed

CoronaVirusPro:
🤣🤣🤣

Canada is the joke of North America now! The country has bitten more than it can chew.

It’s already late! itting people when you don’t have the infrastructure and opportunities. Now the country is in a hell mess.

Healthcare, security and housing already on the verge of collapsing. Unemployment should be another topic.

It’s late already…. They only need to make big investment to catch-up with population growth.

I invested in that growth and won. I wish they could still it like like more million people.

Did you also think about economy gains,they would have made from that policy? The economy gains would be, far far outnumbered lamentations you are making for them. Having used immigrants for whatever they need them for, they are now closing doors against them, and after closing doors, if they still notice foreigners keep giving them discomforts, they will start throwing them outside.


You rather pity ur brothers and sisters that are being used and dumped, instead of wise nation

bsalawu:
We need to develop our continent... Nigeria shall be great again.

How will Nigeria be great if we continue to borrow from the IMF? IMF is made for developing countries, but make them stay developing, they will never develop.

To thy tent.

Silly!

After making good money out of selling various immigration schemes, they even organized seminars to showcase Canadian dreams; now, they don't want people again.

So what quality of thinking went into their immigration schemes?

New immigrants were living under terrible conditions, worse than their conditions in their home countries. Some died, waiting to be assimilated.

For immigrants, look beyond Canada. There are several countries you can live well if you have something doing. Canada is overrated. Some folks there complain of high taxes and expensive lifestyle.

We no send dem Mama. One developing country with different policy summersault

The average Nigerian can't even leave the country, the economy is so bad that people are just trying to survive.

bsalawu:
We need to develop our continent... Nigeria shall be great again.

Our parents said that in the 80's and 90's