Canadian transit visa holders to sign the U.S. trial

                    

give the Canadian government launched a one-year US citizen holding a U.S. visa transit visa-free treatment pilot project in Vancouver.

Thursday (July 30), citizens of Canada, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Connie (Jason Kenney) in conjunction with the Minister of International Trade and Asia-Pacific Gateway Stockwell (Stockwell Day) , announced at the Vancouver International Airport, the Canadian government will launch a US passenger one-year pilot program that allows US citizen holding a U.S. visa at Vancouver International Airport and transfer in transit, the need to apply for Canadian transit visa. This measure applies from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Manila and Taipei Vancouver non-stop five cities designated airlines of the domestic airlines, including authorized USs three major airlines - International Airlines, Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines , and Cathay Pacific Airways, China Airlines, Philippine Airlines and Thai Airways.

Currently, US citizen holding a U.S. visa, if required from the Vancouver International Airport and transfer must be to the Canadian embassy to apply for "transit visa" (Transit Visa). According to the Government of Canadas Web site, the Canadian embassy in Beijing within 48 hours transit visa without paying fees.

Connie said, US passenger transit visa scheme, at least one year, and will be assessed after one year. "I hope this program will become permanent measure." Connie does not want this transit visa incentives being used, and that the Government has a number of measures to prevent the loophole. "Transit visa measures will increase the international competitiveness of the Vancouver airport, the airport, airlines and national economic benefit." Connie emphasized. It is reported that the Vancouver International Airport, a flight each day, will create 220 jobs and $ 10 million annual income.

According to regulations, the Vancouver International Airport, transit passengers can stay in the airport, can not leave the airport. Canada has for the past few years the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and the implementation of similar measures US visitors from Taiwan, Thursday, Connie announced that passengers will transit the four regions into a permanent visa waiver pilot program measures. Government of Canada is considering expanding the "transit Visa Waiver Program."

However, at a press conference on-site federal Liberal MP Dosanjh (Ujjal Dosanjh), said the Conservative government in the new policy will help domestic aviation and airport industry at the same time, accused the government of This measure does not attract US visitors.