New Canadian Visa Regulations: Multiple Entry for 10 Years No Longer Default! Travel and family visits are fully affected

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Visa officers can decide whether to issue a single or multiple entry visa based on their judgment. The following four factors need to be considered:

1. Purpose of visit

Is the applicant coming for a one-time event (such as a conference, training course, or trip), or will they be returning to Canada regularly (such as visiting relatives)?

Is the applicant a short-term student or worker without a permit? Do they need parental authorization every time they travel (such as unaccompanied underage summer program participants)?

Is this visit for compassionate purposes (such as caring for critically ill or dying family members)?

2. Funds

Does the applicant have a stable and continuous source of funding (such as employment) that is sufficient to support multiple visits to Canada?

If the host (family or friends) in Canada will bear the applicant's expenses, has proof of relationship been provided and does the host have a fixed residence in Canada?

Did the receptionist invite anyone else? Do they have enough resources to accommodate multiple visits from all invitees?

Is the funding provided by the applicant's employer (such as a one-time meeting or business event)? Has the employer submitted a letter proving this fact?

3. Medical care

Has the applicant indicated that their health condition may deteriorate over time?

Has the applicant come for medical treatment?

Has the applicant provided a mitigation plan, such as proof of health insurance? If so, how long is its validity period?

4. Other factors

Does the applicant demonstrate close ties with their home country, such as employment or family obligations?

Has the applicant traveled abroad before? Have they traveled to Canada before? If so, have they complied with the visa terms and conditions?

Has the applicant been denied a visa by Canada or other countries before?

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How do visa officers determine the validity period

For multiple entry visas, visa officers may decide to issue visas with a validity period shorter than the maximum validity period (10 years or the validity period of passport/biometric information, whichever comes first). Some factors to consider:

Is there a short-term purpose for this visit, such as providing after-sales support for business visitors based on warranty or sales agreements?

What is the applicant's current status in their country of residence? Will their connections with their country of residence and Canada change over time?

Is the economic or political situation in the applicant's country unstable?

This means that future applicants for tourism or visiting Canada may only be able to obtain a single entry visa. It is currently unclear whether those who have already submitted their applications will be affected by the latest changes.

This new measure was introduced at a time when the government of Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau announced a reduction in the number of permanent and temporary immigrants. Last month, Immigration Minister Mark Miller stated that the Canadian government should have taken earlier action to curb the influx of temporary immigrants that led to the housing crisis.

Miller said in an interview with Reuters that the immigration wave has become "unstoppable". He admitted, "We do have to take some responsibility for this, especially in terms of the influx of temporary residents. Perhaps we should have taken action earlier

It is expected that over one million temporary residents in Canada will leave on their own as their visas expire in the coming years. Miller stated that Canada will expel those who fail to leave the country in accordance with regulations.

Miller also added, "Temporary means temporary, and permanent means permanent

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