Antigua and Barbuda’s Foreign Minister, E Paul Chet Greene, has welcomed the news that many hundreds of Antigua and Barbuda nationals can more easily travel to Canada, effective today.
The Minister said that his Government “was very pleased by the announcement of Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship of Canada today that Antigua and Barbuda is among 13 countries whose nationals can travel to Canada on in its electronic travel authorization (eTA) program”.
Under the eTA program, nationals of Antigua and Barbuda who have either held a Canadian visa in the last 10 years or who currently hold a valid United States non-immigrant visa can now apply for an eTA instead of a visa when travelling to Canada by air.
Applying for an eTA is done on the Internet, requiring no travel expenses.
Minister Greene said that this decision by Canada is one for which the Antigua and Barbuda government has been working “assiduously”, given the burden that had been placed by the requirement to travel to Barbados or Trinidad to secure a visa.
“We are very glad that our efforts have borne fruit and that this burden has been lifted for many hundreds of Antiguans and Barbudans”, the Minister said.
Introducing visa-free air travel will make it faster, easier, and more affordable for Antigua and Barbuda nationals to visit Canada for up to six months for either business or leisure. Applications for an ETA have to be made at the following Internet website:
Minister Greene pointed out that while persons who have not travelled to Canada in the last 10 years or who do not have a US visa, will still have to apply for a Canadian visa, the majority of the Antigua and Barbuda travelling public qualify for the eTA.
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FANTASTIC , Excellent Job my Representative( E.P CHET GREENE ).A Government for the People. BRIXTONIAN , KNIGHT and BRAWLING JOAN eat your heart out. This is progress. Continue your PROTEST to the walls of Government House. UPP a DISGRACE to Antigua.
So what! @ GEL, you are a damn fool if you have to rely on ANY politician to allow you to travel – and you call this progress?!
Personally, before this decision I could always travel to Canada 🇨🇦 … tell me something I don’t know!
I BET YOU STILL LIVE AT HOME WITH MOMMY?
No thanks to you Chit and the ABLP who is the cause of the withdrawal of the visa free travel to Canada.
You guys are a bunch of hypocrites.
For the liard UPP-
If the Antiguan Airways was such a big blight on Antigua and Barbuda WHY WOULD Canada allow Visa-free travel Antiguans and Barbudans announced 6th June 2023? Why would they choose to change their policy if it was such a bad thing?
Upp did this already- trying to tarnish Antigua and Barbuda’s name in the media…..
@ IMAN
Move to the head of the class. UPP, KNIGHT , BRAWLING JOAN and BRIXTONIAN has been TARNISHING Antigua name for a long time. While the donkeys bray the wagon move on. Hon. Gaston Browne is the Best Prime Minister in the WORLD. Next will be the U.S.A.
“Gaston Browne is the best Prime Minister in the world”
NURSE …!!! 😂😂😂
Two thumbs up.
A VISA BY ANY OTHER NAME IS STILL A VISA.
DON’T BE DUPED PEOPLE, ENGAGE YOUR BRAIN AND STOP OUTSOURCING YOUR REASONING….
VISA IS STILL REQUIRED TO GO TO CANADA.
ONCE UPON A TIME BEFORE THE INTRODUCTION OF SELLING PASSPORTS……
ONE COULD HOP ON ANY TRANSPORT GOING TO CANADA WITHOUT QUALIFYING.
ALL THAT WAS NEEDED WAS AN ANTIGUAN PASSPORT…..
NO USA VISA…..
NO FILLING OUT ANY FORMS…
NO APPLYING ONLINE FOR ANYTHING….
NO NEED FOR VISA WITHIN A TEN YEAR PERIOD…..
NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING
JUST A VALID PASSPORT……
DON’T BE DUPED LIKE MELFORD AND GASTON PEOPLE…
VISA STILL VERY MUCH REQUIRED TO ACCESS CANADA. CONSULTED THE OXFORD DICTIONARY FOR MEANING OF ALL THE WORDS USED…..
Well said Melchesidec. People are so ignorant .
I have noticed that it is very difficult for Brixtonian and Melchesidec to support ABLP and Hon. Gaston Browne for anything They have achieved. Brixtonian and Melchesidec do not like Antiguans and Barbudans. Gaston Browne administration is best for Antigua / Barbuda.
May I remind you @ PETE, the ABLP with the guidance of Gaston Browne refused to let me (and other Antiguans) back into MY country; MY home and return to MY business, and all because I refused to be injected by any of the mRNA trial vaccines.
A DECISION I’VE NEVER REGRETTED TO THIS DAY!
I may have lost money, and sadly some of my workers lost their jobs, but I’m principled, strong-minded and stood my ground.
The person that HATES autochthonous Antiguans isn’t Brixtonian, but the Prime Minister Gaston Browne, you ignorant TROGLODYTE.
Keep rolling up your sleeve for the AstraZeneca …
… BTW, has Chet Greene dyed his eyebrows? 🕳 🕳
Majority of Antiguans can now travel to Canada? Really Chet? Nothing tarl go so. The majority of Antiguans do not have either a US or Canada visa. That is a fact. You just say these things to sound good but really you are full of 💩.
Clown.
Are you bird fools illiterate? Only “Antiguans” vetted before this useless Browne government are eligible. The 10 year cutoff is not a coincidence. All these hungry belly people Browne allowed into the country are not welcomed in Canada.
This has got to be fake news!!
After all UPP propaganda machine wishing for countries to blacklist and impose visa restrictions because of UPP’s politicization of African visitors/refugees.
Mercyyyyyy Tabor mussar piss up he self!!
When you are a colossal failure and have done absolutely nothing, anything that has a glimmer of accomplishment, Chet Green and Gaston Browne will latch onto like leeches. This is nothing to make headline news. You still have to have a visa to enter Canada. That has not changed. What the hell is this really? We used to have VISA FREE travel, Labourites, VISA FREE. Until we regain that privilege, we are still paying for the corrupt, untrustworthy, practices of this Gaston Browne administration.
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