明报/加拿大驻台北贸易办事处网站今布,开放台湾民众入境免签证。
在获得免签证待遇前,原本申请加拿大短期停留签证,除了填写申请表格,还需附上2张近照、银行对帐单或薪资单等财力证明等文件,并缴交短期停留单次入境签证费新台币2250元或多次签证4500元。
台外交部表示,若包括多次入境及双重国籍人士,台湾平均每年有15万人次入境加拿大。
根据外交部资料,加拿大是台湾学生第4大留学目的国,人数仅次于美国、英国和澳洲;去年台湾有1.5万名学生在加拿大念书,每年约2500人前往就读。
Canada lifts visa requirement for visitors from Taiwan
Ottawa, November 22, 2010 — Effective immediately, travellers with ordinary Taiwan passports issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taiwan no longer require a Temporary Resident Visa to visit Canada, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today.
“Canada regularly reviews its visa requirements and has determined that Taiwan meets the criteria for a visa exemption,” said Minister Kenney. “This decision will help boost Canada’s significant trade, investment, cultural and people-to-people links to Taiwan.”
In 2009, more than 51,000 Taiwan travellers visited Canada. More than 150,000 Canadians are of Taiwanese descent.
“The decision to lift the visa requirement means that Canada will benefit from stronger ties between Taiwan and the Canadian-Taiwanese community,” said Minister Kenney.
Canada’s visa policy is based on an assessment of a number of established criteria, including immigration violation rates, asylum claims, the integrity of travel documents and the cooperation on removals by the country or territory in question.
In Taiwan’s case, Canada’s review found, among other things, a very high visitor visa approval rate for travellers from Taiwan. It also found a very low number of asylum claims from Taiwan nationals: 23 claims between 2007 and 2009. The review also found low numbers of immigration violations and removals from Canada to Taiwan. This means that a large number of people were meeting Canada’s eligibility criteria to come and visit.
The visa exemption only applies to holders of ordinary Taiwan passports issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taiwan that contain the personal identification number of the individual. During a technical visit, Canadian officials observed good passport management practices for ordinary Taiwan passports.
For a complete list of countries and territories whose citizens require a visa, please visit CIC’s website at www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas.asp.
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超15万加籍华裔来自台湾 加拿大给予台湾访客免签待遇
中国新闻网/核心提示:加拿大移民和多元文化部长贾森•肯尼22日在渥太华宣布,从即日起,来自台湾的访客进入加拿大将不再需要申请临时居民签证。2009年,台湾地区有超过51000名旅客访问加拿大,目前有超过15万华裔加拿大人来自台湾。
加拿大移民和多元文化部长贾森•肯尼22日在渥太华宣布,从即日起,来自台湾的访客进入加拿大将不再需要申请临时居民签证。
肯尼说,这一决定将有助于促进加拿大与台湾的贸易、投资、文化往来,并加强两地人民之间联系。
据知,2009年,台湾地区有超过51000名旅客访问加拿大,目前有超过15万华裔加拿大人来自台湾。
加拿大统计局资料显示,台湾是加拿大第七大旅客来源地,目前约有15000名来自台湾地区的留学生就读于加拿大各级学校,每年约有2500名新留学生到加拿大学习。
统计资料还显示,2009年台湾地区与加拿大的贸易总额超过39亿美元,台湾地区已成为加拿大第13大贸易伙伴,在亚洲为第四大贸易伙伴。
台湾获得免签待遇后,未来台湾地区的民众前往加拿大旅游、探亲、洽商、考察及进修将更加便利,预期台湾到加拿大的旅客人数将大幅增加。