Canada used to hand out visas and student visas like candy. Tightening the applications process was both a Liberal and Conservative electoral promise.
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Good?
Like I'm all for people moving to Canada and becoming Canadian. But lately we've been admitting an increasing number of people with a very different mentality; who have burnt all their opportunities in their home country and see us as a backup.
I've worked with LOTS of immigrants and hired many as well. I'll be the first to say most people who move here are great. But the fact remains that a few people actually are lazy and come here with the deliberate intention of mooching off the system. That obviously doesn't justify racism but I digress.
This is not just coming from me either:
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This is what multiple people have told me; who themselves are 2nd/3rd gen immigrants and employers, and saying there are more people coming here to sponge off the system than there used to be.
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I know someone from my hometown who did the opposite. Took advantage of Greece's cheap rentals for immigrants and moved there with the intention of overstaying her travel visa.
So yea makes sense to me that they would have to be pretty strict about letting people come in for FIFA. Perfect opportunity to sidestep the immigration process.
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It's sort of frustrating that they discovered this huge disparity between the rates of visa applications being approved from different countries, and then seemingly made no effort at all to investigate the reasons for it.
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I know a guy who had their visa denied because he failed in the "has enough money" criteria, apparently they think being poor is a risk factor for this person overstaying (which makes sense) but the guy literally had a World Cup ticket in hand and plane tickets (which is why he had no money left)...
« Overall, citizens of countries that require eTAs to enter Canada had an approval rate of 96 per pent, compared to just 32 per cent for those that need a visa. »
Seems like applications from countries with an established electronic information exchange program were easier to validate with enough time to accommodate the short World Cup window.
This year for the first time there are 10 African World Cup teams participating, and that makes me think of how passports are handled internationally in general. If our officials haven't done much about the way things are normally handled, it could cause a lot of fans to get locked out for no good reason.
I saw an explainer video recently about this topic, and was surprised how people with less valued passports are treated. Apparently it's not just where you're a citizen but where you're born that determines what barriers a traveller will face. Doesn't matter if you have no criminal record or other connections to crime. Those of us who were both born and have citizenship in countries on the good list are very lucky. (The vid, for those interested: Youtube | Invidious)
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Electronic Travel Authorization vs Temporary Resident Visa... If you need the visa you must provide proof of funds and itinerary and other docs. The bar is much higher for folks from Ghana.
Going through the checklist makes it seem easy:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/check-visa-eta.html
But then...
You must meet some basic requirements to get a visitor visa.
You must:
- have a valid travel document, like a passport
- be in good health
- have no criminal or immigration-related convictions
- convince an immigration officer that you have ties—such as a job, home, financial assets or family—that will take you back to your home country
- convince an immigration officer that you will leave Canada at the end of your visit
- have enough money for your stay
- The amount of money you will need depends on how long you will stay and if you will stay in a hotel, or with friends or relatives.
And it costs $100CAD and things change if you are applying from the US or from Ghana.
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