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The Canadian government has announced that the automatic 10-year multiple-entry visa policy for Nigerians and other foreign citizens has been cancelled.
While the multiple-entry visa previously allowed holders to enter and leave Canada freely, a government update said that the 10-year multiple-entry visa is no longer viewed as the “standard document.”
The decision was aimed to curb immigration after experiencing a post-COVID population surge, the authorities highlighted.
According to the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), “Guidance has been updated to indicate that multiple-entry visas issued to maximum validity are no longer considered to be the standard document.”
It also noted that immigration officers now have the discretion to decide between issuing single-entry or multiple-entry visas and to determine their validity periods.
The IRCC earlier announced in October that in a revised target for permanent residents, the immigration goal for 2025 has been reduced from 500,000 to 395,000.