Canada Immigration authorities are glad to announce that citizens of the countries Poland, Slovakia, Lithuania, and Hungary do not need a visit or tourist visa to enter the country. Starting March 1, 2008, citizens from the said countries can freely go in and out of Canada. These countries have strong ties with Canada. By lifting the visa requirement for such countries, Canada contributes in building great relationships with the countries mentioned above.
Effective immediately, citizens of Poland, Slovakia, Lithuania and Hungary can enjoy a visa-free status into Canada. At the same time, Canada continues to review its visa requirements for the new member states joining the European Union. This was their reaction from the EU’s criticism about not providing visa-free travel to the nations included in the union. Back in 2006, Canada lifted visa requirements for citizens of Estonia. In 2007, the Latvia and Czech Republic citizens were provided a visa-free entry to Canada.
Canada is a committed EU nation and is dedicated to the European Union’s objective of providing visa-exempt status to the other EU members. Only the two latest newest countries that have joined the EU have not yet been provided with visa free travel to Canada.
Other citizens who may travel to Canada without a visa include citizens of Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Botswana, Brunei, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Slovenia, Switzerland, United States, and Western Samoa.