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 Canadian government has announced the cancellation of the 10-year multiple-entry visa for Nigerians and citizens of other countries.

The authorities said that the cancellation of 10-year multiple-entry visa is part of the government’s efforts to curb immigration after experiencing a post-COVID population surge.

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 update by the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) added, “Guidance has been updated to indicate that multiple-entry visas issued to maximum validity are no longer considered to be the standard document.”

The IRCC further stated that immigration officers now have the discretion to decide between issuing single-entry or multiple-entry visas and to determine their validity periods.

Recall that in October this year, the IRCC announced a revised target for permanent residents, reducing the goal for 2025 from 500,000 to 395,000.

The target for 2026 will drop from 500,000 to 380,000, and in 2027, Canada plans to admit 365,000 permanent residents.

End of the Student Direct Stream and Nigeria Student Express

Ottawa, November 8, 2024—Canada is committed to giving all international students equal and fair access to the application process for study permits.

The Student Direct Stream (SDS) was launched in 2018 to provide faster processing for eligible post-secondary students. The SDS was eventually opened to legal residents of Antigua and Barbuda, Brazil, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, India, Morocco, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Senegal, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and Vietnam. Prospective university students from Nigeria had a similar process with the Nigeria Student Express (NSE).

Canada's goal is to strengthen program integrity, address student vulnerability, and give all students equal and fair access to the application process, as well as a positive academic experience. To meet this commitment, the Student Direct Stream (SDS) and Nigeria Student Express (NSE) initiatives have ended as of 2:00 p.m. ET today.

Prospective students are invited to apply through the regular study permit stream, which accepts Guaranteed Investment Certificates as proof of financial support. Canada will continue to welcome international students from all around the world.

Next steps for prospective students:
Eligible SDS and NSE applications received before 2:00 p.m. ET on November 8, 2024, will be processed under these streams. Study permit applications submitted on or after this time will be processed under the regular study permit stream.

This change will not adversely affect eligibility for those who wish to apply for a study permit from a country where the SDS or NSE initiatives have been offered. All students, regardless of whether they were eligible for the SDS or NSE, are required to meet Canada’s study permit application requirements.

Mathpedia:
Africa really needs to wake up. The let downs are becoming too much

bsalawu:
We need to develop our continent... Nigeria shall be great again.

Mathpedia:
Africa really needs to wake up. The let downs are becoming too much

slimfit1:
Nigerians don't understand that people are watching and are not happy even when they are smiling. We need to repair our country. There is nothing funny about Japa it's embarrassing. We need prayer seriously.

tuborme:
Does this cancel existing visas?

bsalawu:
We need to develop our continent... Nigeria shall be great again.

CoronaVirusPro:
🤣🤣🤣

Canada is the joke of North America now! The country has bitten more than it can chew.

It’s already late! Admitting people when you don’t have the infrastructure and opportunities. Now the country is in a hell mess.

Healthcare, security and housing already on the verge of collapsing. Unemployment should be another topic.

It’s late already…. They only need to make big investment to catch-up with population growth.

I invested in that growth and won. I wish they could still admit like like more million people.

bsalawu:
We need to develop our continent... Nigeria shall be great again.

bsalawu:
We need to develop our continent... Nigeria shall be great again.