If you are situated in any place and looking forward to moving to Canada or Australia, either for tourism, work, studies, or anything else; but you need to aware of the international travel restrictions that got imposed due to the crisis of COVID-19 which is all the more affecting severe changes in the Canadian immigration.
COVID-19: Travel restrictions for people moving to Canada
It has already been six months from the month of March that many people were restricted from moving to Canada or Australia just because of the travel restriction to stop the spreading of the coronavirus pandemic. This restriction has affected not only the Indians but also all foreign nationals.
Based on the important announcements, Canadian citizens and permanent residents can cross into Canada, either by aircraft or by the land border with the U.S. Moreover, several precautions were accustomed through the IRCC’s announcement.
Below mentioned groups can easily cross the border into Canada whether by air or by land:
- Canadian citizens and Canadian permanent residents;
- Actual family members of Canadian citizens and Canadian permanent residents who are presently travelling to Canada mainly for non-discretionary reasons.
- Continued family members and long-term partners of Canadian citizens and permanent residents who can easily apply for the written authorization from IRCC;
- Actual family members of temporary residents in Canada who can accept written authorization from IRCC;
- Temporary workers who have an appropriate work permit or who are eligible for a work permit but still didn’t obtained the work permit.
- IEC applicants who still didn’t validate their work permits need t to have a legal job offer concerning enter, this job offer must not be in an essential sector
- IEC applicants who have validated their work permits already and were outside the country temporary; they do not need to have a legal job offer concerning re-entering.
- International students were visiting in a Designated Learning Institution (DLI) that is starring on the approved list (institution or school that have a COVID-19 preparation plan) and must a legal study permit or a letter of introduction which means that they are eligible for a study permit.
- COPR-holders with a legal COPR who are staying in an of the country except for the United States and also be eligible for the COPR before 12 pm EDT on 18 March 2020, and even for those who are moving to Canada intending to settle their permanently.
- Mandatory Quarantine: Any of the traveler reaching Canada must be asked to enter the 14-day Quarantine. This Quarantine is very necessary, and those who are not following these rules will be sent to jail and will be asked to pay fines. There can be several exceptions that can be made only for regular workers.
- This clearly signifies that if you are Australian and not comes under any one of these categories then, you will not be eligible for entering into Canada.
- No one has an idea of how long will this ban take place. The period of the ban will be very conscious of the progression of the public health crisis.
COVID-19: The case for travel insurance
The COVID-19 serves as one of the reasons why you actually require a good insurance plan while travelling to Canada or Australia. With the valid insurance package, you can easily travel to Canada with good confidence, as you will be covered with the insurance at the crucial time of emergency. This time of COVID-19 has clarified that health emergencies can be much more unpredictable no matter you are staying in which part of the country.
As the travel, restriction for Canada and Australia is still not lifted and looking to be lifted sometime in the future, as we don’t know the exact timing when the travel restriction is going to be lifted, then you must be required to have the travel insurance when moving to Canada. International Experience Canada (IEC) applicants, along with those on the Working Holiday program, must require insurance when moving in Canada, as parents and grandparents are currently traveling to Canada on super visas. If you are looking to arrive in Canada or Australia as a permanent resident, or on a work or study permit, then it is highly suggested that to acquire travel insurance.