Canada leaves Lithuanians out in the cold

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Canada leaves Lithuanians out in the cold

Nov 07, 2007
By Kimberly Kweder

STOP RIGHT THERE, EH: Lithuanians visiting Canada still need visas despite the fact that Estonians, and now Latvians, can travel there visa-free.

VILNIUS - The Canadian government’s Oct. 31 decision to lift visa requirements for Latvians (see briefs, page 3) has left Lithuania the last Baltic country whose citizens still need visas to travel to the land of the maple leaf. Canada is Europe’s second largest trading partner, and despite EU pressure to have Canada lift visa requirements for all the new member states, the country is still being selective in which ones it will grant visa-free status. “Currently, Canada is making decisions r ...

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