Canada has now updated its travel advisories for the United States and China in the backdrop of the ongoing tariff war with the US and after China executed four Canadians in recent weeks. The update said Canadians who are staying in the United States for more than 30 days should make sure that they are registered. This comes as the Donald Trump administration made the registration mandatory. Earlier, Canadians did not need any visa or registration to travel to the US.
“Canadians and other foreign nationals visiting the United States for periods longer than 30 days must be registered with the United States Government,” the latest travel advisory to the United States said. “Failure to comply with the registration requirement could result in penalties, fines, and misdemeanor prosecution.”
Visitors can consult the US Citizenship and Immigration Services website to check if they need to register and how to do so, the advisor said. Travelers can see if they have been automatically registered on entry to the US by looking at their I-94 admission form on the US CBP website, the advisory said.
Canada’s travel advisory for China
Apart from the US, Canada updated its travel advisory to China as well after foreign affairs minister Melanie Joy said earlier this week that China executed four Canadians in recent months. The updated advisory warned Canadians to exercise a “high degree of caution” in China — especially those with dual citizenship who may be denied access to Canadian consular services if they entered the country on a Chinese passport.
“Our ability to provide consular assistance in China is limited due to the level of transparency in China’s judicial system,” the advisory said. “It may also impact your ability to obtain effective legal assistance.”
The Canadian travel advisory to China also warned that non-violent acts such as financial crimes may incur “severe punishment” in the country. It adds that travellers may also face an exit ban if they are linked to people “in any open civil or criminal investigations, including business disputes.”
