It just got a lot pricier for Canadians seeking visas for entry and work in the United Arab Emirates, which is quite a lucrative and popular spot for Canadian EFL teachers. The UAE is retaliating against a Canadian refusal to grant expanded passenger airflight landing rights in Canada in a low-level diplomatic dispute that has now boiled over to threaten the TEFL industry. A shame. You can now expect to have to pay up to $1000 Canadian dollars for a simple 6 month multiple entry visa.
Here's the story at CBC.
Canadians heading to the United Arab Emirates now face steep new visa fees.
The fee structure went into effect Sunday and is the latest manoeuvre in the diplomatic scrap between Canada and the U.A.E.
The new rules will have a significant impact on some Canadian businesses.
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"It's sad, and it's all politics, but the reality is that small business people suffer," he said.
Canadians will now have to pay $1,000 for a six-month multiple entry visa and the maximum stay is 14 days per visit. A three-month visa will go for $500. A 30-day visa will cost $250.
Canada was among more than 30 countries whose citizens could travel to the U.A.E. on a free one-month visa, but tensions have risen between the two countries.
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