From March 1, 2008 citizens of Poland, Slovakia, Lithuania and Hungary no longer require a temporary resident visa to visit Canada.

Now after the visa requirements have been lifted, it is expected that even more visitors from these European countries will be coming for a temporary stay in Canda every year - visa free.

Another possible consequence is a fraudlent activity in and around these countries connected with passports and citizenship. It is well-known that there are lots of people in the world willing to obtain a legal status in Canada by all means. Now one more backdoor is revealed - any visitor to Canada, with or without TRV, may turn himself into a refugee claimant in no time, initiating a long and expensive refugee proceedings.