US to require Canadians to register for visiting the country – NYT
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The United States will start applying a law requiring Canadians to register with the authorities. This applies to citizens visiting the United States for 30 days or more, according to The New York Times.
The new requirement is based on current immigration law. It states that foreign nationals aged 14 and older who are not already registered with US authorities must register and be fingerprinted if they plan to stay in the United States for 30 days or longer. However, in practice, this rule has not been applied to Canadian citizens crossing into the United States through land borders.
NY writes that on the first day of his second term, US President Donald Trump made it clear that the practice would change by issuing an executive order requiring all previously unregistered foreign nationals to comply with the law. The order also stated that non-compliance with the law will be treated as a civil and criminal priority.
Canadian officials said that the relevant notification was received by the Canadian authorities. Earlier, ABC News wrote about this.
Soon after, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) made a publication stating that the Department of Homeland Security would explain how foreign nationals who have not yet fulfilled the registration requirement will be able to do so.
Yesterday, US President Donald Trump refused to increase duties on steel and aluminum from Canada to 50%, but the previous 25% came into effect. The decision not to increase duties was made after Ontario abandoned the idea of imposing duties on electricity for the United States.
