GNP+ together with partners GNP+ NA and EATG has published news releases to the international community on new travel restrictions against people living with HIV in the United States and the Czech Republic respectively.

According to information received, as of June 1, 2009 to enter the United States, Canadians living with HIV wishing to enter the US have to go through a visa application procedure including a face to face interview, where they have to declare they are HIV asymptomatic, have received counseling on how to prevent HIV transmission, and agree to practice safe sex, amongst other things.

 New United States Immigration Procedures Unproductive and Discriminatory 111.99 Kb

 Nouvelles Procédures d'Immigration des États-Unis Non-productives Et Discriminatoire 104.35 Kb

Also with effect from June 1, 2009, Czech visa applicants from Congo, Kenya, Moldova, Mongolia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Vietnam will have to present health certificates, showing that they do not suffer from tuberculosis and syphilis and that they are not living with HIV. GNP+ and EATG urge the Czech Republic Government to repeal these new immigration procedures as they are stigmatising, discriminatory and have no public health rationale.

 EATG and GNP+ Urge Repeal Czech Travel Restrictions Against People living with HIV 134.15 Kb