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India raises Canada visa delays affecting retired officials in Lok Sabha
India raises Canada visa delays affecting retired officials in Lok Sabha
The Centre told the Lok Sabha that Canada has delayed visa applications in specific cases involving retired Indian government officials, including former Ministry of External Affairs personnel who had served in Canada.…
The Story in Brief
The Centre told the Lok Sabha that Canada has delayed visa applications in specific cases involving retired Indian government officials, including former Ministry of External Affairs personnel who had served in Canada. Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh said India had raised the matter with Ottawa and that both countries remained engaged on it.
In a separate reply, Singh said 93 Passport Seva Kendras and 456 Post Office Passport Seva Kendras are operating under 37 Regional Passport Offices. The government is also expanding services through post offices, the Apply Anywhere in India scheme and mobile vans for remote and underserved areas.
The Indian Opinion
Claims that Canada is broadly blocking Indian applicants would go beyond the government’s wording, which refers to specific instances. Equally, treating the issue as a routine delay dismisses the fact that former officials with prior postings there are involved. The useful measure is whether pending applications move after India’s representations, and how many cases are eventually resolved.
Source: indiatoday.in
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