November 20th onwards, Visa Application Centers will reopen in major cities in India,including Delhi, Chandigarh, Jalandhar, Mumbai, Ahmadabad and Bangalore, accustoming limited appointments.
The Canadian Government has recently announced that its Visa Application Centre (VAC) will resume their services only allowing a limited number of appointments a day and will prioritize international students and family class applicants above all for the time being.
In 2019, Canada welcomed over 85,000 immigrants from India, which was one-quarter of the over 341,000 new permanent residents admitted by Canada.
Last year, Canada hosted 220,000 international students which is more than one-third of the over 640,000 international students in Canada in 2019.
Indian students who have submitted their bio metrics for the Corona virus test in relation to Canada’s travel restrictions set on October 20.
There will be no walk in clients and the government concluded by saying that more appointments will gradually become available ach week as it phases in services.
India’s is Canada’s leading source for immigrants and international students.
By Meena Atmakuri
