Working to reduce wait time for visas, says Canadian High Commission in India

India

oi-Madhuri Adnal

New
Delhi,
Aug
19:
With
a
large
number
of
Indians
facing
long
waiting
times
for
Canadian
visas,
Canada’s
High
Commission
here
said
it
understands
their
”frustration
and
disappointment”,
and
assured
that
it
is
working
to
improve
the
situation.

The
Canadian
High
Commission,
in
a
series
of
tweets
on
Thursday,
said
thousands
of
Indian
students
were
receiving
their
visas
every
week
and
that
it
would
continue
to
make
every
effort
to
reduce
the
wait
time.

”We
understand
your
frustration
and
disappointment
and
want
to
assure
you
that
we
are
working
to
improve
the
situation.
In
fact,
we
have
been
processing
applications
throughout
the
year,
including
study
permits
for
the
September
2022
intake,” it
said.

Backlog
pushes
US
Visa
interview
wait
time
upto
500
days;
Students,
travellers
face
brunt

”Many
thousands
of
students
in
India
are
receiving
their
visas
each
week.
We
will
continue
to
make
every
effort
to
reduce
wait
times
against
an
unprecedented
volume
of
applications
received,”
the
mission
said.

It
said
the
current
processing
time
for
study
permit
applications
globally
is
12
weeks.

”While
processing
times
in
India
have
been
higher
in
2022,
we
are
making
every
effort
to
reduce
wait
times
in
our
services
globally,”
the
High
Commission
said.

”We
urge
students
who
are
still
waiting
the
outcome
of
their
visa
applications
at
this
stage
to
contact
their
Designated
Learning
Institution
in
Canada
to
discuss
options
should
they
be
unable
to
arrive
in
time
for
the
start
of
classes,” it
said.

Canada
is
one
of
the
popular
destinations
for
Indian
students.