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Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:04pm on 29 Oct 2023,Sunday India Global
Canada has announced that, due to a recent reduction in on-the-ground staff, it can only process 20,000 out of 38,000 Indian visas by December's end. Immigration Minister Marc Miller disclosed that only five staff members are now handling visa work in India. This staff reduction resulted from a diplomatic dispute with India, causing a backlog of 17,500 Indian visa applications expected in early 2024. However, officials from Canada's Immigration Department anticipate returning to normal processing for Indian applications by early 2024 as staff returns to work in Canada and the Philippines. India has partially resumed visa services in Canada as diplomatic relations improve.
