The Canadian government has made a major change in its policy on multiple entry visas and has stopped issuing ten-year tourist visas. Under the new guidelines, immigration officers will be able to decide at their own level whether to issue a single entry or multiple entry visa. Officers will also decide for how long this visa should be issued.
Tourist visa stopped: The Canadian government has made a big change in its policy on multiple entry visas and has stopped issuing ten-year tourist visas. This may cause problems for people coming to Canada.
In the new guidelines, immigration officers will be able to decide at their level whether to issue a single entry or multiple entry visa. The officers will also decide for how long this visa should be issued. Earlier its maximum validity was up to 10 years or till the expiry of the travel document or biometric.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is facing a political crisis
It is understood that this change in policy has been made to reduce public anger against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is facing a political crisis, over lack of housing, high cost of living and falling approval rating. Trudeau has already announced that he is reducing both temporary and permanent immigration.
Last month, Immigration Minister Marc Miller had said that the Canadian government should have taken action earlier to stop the flow of temporary immigration into the country which is now leading to a housing crisis. The immigration department has clarified that multiple visa holders will be allowed to enter Canada from any country as required during the period of visa validity.
‘Trump will improve India-Canada relations’
Prominent Indian-American community leader Sudhir Parikh has discussed important scenarios after Donald Trump’s victory in the current presidential election. He talked about the Indian-American community’s support to Trump along with the role of America in resolving the India-Canada diplomatic deadlock.
Parikh’s organisation, representing Indian Americans and South Asian Hindus’ group Hindus for Trump, had come together and supported Trump in this election. Parikh said that about half of the Indian Americans believe in the Republican philosophy, agenda and thinking.
The dispute between the Canadian government and the Indian government continues
Commenting on the India-Canada diplomatic dispute, Parikh said that his group had raised the issue. We had a discussion and Trump had promised that if he is elected, he will help us resolve this crisis between the Canadian government and the Indian government.
