Waiting for the final stage of Canadian student visa approval? The wait is over. Here comes the news of reopening of Canada Visa application centres in India. It will begin its operation of scheduling biometrics appointments from November 20. The cities opening VAC’s are Delhi, Chandigarh, Jalandhar, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Bengaluru.
From 1st of July, IRCC had resumed processing of online applications for a student visa. It introduced a temporary 2-stage approval process for the application of study visas for international students.
In the first stage, they had to just apply online and get first approval and start classes online. But for the final approval, they had to visit Visa application centres for Biometrics, as VAC were closed in India. But now few selected cities are granted permission to open Visa Application Centres.
The Canadian government has announced that its Visa Application Centres (VACs) in India will resume its operation from November 20, 2020. The 6 cities selected for opening VACs in India are:
It will prioritize those applicants that fall in the category of international students and family class. Providing biometrics is the last remaining part of final visa approval for those in India who are permitted to travel to Canada with the first-stage approval of visa application.
While international students have been allowed to travel to Canada from October 20, International students who have not submitted biometrics could not travel to Canada. Now that Visa Centres in India are resuming their services, applicants will now be able to submit their biometrics information. So they can complete their visa application processes and travel to Canada.
, the Official page of the High Commission of Canada in India said the following :
Before visiting the Visa application centre, You need to schedule an appointment. Here are the details of it:
You will have to arrive at the Canada Visa Application Centre 15 minutes before your appointed time.
India is Canada’s leading source of immigrants and international students. The data present that 139,740 Indian students were issued a study visa in 2019 in Canada. In each passing year, the Indian students studying in Canada are increasing. Due to pandemic restriction on the border, 2020 is facing low numbers of Indian students in Canada. But with the restrictions getting easier, will surely bring back the position.
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