India suspends visas for Canadians after diplomatic row

Posted On: September 25, 2023

Indiaaccording to an official press release released this Thursday to the Indian stock exchanges BLS Internationala private company that works with the The High Commission of India has suspended the issuance of visas to Canadian citizens.

This company, which works with the Indian High Commission and Consulates in Canada to process visa applications, I sent a letter to Mumbai Stock Exchange, National Stock Exchange of India and Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India, described as “financial or negligible impact after the latest announcement in Canada”.

In the Truth Newswe inform you that this letter indicates that the Indian visa services in Canada has been suspended until further notice.

India suspends visas for Canadians

The facts were published on the website of the Indian Stock Exchange.

The letter stated that “For operational reasons, with immediate effect i.e. September 21, 2023, Indian visa services to Canada have been suspended until further notice. The impact of this measure is negligible on our finances, as the Canadian visa issuance activity contributes less than 2% of BLS International’s total annual turnover.

Likewise, the letter ends with the phrase “you are requested to include this in your records.”

Earlier in the day, a notice posted on the website of BLS International, a private company that works with the Indian High Commission and consulates in Canada to process visas, stated that “for operational reasons… the services India visa requirements have been suspended until further notice.

The notice was later withdrawn and then republished, causing a lack of clarity on the country’s position and following accusations by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau linking New Delhi to the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh separatist activist in Canada.

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Recommendations from India for traveling to Canada

This conflict arises with the death of an Indian activist in Canada

The day before, the ministry updated its recommendations for traveling to Canada and urged its citizens, especially students, to be cautious about “increasing anti-Indian activities and politically condoned hate crimes”, in addition to avoiding to travel to certain parts of the country. North American countries where “threats have been particularly directed against Indian diplomats and sections of the Indian community who oppose the anti-Indian agenda”, the ministry said.

At the time of his assassination, Nijjar was organizing an unofficial referendum in the Sikh diaspora on Indian independence, and the activist denied accusations of terrorism against New Delhi.