Pre-COVID Canada’s visa refusal rate was at 15%. Now, it has gone up to 41%
In 2020 and 2021, the Australian Department of Home Affairs found more than 600 cases of Indian students from Punjab and Haryana submitting alleged fake paperwork, reported Connected to India
Pre-COVID Canada’s visa refusal rate was at 15%. Now, it has gone up to 41%. A recent report from the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration detailed how 225,402 study visa applications were processed in 2021, but 91,439 of them were rejected.
While the number of student visas issued were improving, that also meant that student visa refusals have increased. IndiaTimes speculated that the reason for these high rejection rates is due to pending applications and COVID-19 backlogs since 2020.
The Canadian High Commission, on the other hand, reported more than 2,500 similar cases during that particular time period
According to IndiaTimes, both Canada and Australia have uncovered hundreds and thousands of cases in which forged documents were used to obtain education visas. In 2020 and 2021, the Australian Department of Home Affairs found cases of Indian students from Punjab and Haryana submitting alleged fake paperwork.
The Canadian High Commission, on the other hand, reported more than 2,500 similar cases during that particular time period. This is far from being isolated incidents, according to a 2022 report of students from two Telugu states forging their papers for a chance at landing a US visa.
Punjab-born students who submitted applications to study abroad are being rejected, according to IndiaTimes. Dainik Bhaskar’s investigations found that the grounds for these rejections include fraudulent bank statements and birth certificates, fake paperwork regarding the schooling gap, and the mistrust of foreign officials.
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