“Every second home in Punjab has one or other family member in Canada.”
Rajya Sabha member from Punjab Vikramjit Singh Sahney has requested External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to resume visa services for Canadian citizens of Indian origin, who do not have Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cards, reported PTI.
In a statement on October 16, Sahney said that he had been receiving numerous request every day from Indian diaspora specially Punjabis regarding their inability to get Indian visa for family exigencies. “Every second home in Punjab has one or other family member in Canada,” he said.
India in September “suspended till further notice” its visa services in Canada
Sahney said the non-issuance of visa to the people of Indian origin in Canada would cause a lot of hardship to them. “In case of staff shortage in Indian missions, granting of e-visas can be considered,” he added.
India in September “suspended till further notice” its visa services in Canada.
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