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17 Jul, 2013

Visa officers’ strike in Canada to hit Indian students most – Hindustan Times

Canada may have issued a record number of visas to Indians, but the figures could dwindle due to an ongoing strike of visa officers since April. With India being home to Canada’s largest overseas visa office, the strike by a union of Canadian foreign service officers may affect the plans of thousands of Indian students Chrystiane Roy, an Ottawa-based spokesperson for the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers(PAFSO) said, “In Delhi, all Foreign Service officers have at one time or other since June 6 withdrawn services.”

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