India-Canada Row: Indian Visa services in Canada suspended
SJ Singh/ Diaspora Correspondent/ September 21,2023
BLS International, which runs visa application centres in Canada, posted a public message on their website stating that Indian visa services in Canada have been suspended until further notice. Indian origin Shikhar Aggarwal is the JMD BLS International Services Ltd.
However, no formal announcement of the suspension of visa services has been made.
“Due to operational reasons, with effect from 21 September 2023, Indian visa services have been suspended till further notice. Please keep checking BLS website for further updates,” BLS International said on their website.
This is an escalation amid rising tensions between the two nations following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s comments on Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s death.
Yesterday, Adrienne Watson, the White House National Security Council Spokesperson, serving under the leadership of National Security Advisor issues a statement on her official X (formerly known as Twitter) account that “ Reports that we rebuffed Canada in any way on this are flatly false. We are coordinating and consulting with Canada closely on this issue. This is a serious matter and we support Canada’s ongoing law enforcement efforts. We are also engaging the Indian government.”
About BLS International:
BLS International is a preferred partner for Embassies and Governments across the world, having an impeccable reputation for setting benchmarks in the domain of visa, passport, consular, e-governance, attestation, biometric, e-visa and retail services. It also provides citizen services to state and provincial governments.
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