Given the uncertainty surrounding the situation with Canada and the growing demand for information from students, Indian higher education platforms are advising them to consider universities in the UK and the US as viable alternatives. With diplomatic tensions on the rise and India suspending visa services for Canadian nationals, there is uncertainty about Canada’s potential response.
The North American country, which is among the top higher education destinations for Indian students, has now moved down in the list, as per suggestions by counsellors at these companies.
The Indian government suspended visa services for Canadian nationals indefinitely with effect from September 21, 2023. The ambiguity around a potential reciprocal action by the Canadian government has left students, who are either planning to study in Canada, in the midst of their application process, or already enrolled, in a state of worry and panic.
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Immediate impact on students
Queries from students who have settled in Canada or have obtained their visa and are soon to travel to the country have been pouring in after the news broke. According to him, students are now concerned that if the issue snowballs into something bigger – will Indian students remain safe in Canada?
e added that the queries have been somewhat under control after the Canadian government promised to ensure safety of all communities in the country and universities have come on record to address such concerns.
The study abroad soonicorn, a company soon to be valued at a billion dollars, set up a helpline number where all queries on the Canada-India row are directed. “About 250-300 people have called us in the last 14 to 16 hours and that is when it has considerably eased off given positive communication from in the Canadian government,” said Chaturvedi.
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