Canada Student Visa Permits for Indian Students Dips 42% in Q4 2023

The latest Canada student visa news is all about the stark decline in the number of Canada study visa processing by more than 50,000 Canada student visas for Indian students. As per the reports by IRCC (Immigration, Refugees, Citizenship Canada), only 69,203 Canada visa applications were processed in the period of October to December as compared to the 1.19 lakh visas processed in the same quarter of October to December Q4 2022. 

If we deep dive into the matter, the number of Canada study visa processing has seen a constant decline in the months of September, October, November and December of 2023. The number of Canada study visa processing for Indian students in Septemeber 2022 was 38,000 as compared to 18,000 applications that were decided in September 2023. Whereas, according to the Canada student visa news,  October and November saw Canada study visa processing of 24,000 and 32,000 applications in 2023. If we look at the data in November 2023, the Canada study visa processing stood at 13,000 applications, unlike the 33,000 processed applications in December 2023. Also, according to Canada student visa news, if we look further at the overwhelming rejections of Canada student visa applications, the Canada Immigration Ministry put a cap on the number of student visa acceptances to out the ‘misuse of the immigration system.’ The current decline of Q4 in 2023 is 15% as compared to the year 2022. 

The latest student visa news Canada is lurking around the reasons behind this power show on the Canada Immigration Ministry’s end. One of the reasons that is being seen as the backdrop behind the decision to cap the student visa permits for Indian students was after withdrawal of 41 Canadian diplomats out of 62 from Indian soil. According to global consultants, a series of preceding decisions of the Canadian government is one of the reasons for the visa rejections. According to the latest student visa news Canada, the government put a two-year cap on student visas for international students.  As per an official statement of the IRCC’s official statement, “For 2024, the cap is expected to result in approximately 3,60,000 approved study permits, a decrease of 35% from 2023,”.

According to the latest student visa news in Canada, Marc Miller, the Canadian Immigration Minister, said, “Our relationship with India has really halved our ability to process a lot of applications from India,” Miller had said, adding that the trend was unlikely to change in the near future. Minister Miller also stated, “the restriction on student visa approvals is part of stabilization of new growth for a period of two years”. 

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