The following is a summary of the Environmental Overview of the immigration functions at the Canadian High Commission in Colombo, Sri Lanka (the “Environmental Overview”). The Environmental Overview was prepared as part of the Citizenship and Immigration Canada 2014-2015 planning exercise, and is current as of January 2014. Areas in blockquote are direct passages from the Environmental Overview. If you would like to obtain a copy of the full Environmental Overview, please contact me.
Environmental Overview (New Delhi)
The following is a summary of the Environmental Overview of the immigration functions at the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi (the “Environmental Overview”). The Environmental Overview was prepared as part of the Citizenship and Immigration Canada 2013-2014 planning exercise, and is current as of January 2013. Areas in blockquote are direct passages from the Environmental Overview. Environment The Canadian High Commission in New Delhi (“CIC New Delhi”) is CIC’s largest overseas mission. It provides permanent resident processing for India, Nepal, and Bhutan, with the assistance of Chandigarh for temporary resident processing. It also processes medicals nationals of the above countries, as well as for Pakistan and Afghanistan. Canadian vetting procedures for Indian military, police and intelligence officers still continue to be a significant bilateral irritant. Although there have been no refusals of temporary resident applications for these types of applicants in 2012-13 and requests for additional information for screening purposes are no longer made, the Indian government continues to raise the issue with Canadian officials at the highest levels. Countering the impact of refusals that were given media attention in 2010 still remains a challenge. A full-time resource is devoted to responding to the 75-100 e-mail communications that CIC-Dakar … Read More