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Immigration Officers: Visa Application

visa application: The federal government and the union representing diplomats and immigration officers abroad have been locked in a contract negotiation battle for months. As part of escalating job action measures, diplomats at 15 key visa application centres including Beijing, Delhi, Sao Paolo and Mexico City have withdrawn their services, according to CBC. Vasquez is trying to renew his visa but the diplomats strike is hampering his application and International students studying in Canada are being faced with the possibility of having to leave the country due to an ongoing strike by civil servants who process foreign visa applications. Cristobal Vasquez from Peru is trying to renew his visa so he can continue his studies at St. Thomas University. Cristobal Vasquez is from Peru. Not only does the fourth year political science student study at St. Thomas University, he also works there. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.