New questionnaire for Indian applicants seeking Canadian visas

Toronto, Oct 31 (PTI) Canadian government has issued a
new questionnaire for Indian applicants seeking visas to visit
the country.

The two page questionnaire ask the applicants to disclose
their affiliations with any political, religious, social or
banned organisations or groups within or outside the country,
local media reports said Thursday.

The applicants are also asked to disclose if they or
their family members have any association with the banned
organisations like Khalistan Commando Force, the Khalistan
Zindabad Force, the Khalistan liberation Front, the Babbar
Khalsa International, the All India Sikh Student Federation,
the International Sikh Youth Federation, the Lashkar-e-Tayeba
or Markaze-Dawat-War-Irshad.

The applicants have to answer similar questions on behalf
of their family members as well, even if the members are not
visa applicants.

The questionnaire also seeks information whether the
applicant has ever served in the "military, paramilitary
force, police" and was involved in Human rights violations.