The PIE News

MARCH 20, 2023

The Canada Border Services Agency is investigating a scheme in which Indian agents provided students with fake college acceptance letters to obtain study permits and gain entrance to the country, a representative told The PIE News. It is not clear how many Indian students are involved in the fraud.

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The PIE News

APRIL 6, 2023

Police in India have arrested a travel agent accused of forging visa documents for students in Canada. It follows the news that Indian students in Canada face possible deportation as border services investigate the use of fake college acceptance letters in study permit applications.

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The PIE News

JUNE 15, 2023

International students who were victims in a fraud involving fake post-secondary education letters of acceptance will not face deportation, Canadian Immigration minister Sean Fraser announced on June 15. Some 57 individuals have been subjected to a removal order, with eight having already been deported.

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