World Cup: Ghana, Pakistan, India, Nigeria, Columbia top countries with highest applications, refusals for Canada visitor visas
Nigeria and several other nations have seen high volumes of visa applications and subsequent rejections for Canada's 2026 FIFA World Cup visitor visa category. Ghana currently leads the list in both total applications and denials.
Why it matters
The data highlights significant barriers to international travel for major sporting events and reflects ongoing challenges in immigration processing for citizens of developing nations.
Ghana ranked as the country with the highest visa applications, which stood at 1,953 as of March.
The article reports factual statistics from immigration data without injecting editorial opinion.
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