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Welcome
to the website of the Indian Visa and
Consular
Services
Centers
in
Canada
The
Indian Visa and
Consular
Services
Centers are authorized by the High
Commission of
India/ Consulates General of India in
Canada, to accept
applications for Visa, Passport, Overseas citizenship of India
(OCI), and Persons of Indian origin card (PIO), collect application
charges and returning documents to applicants.
All
applications will be assessed and decided by the visa and
immigration office at the High Commission of India/Consulate General
of India in
Canada
Indian Visa and
Consular Services Centers are managed by VF Services (Canada) Inc.
The decision to grant or refuse a visa is made solely by the
officers at the High Commission of India/ Consulates General of
India in Canada. Staff members of VF Services (Canada) Inc. have no role
or influence over the outcome of an application.
You must submit your application, based on your
jurisdiction. Click the location on the map where you are applying
from to find out where you need to submit your
application.
Please Note
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Please ensure that you do not finalize your travel plans before
receiving the service for which you have applied for.
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The High Commission & Consulates follow a mix of prescribed Indian and
Canadian holidays. The VFS Centers do the same. To ensure that you do not visit
the office on a closed holiday, check the holiday
schedule of the VFS Consular Services where you are applying before
visiting it.
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Processing times vary depending on various considerations. Please check
relevant processing times.
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OCI and PIO cards cannot be issued on an emergency basis; apply for a visa
instead if you do not have time to wait for OCI/PIO to be processed.
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Services are granted at the discretion of the Government of India. Fees are not
refundable even if services applied for is refused after processing.
All visa applicants should invariably be present in Canada on the date of filing
the application and their passports should be valid at least for 190 days.
Applicants are solely responsible for the applications they submit. Any false
documents or other misrepresentation of information in support of their
application will have a direct bearing on the judgment of their application by
the High Commission of India and its Consulates in Canada.
This site contains important information on the visa application
process and related details. Please go through the site carefully before making
a visa application.
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