All applicants may note that Indian High Commission Ottawa , Consulate General Toronto & Consulate General Vancouver accept applications only from applicants residing in their respective jurisdictions. Postal applications must be addressed to VFS Centers of respective jurisdiction only. Applicants are advised to abide by the jurisdiction to avoid delay and inconvenience.

How to apply

Applicants can submit their application to VFS in the following ways:

1. In person:

Applicants can lodge their visa application with VFS in person at our India Visa and Consular Services centre. To do so applicants are requested to complete the following steps:

• Fill the appropriate Visa application form
  
  
• Either walk-in to our Indian Visa and consular service centres between 8:00 AM- 2:30 PM (Monday to Saturday) or make an appointment depending on the center in your respective region.
  
  
• Applicants may use any one of the following methods of payment when applying in person (the full amount should be paid using only one payment option):
  
  
  1. Cash
     
     
  2. Debit Card
     
     
  3. Postal Money order / Bank draft
     
     
  4. Credit Card (American Express is not accepted) Please note applicants paying visa fees & logistic/other charges through credit card should remember that their transaction charges will be in the name of VFS Services (Canada) Inc. and not  India Visa & Consular Services.

For family applications the Head of the family is requested to come to submit the applications on behalf of the entire family

      2.  Postal Applications:

If you wish to submit your application by post, you can do so by sending it to the following application centres depending on your Jurisdiction.

Applicants who wish to send their documents by post are requested to follow the following steps:
Please note VFS only accepts Canada Express post envelopes.

1. Fill the Appropriate visa application form
   
   
2. Attach a Demand draft or Postal Order favouring VF Services (Canada) Inc. To know the exact fees & the service charge (Kindly prepare one draft which includes the visa fees as well as the service fees. For all applicants applying under the CGI Toronto and High Commission of India jurisdiction please include $21.75 (inclusive of all taxes) to your draft. For all applicants applying under the CGI Vancouver jurisdiction please include $21.56 (inclusive of all taxes) to your draft.
   
   
3. Prepare the documents as per the checklist. And kindly fill the checklist and attach it to the form.
   Prepare an envelope with all the supporting documents, visa application form, checklist and the passport and address the same to the Indian Consular Services - centre Vancouver .
   
   
4. Applicants living in Alberta/Yukon/Northwest territories and Saskatchewan would need to send their applications through a National Express Canada Post Envelope.

To receive your processed application back; You must enclose only a Registered Canada Express post prepaid large envelope [self addressed] as a return envelope. Each passport should have one return envelope.

Please Note:

• Each application should have an individual return envelope. For example: if you are sending 2 applications then 2 prepaid envelope should be enclosed with your application.
  
  
• In case you are unable to send the prepaid envelope along with your postal application you may purchase same from VFS please include CAD $ 11.2 (Inclusive of taxes for applications send to Vancouver center if the passport is suppose to be returned within the region) CAD $ 16.8 for National express. For postal applications sent to Ottawa & Toronto please include CAD $11.3(Regional courier) & CAD $ 16.95(National express).
  
  
• Postal applications which are not accompanied by a prepaid return envelope will be held at the centre.
  
  
• Please retain with you the Tracking Number of the self addressed pre paid envelope.
  
  
• All return envelopes must have the applicants name clearly written on it even if it sent to us through a travel agent.

In case your application is incomplete and is not as per the attached checklist duly signed by you, your application will be returned or will be kept on hold and will not be processed till such time till all the documents are received and the form is complete and correct visa fees is paid.

Please note that VFS does not accept cash for postal applications, hence kindly do not include the same in the envelope.