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
Applicant 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:

o    Fill the appropriate Visa application form

o    Walk-in to our Indian Visa and consular service centres between 0800 - 1430 hrs (Monday to Saturday)

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.

OTTAWA	TORONTO	VANCOUVER
Indian Visa and Consular services center Suite 220 At 384 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K2P1Y4,	Indian Visa and Consular services center,     Unit 102, 939 Eglinton Avenue East Toronto, Ontario, M4G 4E8,	Indian Visa and Consular services center, Unit 604, 889 west Pender street, Vancouver, BC, V6C 3B2,

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 of 20.21 (Inclusive of taxes)) to know more about the postal draft please click here

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:

Ø      Each application should have an individual return envolpe. For example: if we you are sending 2 applications then 2 prepaid envelope should be enclosed with your application.

Ø      In case you are unable to send a prepaid envelope along with your postal application you may purchase the same at VFS. To do so you need to include CAD 10 for regional and CAD 15 for a National Express post envelope. You need to include the same in the visa fee draft.

Ø      Postal applications which are not accompanied by a prepaid return envelope will be held at the centre.

Ø      Please retain with you the Tracking Number of the self addressed pre paid envelope.

Ø      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.