Return of Passports

Collection at the Indian Visa and Consular services centers
Applicants who have applied at any of the Consular Services and have opted to collect their processed passport in person need to produce the following in order to collect their passports:

1. Original receipt issued at the application centre at the time of submission.
   Important Note: If the applicant wishes to assign a second person to collect the passport on their behalf, the authorized person also needs to produce
   
2. Letter of authorization from the principal applicant.
   
3. Photocopy of the ID card of the authorized person.
   

Please click here for an authorization letter.

Note: All applicants are personally responsible for their receipts. Delivery of passport would be done to the bearer of the original receipt. Hence you are strongly advised to report any loss or theft of receipt immediately to the Indian Visa and Consular services center in Canada where you submitted your application.

Passport Collection Timings
Applicants who have submitted their applications can collect their processed passports from their respective Consular Services. Collection timings are.

Ø      1530 Hrs - 1900 Hrs Monday - Saturday

Note: It is recommended to the check status of application only after the processing time stated in the documentation list has elapsed.

Courier Return

If an applicant wishes to opt for a courier return he can do so at the time of submission. Applicant needs to pay separately for this service depending on his jurisdiction and his city. VFS uses the service of UPS for returning applicant' passport at a nominal fee of CAD 15 plus taxes for the postal codes within the city limits. In case the applicant wishes to get the courier facility beyond the city/provience limits additional charges might apply. Please check with officer on the counter for the same. Courier charges are applicable for individual applications one way courier facility only.

• Applicants need to enclose a prepaid registered Canada Post Express envelope (self addressed) as a return envelope. One envelope per application/ passport only. The contact number clearly needs to be mentioned on the front of the envelope. Once the application is processed the Indian Visa and Consular services center in Canada will return the passport in the prepaid envelope.
  
• Applicants living in Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, New Found land, Prince Edward Island and Labrador would need to send their applications through a National Express Canada Post Envelope to the Indian Visa and Consular services center in Toronto
  
• The rest may use a Regional Express Canada Post envelope to send in their applications to the Indian Visa and Consular services center in Ottawa and Vancouver respectively.