Find a visa application centre
Visa application centres (VACs) accept applications for study permits, work permits, visitor visas (temporary resident visa), and travel documents for permanent residents.
VACs DO NOT accept applications for Immigration, Express Entry, Authorization to Return to Canada, Temporary Resident Permits, Rehabilitation and Voluntary Renunciation of Permanent Resident Status.
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VACs can:
- answer questions in local languages and make sure that applications are complete
- transmit application documents and passports to the visa office securely
- return passport and decision documents securely
- offer a tracking service
- schedule interviews and provide application photographs and photocopies for a fee
- provide access to a computer to apply online
- collect biometrics (fingerprints and photograph)
List of visa application centres
| City | Country/Territory | VAC website |
|---|---|---|
| Abidjan | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast VAC |
| Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates VAC |
| Abuja | Nigeria | Nigeria VAC |
| Accra | Ghana | Ghana VAC |
| Addis Ababa | Ethiopia | Ethiopia VAC |
| Ahmedabad | India | India VAC |
| Al Khobar | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia VAC |
| Algiers | Algeria | Algeria VAC |
| Almaty | Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan VAC |
| Amman | Jordan | Jordan VAC |
| Ankara | Turkey | Turkey VAC |
| Asunción | Paraguay | Paraguay VAC |
| Auckland | New Zealand | New Zealand VAC |
| Baku | Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan VAC |
| Bamako | Mali | Mali VAC |
| Bangalore | India | India VAC |
| Bangkok | Thailande | Thailande VAC |
| Beijing | China | China VAC |
| Beirut | Lebanon | Lebanon VAC |
| Belgrade | Serbia | Serbia VAC |
| Bishkek | Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyzstan VAC |
| Bogota | Colombia | Colombia VAC |
| Brasilia | Brazil | Brazil VAC |
| Bucharest | Romania | Romania VAC |
| Buenos Aires | Argentina | Argentina VAC |
| Cairo | Egypt | Egypt VAC |
| Caracas | Venezuela | Venezuela VAC |
| Cebu | Philippines | Philippines VAC |
| Chandigarh | India | India VAC |
| Chengdu | China | China VAC |
| Chennai | India | India VAC |
| Chisinau | Moldova | Moldova VAC |
| Chittagong | Bangladesh | Bangladesh VAC |
| Chongqing | China | China VAC |
| Colombo | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka VAC |
| Conakry | Guinea | Guinea VAC |
| Dakar | Senegal | Senegal VAC |
| Dar-es-Salam | Tanzania | Tanzania VAC |
| Dhaka | Bangladesh | Bangladesh VAC |
| Doha | Qatar | Qatar VAC |
| Dubai | United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates VAC |
| Dushanbe | Tajikistan | Tajikistan VAC |
| Düsseldorf | Germany | Germany VAC |
| Erbil | Iraq | Iraq VAC |
| Georgetown | Guyana | Guyana VAC |
| Guangzhou | China | China VAC |
| Guatemala | Guatemala | Guatemala VAC |
| Hangzhou | China | China VAC |
| Hanoi | Vietnam | Vietnam VAC |
| Harare | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe VAC |
| Ho Chi Minh | Vietnam | Vietnam VAC |
| Hyderabad | India | India VAC |
| Islamabad | Pakistan | Pakistan VAC |
| Istanbul | Turkey | Turkey VAC |
| Jakarta | Indonesia | Indonesia VAC |
| Jalandhar | India | India VAC |
| Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia VAC |
| Jinan | China | China VAC |
| Kampala | Uganda | Uganda VAC |
| Karachi | Pakistan | Pakistan VAC |
| Kathmandu | Nepal | Nepal VAC |
| Kingston | Jamaica | Jamaica VAC |
| Kinshasa | Democratic Republic of Congo | Democratic Republic of Congo VAC |
| Kolkata | India | India VAC |
| Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Malaysia VAC |
| Kunming | China | China VAC |
| Kuwait City | Kuwait | Kuwait VAC |
| Kyiv | Ukraine | Ukraine VAC |
| La Paz | Bolivia | Bolivia VAC |
| Lagos | Nigeria | Nigeria VAC |
| Lahore | Pakistan | Pakistan VAC |
| Lima | Peru | Peru VAC |
| London | United Kingdom | United Kingdom VAC |
| Los Angeles | United States | United States VAC |
| Lviv | Ukraine | Ukraine VAC |
| Madrid | Spain | Spain VAC |
| Makati city | Philippines | Philippines VAC |
| Managua | Nicaragua | Nicaragua VAC |
| Medellín | Colombia | Colombia VAC |
| Mexico | Mexico | Mexico VAC |
| Montego Bay | Jamaica | Jamaica VAC |
| Montevideo | Uruguay | Uruguay VAC |
| Moscow | Russia | Russia VAC |
| Mumbai | India | India VAC |
| Muscat | Oman | Oman VAC |
| Nairobi | Kenya | Kenya VAC |
| Nanjing | China | China VAC |
| New Delhi | India | India VAC |
| New York | United States | United States VAC |
| Niamey | Niger | Niger VAC |
| North Point | Hong Kong | Hong Kong VAC |
| Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso VAC |
| Panama City | Panama | Panama VAC |
| Paris | France | France VAC |
| Perth | Australia | Australia VAC |
| Pétionville | Haiti | Haiti VAC |
| Phnom Penh | Cambodia | Cambodia VAC |
| Podgorica | Montenegro | Montenegro VAC |
| Port Louis | Mauritius | Mauritius VAC |
| Port of Spain | Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago VAC |
| Pretoria | South Africa | South Africa VAC |
| Pristina | Kosovo | Kosovo VAC |
| Pune | India | India VAC |
| Quito | Ecuador | Ecuador VAC |
| Rabat | Morocco | Morocco VAC |
| Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Brazil VAC |
| Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia VAC |
| Rome | Italy | Italy VAC |
| San Jose | Costa Rica | Costa Rica VAC |
| San Salvador | El Salvador | El Salvador VAC |
| Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic VAC |
| Sao Paulo | Brazil | Brazil VAC |
| Sarajevo | Bosnia-Herzegovina | Bosnia-Herzegovina VAC |
| Seoul | South Korea | South Korea VAC |
| Shanghai | China | China VAC |
| Shenyang | China | China VAC |
| Singapore | Singapore | Singapore VAC |
| Skopje | Macedonia | Macedonia VAC |
| Sofia | Bulgaria | Bulgaria VAC |
| St. Petersburg | Russia | Russia VAC |
| Surabaya | Indonesia | Indonesia VAC |
| Suva | Fiji | Fiji VAC |
| Sydney | Australia | Australia VAC |
| Sylhet | Bangladesh | Bangladesh VAC |
| Taipei | Taiwan | Taiwan VAC |
| Tbilisi | Georgia | Georgia VAC |
| Tegucigalpa | Honduras | Honduras VAC |
| Tirana | Albania | Albania VAC |
| Tokyo | Japan | Japan VAC |
| Tunis | Tunisia | Tunisia VAC |
| Ulaanbaatar | Mongolia | Mongolia VAC |
| Vladivostok | Russia | Russia VAC |
| Warsaw | Poland | Poland VAC |
| Wuhan | China | China VAC |
| Yangon (Rangoon) | Burma (Myanmar) | Burma (Myanmar) VAC |
| Yaoundé | Cameroon | Cameroon VAC |
| Yerevan | Armenia | Armenia VAC |
Your information and privacy are protected
- VACs do not play a role in the decision-making process and are expressly forbidden to provide any visa-related advice to applicants.
- All decisions on applications are made by Canadian visa officers at the visa office.
- VACs do not represent the Government of Canada. VACs are managed by private companies or international organizations. They are only authorized to provide specific services to applicants under the terms of a formal agreement with IRCC.
- Protection of personal information is a primary consideration for the Government of Canada when choosing any service provider such as a VAC. Each VAC must protect personal information. Any failure to comply with the terms of the formal agreement signed between the GoC and the service provider could result in the cancellation of the agreement.
- If you suspect that your privacy may have been breached, you are encouraged to notify the Visa Office responsible for processing your application.
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