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List of Countries and Corresponding Canadian Visa Offices

Applicants for Permanent Residence
You must apply in your country of residence, your country of nationality or the country where you have been legally admitted for at least one year.

Applicants for Temporary Resident Visas,
Study Permits and Work Permits
As of April 1, 2005, you must apply in your country of residence, your country of nationality or the country where you have been legally admitted.

Applicants for Travel Documents
(Permanent Residents Abroad)
If you are a permanent resident outside of Canada and you need proof of status so that you can return to Canada, you should apply at the Canadian visa office that serves the country you’re in.

Consult the chart below to find out where to submit your application.

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M -
N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - Y - Z

COUNTRY	CANADIAN VISA OFFICE
COUNTRY	Applications for Permanent Resident Visas	Applications for Temporary Resident Visas, Study Permits or Work Permits	Applications for Travel Documents (Permanent Residents Abroad)
A
Afghanistan	Islamabad	Islamabad	Islamabad
Albania	Rome	Rome	Rome
Algeria	Paris	Algiers	Paris
American Samoa	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
Andorra	Paris	Paris	Paris
Angola	Pretoria	Pretoria	Pretoria
Anguilla	Port of Spain	Port of Spain	Port of Spain
Antigua and Barbuda	Port of Spain	Port of Spain	Port of Spain
Argentina	Buenos Aires	Buenos Aires	Buenos Aires
Armenia	Moscow	Moscow	Moscow
Aruba	Caracas	Caracas	Caracas
Ascension	Accra	Accra	Accra
Australia	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
Austria	Vienna	Vienna	Vienna
Azerbaijan	Ankara	Ankara	Ankara
B [top]
Bahamas	Kingston	Kingston	Kingston
Bahrain	London	Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi
Bangladesh	Singapore	Dhaka	Dhaka
Barbados	Port of Spain	Port of Spain	Port of Spain
Belarus	Moscow Warsaw	Moscow Warsaw	Moscow Warsaw
Belau, Republic of (or Palau)	Manila	Manila	Manila
Belgium	Paris	Paris	Paris
Belize	Guatemala City	Guatemala City	Guatemala City
Benin	Accra	Accra	Accra
Bermuda	Buffalo	New York	New York
Bhutan	New Delhi	New Delhi	New Delhi
Bolivia	Lima	Lima	Lima
Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles)	Caracas	Caracas	Caracas
Boznia-Herzegovina	Vienna	Vienna	Vienna
Botswana	Pretoria	Pretoria	Pretoria
Brazil	Sao Paulo	Sao Paulo	Sao Paulo
British Indian Ocean Territory	Colombo	Colombo	Colombo
Brunei	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore
Bulgaria	Bucharest	Bucharest	Bucharest
Burkina-Faso	Abidjan	Ouagadougou, for processing in Abidjan	Abidjan
Burma (Myanmar, Union of)	Singapore	Bangkok	Bangkok
Burundi	Nairobi	Nairobi	Nairobi
C [top]
Cambodia	Singapore	Bangkok	Bangkok
Cameroon	Abidjan	For a temporary resident visa or a study permit, apply to Yaounde For a work permit, apply to Abidjan	Abidjan
Canada (for temporary lawful resident only)	Buffalo	Buffalo Detroit Los Angeles New York Seattle Washington, D.C.	N/A
Canary Islands	Paris	Paris	Paris
Cape Verde	Abidjan	Abidjan	Abidjan
Caroline Islands	Manila	Manila	Manila
Cayman Islands	Kingston	Kingston	Kingston
Central African Republic	Abidjan	Abidjan	Abidjan
Chad	Abidjan	Abidjan	Abidjan
Channel Islands	London	London	London
Chile	Santiago	Santiago	Santiago
China (see People’s Republic of China)
Christmas Island	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
Colombia	Bogota	Bogota	Bogota
Comoros Island	Nairobi	Nairobi	Nairobi
Cook Islands	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
Costa Rica	Guatemala City	San Jose	Guatemala City
Croatia	Vienna	Vienna	Vienna
Cuba	Havana	Havana	Havana
Curaçao (Netherlands Antilles)	Caracas	Caracas	Caracas
Cyprus	Ankara Damascus	Ankara Damascus	Ankara Damascus
Czech Republic	Vienna	Prague	Prague
D [top]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Nairobi	Kinshasa, for processing in Nairobi	Nairobi
Denmark	London	London	London
Djibouti	Nairobi	Nairobi	Nairobi
Dominica	Port of Spain	Port of Spain	Port of Spain
Dominican Republic	Port-au-Prince	Santo Domingo	Santo Domingo
E [top]
East Timor	Singapore	Jakarta	Jakarta
Easter Island	Santiago	Santiago	Santiago
Ecuador	Bogota	Bogota	Bogota
Egypt	Cairo	Cairo	Cairo
El Salvador	Guatemala City	San Salvador	Guatemala City
England	London	London	London
Equatorial Guinea	Abidjan	Abidjan	Abidjan
Eritrea	Nairobi	Asmara, for processing in Nairobi	Nairobi
Estonia	Warsaw	Warsaw	Warsaw
Ethiopia	Nairobi	Addis Ababa	Nairobi
F [top]
Falkland Islands	Buenos Aires London	Buenos Aires London	Buenos Aires London
Federated States of Micronesia	Manila	Manila	Manila
Fiji	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
Finland	London	London	London
France	Paris	Paris	Paris
French Guiana	Port-au-Prince	Port-au-Prince	Port-au-Prince
French Polynesia	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
G [top]
Gabon	Abidjan	Abidjan	Abidjan
Gambia	Accra	Accra	Accra
Gaza (Palestinian Authority)	Cairo	Cairo	Cairo
Georgia	Ankara Moscow	Ankara Moscow	Ankara Moscow
Germany	Berlin	Berlin	Berlin
Ghana	Accra	Accra	Accra
Gibraltar	Paris London	Paris London	Paris London
Greece	Rome	Rome	Rome
Greenland	London	London	London
Grenada	Port of Spain	Port of Spain	Port of Spain
Guadeloupe	Port-au-Prince Paris	Port-au-Prince Paris	Port-au-Prince Paris
Guam	Manila	Manila	Manila
Guatemala	Guatemala City	Guatemala City	Guatemala City
Guinea	Immigrants apply to Abidjan Refugees apply to Accra	Abidjan	Abidjan
Guinea-Bissau	Abidjan	Abidjan	Abidjan
Guyana	Port of Spain	Port of Spain	Port of Spain
H [top]
Haiti	Port-au-Prince	Port-au-Prince	Port-au-Prince
Honduras	Guatemala City	Guatemala City	Guatemala City
Hong Kong SAR	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong
Hungary	Vienna	Budapest	Budapest
I [top]
Iceland	London	London	London
India	New Delhi	New Delhi Chandigarh	New Delhi Chandigarh
Indonesia	Singapore	Jakarta	Jakarta
Iran	Damascus	Tehran	Tehran
Iraq	Damascus	Amman	Amman
Ireland	London	London	London
Israel	Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv
Italy	Rome	Rome	Rome
Ivory Coast	Abidjan	Abidjan	Abidjan
J [top]
Jamaica	Kingston	Kingston	Kingston
Japan	Manila	Tokyo	Tokyo
Johnston Atoll	Manila	Manila	Manila
Jordan	Damascus	Amman	Amman
K [top]
Kazakhstan	Moscow	Moscow	Moscow
Kenya	Nairobi	Nairobi	Nairobi
Kiribati	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
Kosovo	Vienna	Vienna	Vienna
Kuwait	London	Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi
Kyrgyzstan	Moscow	Moscow	Moscow
L [top]
Laos	Singapore	Bangkok	Bangkok
Latvia	Warsaw	Warsaw	Warsaw
Lebanon	Damascus	Amman Beirut Damascus	Amman Beirut Damascus
Lesotho	Pretoria	Pretoria	Pretoria
Liberia	Accra	Accra	Accra
Libya	Paris	Tunis	Tunis
Liechtenstein	Paris Berlin	Paris Berlin	Paris Berlin
Lithuania	Warsaw	Warsaw	Warsaw
Luxembourg	Paris	Paris	Paris
M [top]
Macao	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong
Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic of)	Vienna	Vienna	Vienna
Madagascar (Republic of)	Nairobi	Antananarivo, for processing in Nairobi	Nairobi
Mandeira	Paris	Paris	Paris
Malawi	Pretoria	Pretoria	Pretoria
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	Kuala Lumpur	Kuala Lumpur
Maldives	Colombo	Colombo	Colombo
Mali	Abidjan	Bamako, for processing in Abidjan	Abidjan
Malta	Rome	Rome	Rome
Marianas	Manila	Manila	Manila
Marie-Galante	Port-au-Prince	Port-au-Prince	Port-au-Prince
Marshall Islands (Republic of the)	Manila	Manila	Manila
Martinique	Port-au-Prince	Port-au-Prince	Port-au-Prince
Mauritania	Abidjan	Abidjan	Abidjan
Mauritius	Nairobi	Nairobi	Nairobi
Mexico	Mexico City	Mexico City	Mexico City
Micronesia (Federated States of)	Manila	Manila	Manila
Midway Island	Manila	Manila	Manila
Moldova	Bucharest	Bucharest	Bucharest
Monaco	Paris	Paris	Paris
Mongolia	Beijing	Beijing	Beijing
Montserrat	Port of Spain	Port of Spain	Port of Spain
Morocco	Rabat	Rabat	Rabat
Mozambique	Pretoria	Pretoria	Pretoria
Myanmar, Union of (Burma)	Singapore	Bangkok	Bangkok
N [top]
Namibia	Pretoria	Pretoria	Pretoria
Nauru	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
Nepal	New Delhi	New Delhi	New Delhi
Netherlands	Berlin	Berlin	Berlin
New Caledonia	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
New Zealand	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
Nicaragua	Guatemala City	Guatemala City	Guatemala City
Niger	Abidjan	Niamey, for processing in Abidjan	Abidjan
Nigeria	Accra	Lagos	Lagos
Niue	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
Norfolk Island	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
North Korea	Beijing	Beijing	Beijing
Northern Ireland	London	London	London
Northern Mariana Islands	Manila	Manila	Manila
Norway	London	London	London
O [top]
Oman	London	Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi
P [top]
Pakistan	Islamabad	Islamabad	Islamabad
Palau (or Republic of Belau)	Manila	Manila	Manila
Palestinian Authority (Gaza)	Cairo	Cairo	Cairo
Palestinian Authority (West Bank)	Tel Aviv	Amman	Amman
Panama	Guatemala City	Guatemala City	Guatemala City
Papua New Guinea	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
Paraguay	Buenos Aires	Buenos Aires	Buenos Aires
People’s Republic of China	Beijing Hong Kong	For a temporary resident visa or a work permit, apply to Beijing, Hong Kong or Shanghai For a study permit, apply to Beijing or Hong Kong	Beijing Hong Kong Shanghai
Peru	Lima	Lima	Lima
Philippines	Manila	Manila	Manila
Polynesia, French	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
Poland	Warsaw	Warsaw	Warsaw
Portugal (Azores, Madeira)	Paris	Paris	Paris
Puerto Rico	Port of Spain	Port of Spain	Port of Spain
Q [top]
Qatar	London	Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi
R [top]
Republic of Congo	Nairobi	Nairobi	Nairobi
Republic of Madagascar	Nairobi	Antananarivo, for processing in Nairobi	Nairobi
Reunion	Nairobi	Paris	Nairobi
Romania	Bucharest	Bucharest	Bucharest
Russia	Moscow	Moscow St. Petersburg	Moscow St. Petersburg
Rwanda	Nairobi	Kigali, for processing in Nairobi	Nairobi
S [top]
Saba (Netherlands Antilles)	Port-au-Prince	Port-au-Prince	Port-au-Prince
Samoa	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
Samoa (American)	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
San Marino	Rome	Rome	Rome
Sao Tome and Principe	Accra	Accra	Accra
Saudi Arabia	London	Riyadh	Riyadh
Scotland	London	London	London
Senegal	Abidjan	For a temporary resident visa or a study permit, apply to Dakar For a work permit, apply to Abidjan	Abidjan
Serbia-Montenegro	Vienna	Belgrade	Belgrade
Seychelles	Nairobi	Nairobi	Nairobi
Sierra Leone	Accra	Accra	Accra
Singapore	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore
Slovakia	Vienna	Vienna	Vienna
Slovenia	Vienna	Vienna	Vienna
Solomon Islands	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
Somalia	Nairobi	Nairobi	Nairobi
South Africa	Pretoria	Pretoria	Pretoria
South Korea	Seoul	Seoul	Seoul
Spain	Paris	Paris	Paris
Sri Lanka	Colombo	Colombo	Colombo
St. Pierre et Miquelon	Buffalo Paris	Buffalo Paris	Buffalo Paris
St. Barthélemy	Port-au-Prince	Port-au-Prince	Port-au-Prince
St. Eustatius	Port-au-Prince	Port-au-Prince	Port-au-Prince
St. Helena	Accra	Accra	Accra
St. Kitts and Nevis	Port of Spain	Port of Spain	Port of Spain
St. Lucia	Port of Spain	Port of Spain	Port of Spain
St. Maarten/St. Martin (Netherlands Antilles)	Port-au-Prince	Port-au-Prince	Port-au-Prince
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	Port of Spain	Port of Spain	Port of Spain
Sudan	Cairo	Cairo	Cairo
Suriname	Port of Spain	Port of Spain	Port of Spain
Svalbard	London	London	London
Swaziland	Pretoria	Pretoria	Pretoria
Sweden	London	London	London
Switzerland	Paris	For a temporary resident visa, apply to Paris For a study permit or a work permit, apply to Paris or Berlin	Paris
Syria	Damascus	Damascus	Damascus
T [top]
Tahiti	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
Taiwan	Taïpei	Taïpei	Taïpei
Tajikistan	Moscow	Moscow	Moscow
Tanzania	Nairobi	Dar es Salaam	Nairobi
Thailand	Singapore	Bangkok	Bangkok
Togo	Accra	Accra	Accra
Tokeleau Island	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
Tonga	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
Trinidad and Tobago	Port of Spain	Port of Spain	Port of Spain
Tristan da Cunha	Accra	Accra	Accra
Tunisia	Paris	Tunis	Tunis
Turkey	Ankara	Ankara	Ankara
Turkmenistan	Ankara	Ankara	Ankara
Turks and Caicos	Kingston	Kingston	Kingston
Tuvalu	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
U [top]
Uganda	Nairobi	Kampala, for processing in Nairobi	Nairobi
Ukraine	Kyiv	Kyiv	Kyiv
United Arab Emirates	London	Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi
Uruguay	Buenos Aires	Buenos Aires	Buenos Aires
U.S. Trust Territories of the Pacific Island	Manila	Manila	Manila
United States of America	Buffalo	Buffalo Detroit Los Angeles New York Seattle Washington, D.C.	Buffalo Detroit Los Angeles New York Seattle Washington, D.C.
Uzbekistan	Moscow	Moscow	Moscow
V [top]
Vanuatu	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
Vatican City	Rome	Rome	Rome
Venezuela	Caracas	Caracas	Caracas
Vietnam	Singapore	Ho Chi Minh City	Ho Chi Minh City
Virgin Islands (British and US)	Port of Spain	Port of Spain	Port of Spain
W [top]
Wake Island	Manila	Manila	Manila
Wales	London	London	London
Wallis and Futuna	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
West Bank (Palestinian Authority)	Tel Aviv	Amman	Amman
Western Sahara	Rabat	Rabat	Rabat
Y [top]
Yemen	London	Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi
Z [top]
Zambia	Pretoria	For a temporary resident visa or a study permit, apply to Lusaka For a work permit, apply to Pretoria	Pretoria
Zimbabwe	Pretoria	For a temporary resident visa or a study permit, apply to Harare For a work permit, apply to Pretoria	Pretoria
Seafarers on tankers at sea destined to offload oil and gas in the Atlantic provinces		For a work permit, apply to London or New York


	Last Updated: 2006-09-20		Important Notices