Visa offices outside Canada: Countries / Territories and corresponding Canadian visa offices

Use our interactive map to find out where you should send your application for a permanent resident visa, temporary resident visa, study permit or work permit

Applicants for Permanent Residence
You must select the visa office that serves your country of nationality or the country where you have been legally admitted for at least one year.

All new Economic Class applications must first be mailed to the Centralized Intake Office in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.

All new Family Class applications must first be mailed to the Case Processing Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

In your application, you must select the visa office where your application will be processed. Please consult the chart below to find your visa office.

Applicants for Temporary Resident Visas, Study Permits and Work Permits

If you need to give biometrics (fingerprints and photograph), and you are applying on paper, please do not mail in your application. Submit your application in person to the visa application centre (VAC) nearest you. VAC staff will check that your application is complete and will confirm that you have paid the correct fees before you can give your biometrics. If you are applying from within the United States, submit your application online.

Otherwise, select the visa office that serves your country of residence, your country of nationality or the country where you have been legally admitted to learn of the options available to you.

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.

COUNTRY/TERRITORY	CANADIAN VISA OFFICE
COUNTRY/TERRITORY	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(in person for processing in Paris) Paris (if sent by courier)	Algiers(in person for processing in Paris) Paris (if sent by courier)
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	See Mexico City (Read January 29, 2013 visa office notice.)	See Mexico City (Read January 29, 2013 visa office notice.)	See Mexico City (Read January 29, 2013 visa office notice.)
Ascension	Accra	Accra	Accra
Australia	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
Austria	Vienna	Vienna	Vienna
Azerbaijan	Ankara	Ankara	Ankara
B
Bahamas	Kingston	Kingston	Kingston
Bahrain	Abu Dhabi Federal economic immigration applications are processed in London	Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi
Bangladesh	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore
Barbados	Port of Spain	Port of Spain	Port of Spain
Belarus	Warsaw	Warsaw	Warsaw
Belgium	Paris	Paris	Paris
Belize	Mexico City	Guatemala City	Guatemala City
Benin	Accra	Accra	Accra
Bermuda	CPP-O	Visitor visas: New York or Los Angeles Study Permits: Los Angeles Work Permits: New York Temporary Resident Permits, Rehabilitation and Authority to Return to Canada: New York or Los Angeles. (Read January 29, 2013 visa office notice.)	New York
Bhutan	New Delhi	New Delhi	New Delhi
Bolivia	Lima	Lima	Lima
Bonaire	See Mexico City (Read January 29, 2013 visa office notice.)	See Mexico City (Read January 29, 2013 visa office notice.)	See Mexico City (Read January 29, 2013 visa office notice.)
Bosnia and 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	Dakar	Dakar	Dakar
Burma (Myanmar, Union of)	Singapore	Bangkok	Bangkok
Burundi	Nairobi	Nairobi	Nairobi
C
Cambodia	Singapore	Bangkok	Bangkok
Cameroon	Dakar	Dakar	Dakar
Canada (for temporary lawful resident only)	CPP-O	For new study or temporary work permits, apply to: Los Angeles New York For new temporary resident visas (MUST hold a valid study or work permit), apply to: CPP-O Visitors in Canada, who require a TRV, can no longer submit their application to a visa office in the United States when applying from inside Canada. They must apply either to the visa office responsible for their country of nationality, or to a visa office in a country in which they are present and have been legally admitted.	N/A
Canary Islands	Paris	Paris	Paris
Cape Verde	Dakar	Dakar	Dakar
Caroline Islands	Manila	Manila	Manila
Cayman Islands	Kingston	Kingston	Kingston
Central African Republic	Dakar	Dakar	Dakar
Chad	Dakar	Dakar	Dakar
Channel Islands	London	London	London
Chile	Santiago	Santiago	Santiago
China (People’s Republic of China)	Beijing Hong Kong (see details for regions)	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
Christmas Island	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
Colombia	Family Class: Bogota Economic Class: Mexico City	Bogota	Bogota
Comoros Island	Nairobi	Nairobi	Nairobi
Cook Islands	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
Costa Rica	Mexico City	Guatemala City	Guatemala City
Croatia	Vienna	Vienna	Vienna
Cuba	Havana	Havana	Havana
Curaçao	See Mexico City (Read January 29, 2013 visa office notice.)	See Mexico City (Read January 29, 2013 visa office notice.)	See Mexico City (Read January 29, 2013 visa office notice.)
Cyprus	Tel Aviv Business Class applications are processed in Ankara	Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv
Czech Republic	Vienna	Prague	Prague
D
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Nairobi	Nairobi	Nairobi
Denmark	London	London	London
Djibouti	Nairobi	Nairobi	Nairobi
Dominica	Port of Spain	Port of Spain	Port of Spain
Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo	Santo Domingo	Santo Domingo
E
East Timor	Singapore	Jakarta	Jakarta
Easter Island	Santiago	Santiago	Santiago
Ecuador	Family Class: Bogota Economic Class: Mexico City	Bogota	Bogota
Egypt	Cairo	Cairo	Cairo
El Salvador	Mexico City	Guatemala City	Guatemala City
England	London	London	London
Equatorial Guinea	Dakar	Dakar	Dakar
Eritrea	Nairobi	Nairobi	Nairobi
Estonia	Warsaw	Warsaw	Warsaw
Ethiopia	Nairobi	Addis Ababa (in person for processing in Nairobi) Nairobi (if sent by courier)	Addis Ababa (in person for processing in Nairobi) Nairobi (if sent by courier)
F
Falkland Islands	Buenos Aires London	Buenos Aires London	Buenos Aires London
Faroe Islands	London	London	London
Federated States of Micronesia	Manila	Manila	Manila
Fiji	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
Finland	London	London	London
France	Paris	Paris	Paris
French Guiana	Port of Spain	Port of Spain	Port of Spain
French Polynesia	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
G
Gabon	Dakar	Dakar	Dakar
Gambia	Accra	Accra	Accra
Georgia	Ankara	Ankara	Ankara
Germany	Vienna	Vienna	Vienna
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 of Spain	Port of Spain	Port of Spain
Guam	Manila	Manila	Manila
Guatemala	Mexico City	Guatemala City	Guatemala City
Guinea	In person at International Organization for Migration office in Conakry, for processing in Dakar Dakar (if sent by courier) Accra – refugees only	In person at the office of the IOM in Conakry, for processing in Dakar Dakar (if sent by courier)	In person at the office of the IOM in Conakry, for processing in Dakar Dakar (if sent by courier)
Guinea-Bissau	Dakar	Dakar	Dakar
Guyana	Port of Spain	Port of Spain	Port of Spain
H
Haiti	Port-au-Prince Economic Class applications are processed in Mexico City	Port-au-Prince	Port-au-Prince
Honduras	Mexico City	Guatemala City	Guatemala City
Hong Kong (SAR)	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong
Hungary	Vienna	Vienna	Vienna
I
Iceland	London	London	London
India	New Delhi	New Delhi Chandigarh	New Delhi Chandigarh
Indonesia	Singapore	Jakarta	Jakarta
Iran	Ankara	Ankara	Ankara
Iraq	Amman Business Class applications are processed in Ankara	Amman	Amman
Ireland	London	London	London
Israel	Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv
Italy	Rome	Rome	Rome
Ivory Coast	Dakar	Dakar	Dakar
J
Jamaica	Kingston	Kingston	Kingston
Japan	Manila	Manila	Manila
Johnston Atoll	Manila	Manila	Manila
Jordan	Amman Business Class applications are processed in Ankara	Amman	Amman
K
Kazakhstan	Moscow	Moscow	Moscow
Kenya	Nairobi	Nairobi	Nairobi
Kiribati	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
Kosovo	Vienna	Vienna	Vienna
Kosrae	Manila	Manila	Manila
Kuwait	Abu Dhabi Federal economic immigration applications are processed in London	Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi
Kyrgyzstan	Moscow	Moscow	Moscow
L
Laos	Singapore	Bangkok	Bangkok
Latvia	Warsaw	Warsaw	Warsaw
Lebanon	Beirut Business Class applications are processed in Ankara	Beirut	Beirut
Lesotho	Pretoria	Pretoria	Pretoria
Liberia	Accra	Accra	Accra
Libya	Paris	Tripoli(in person, for processing in Tunis) Tunis (if sent by courier)	Tripoli(in person, for processing in Tunis) Tunis (if sent by courier)
Liechtenstein	Paris	Paris	Paris
Lithuania	Warsaw	Warsaw	Warsaw
Luxembourg	Paris	Paris	Paris
M
Macao	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong
Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic of)	Vienna	Vienna	Vienna
Madagascar (Republic of)	Nairobi	Nairobi	Nairobi
Madeira	Paris	Paris	Paris
Malawi	Pretoria	Pretoria	Pretoria
Malaysia	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore
Maldives	Colombo	Colombo	Colombo
Mali	Dakar	Dakar	Dakar
Malta	Rome	Rome	Rome
Marianas	Manila	Manila	Manila
Marie-Galante	Port of Spain	Port of Spain	Port of Spain
Marshall Islands (Republic of the)	Manila	Manila	Manila
Martinique	Port of Spain	Port of Spain	Port of Spain
Mauritania	Dakar	Dakar	Dakar
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 Hong Kong (see details for regions)	Beijing	Beijing
Montenegro	Vienna	Vienna	Vienna
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
Namibia	Pretoria	Pretoria	Pretoria
Nauru	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
Nepal	New Delhi	New Delhi	New Delhi
Netherlands	Vienna	Vienna	Vienna
New Caledonia	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
New Zealand	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
Nicaragua	Mexico City	Guatemala City	Guatemala City
Niger	Dakar	Niamey (in person for processing in Dakar) Dakar (if sent by courier)	Niamey (in person for processing in Dakar) Dakar (if sent by courier)
Nigeria	Accra	Lagos	Lagos
Niue	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
Norfolk Island	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)	Beijing Hong Kong (see details for regions)	Beijing	Beijing
Northern Ireland	London	London	London
Northern Mariana Islands	Manila	Manila	Manila
Norway	London	London	London
O
Oman	Abu Dhabi Federal economic immigration applications are processed in London	Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi
P
Pakistan	Islamabad Economic Class applications are processed in London	Islamabad	Islamabad
Palau (or Belau)	Manila	Manila	Manila
Palestinian Authority (Gaza)	Cairo	Cairo	Cairo
Palestinian Authority (West Bank)	Tel Aviv	Amman	Amman
Panama	Mexico City	Guatemala City	Guatemala City
Papua New Guinea	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
Paraguay	Buenos Aires	Buenos Aires	Buenos Aires
Peru	Lima	Lima	Lima
Philippines	Manila	Manila	Manila
Pitcairn Islands	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
Poland	Warsaw	Warsaw	Warsaw
Ponape	Manila	Manila	Manila
Portugal	Paris	Paris	Paris
Puerto Rico	CPP-O	Visitor visas: New York or Los Angeles Study Permits: Los Angeles Work Permits: New York Temporary Resident Permits, Rehabilitation and Authority to Return to Canada: New York or Los Angeles. (Read January 29, 2013 visa office notice.)	Los Angeles New York (Read January 29, 2013 visa office notice.)
Q
Qatar	Abu Dhabi Federal economic immigration applications are processed in London	Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi
R
Republic of Congo	Nairobi	Nairobi	Nairobi
Reunion	Nairobi	Paris	Nairobi
Romania	Bucharest	Bucharest	Bucharest
Russia	Moscow	Moscow	Moscow
Rwanda	Nairobi	Nairobi	Nairobi
S
Saba	Port of Spain	Port of Spain	Port of Spain
Samoa (Independent State of)	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
Samoa (American)	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
San Marino	Rome	Rome	Rome
Sao Tome and Principe	Accra	Accra	Accra
Saudi Arabia	Abu Dhabi Economic Class applications are processed in London	Riyadh	Riyadh
Scotland	London	London	London
Senegal	Dakar	Dakar	Dakar
Serbia	Vienna	Vienna	Vienna
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 (Republic of Korea)	See Manila (Read January 28, 2013 visa office notice.)	See Manila (Read January 28, 2013 visa office notice.)	See Manila (Read January 28, 2013 visa office notice.)
South Sudan	Nairobi	Nairobi	Nairobi
Spain	Paris	Paris	Paris
Sri Lanka	Colombo	Colombo	Colombo
St. Barthélemy	Port of Spain	Port of Spain	Port of Spain
St. Eustatius	Port of Spain	Port of Spain	Port of Spain
St. Helena	Accra	Accra	Accra
St. Kitts and Nevis (Federation of)	Port of Spain	Port of Spain	Port of Spain
St. Lucia	Port of Spain	Port of Spain	Port of Spain
St. Maarten/St. Martin	Port of Spain	Port of Spain	Port of Spain
St. Pierre et Miquelon	Paris	Visitor visas: New York, Los Angeles or Paris Study Permits: Los Angeles or Paris Work Permits: New York or Paris Temporary Resident Permits, Rehabilitation and Authority to Return to Canada: New York, Los Angeles or Paris. (Read January 29, 2013 visa office notice.)	Paris New York
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	Paris For a study permit or a work permit, apply to Paris or Vienna	Paris
Syria	Amman Business Class applications are processed in Ankara	Amman Beirut	Amman Beirut
T
Tahiti	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
Taiwan	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong
Tajikistan	Moscow	Moscow	Moscow
Tanzania	Nairobi	Nairobi	Nairobi
Thailand	Singapore	Bangkok	Bangkok
Togo	Accra	Accra	Accra
Tokelau	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
Truk Island	Manila	Manila	Manila
Tunisia	Paris	Tunis	Tunis
Turkey	Ankara	Ankara	Ankara
Turkmenistan	Ankara	Ankara	Ankara
Turks and Caicos Islands	Kingston	Kingston	Kingston
Tuvalu	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
U
Uganda	Nairobi	Kampala, for processing in Nairobi	Nairobi
Ukraine	Kyiv	Kyiv	Kyiv
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi Federal economic immigration applications are processed in London	Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi
United Kingdom	London	London	London
United States of America	CPP-O	Visitor visas, Temporary Resident Permits, Rehabilitation and Authority to Return to Canada: New York or Los Angeles Study permits and study permits for work permit holders: Los Angeles Work Permits and work permits for study permit holders: New York (Read January 29, 2013 visa office notice.)	Los Angeles New York (Read January 29, 2013 visa office notice.)
Uruguay	Buenos Aires	Buenos Aires	Buenos Aires
U.S. Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands	Manila	Manila	Manila
Uzbekistan	Moscow	Moscow	Moscow
V
Vanuatu	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
Vatican City	Rome	Rome	Rome
Venezuela	See Mexico City (Read January 29, 2013 visa office notice.)	See Mexico City (Read January 29, 2013 visa office notice.)	See Mexico City (Read January 29, 2013 visa office notice.)
Vietnam	Singapore	Ho Chi Minh City	Ho Chi Minh City
Virgin Islands (British)	Port of Spain	Port of Spain	Port of Spain
Virgin Islands (US)	CPP-O	Visitor visas: New York or Los Angeles Study Permits: Los Angeles Work Permits: New York Temporary Resident Permits, Rehabilitation and Authority to Return to Canada: New York or Los Angeles. (Read January 29, 2013 visa office notice)	Los Angeles New York (Read January 29, 2013 visa office notice.)
W
Wake Island	Manila	Manila	Manila
Wales	London	London	London
Wallis and Futuna	Sydney	Sydney	Sydney
Western Sahara	Rabat	Rabat	Rabat
Y
Yap Island	Manila	Manila	Manila
Yemen	Abu Dhabi Federal economic immigration applications are processed in London	Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi
Z
Zambia	Pretoria	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

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