Canada Visa Application Centre to Reopen

The Visa Application Centre (VAC) for Canada in Colombo will re-open for business on Monday, 15 June 2020, and will be operating from 10.00 am to 3.00 pm; Monday – Friday. The following limited services will be provided until further notice.

  • Biometrics collection for Biometric Instruction Letter holders only
  • Return of decision envelopes to applicants. Your decision envelope will be returned to you via the courier service offered by the VAC. Collection of decision envelopes in-person at the VAC is not permitted until further notice. Please refer to the “Service and Service Charge Schedule” page of this website for further information on courier services offered by the VAC.
  • Permanent Resident Travel Document intake (via post/courier only). Submission of PRTD applications in person at the VAC is not permitted until further notice.
  • Submission of passport upon receipt of passport request letter from IRCC (via post/courier only) Submission of passport in person at the VAC is not permitted until further notice.

Due to COVID-19 outbreak, the VAC may be implementing additional measures to ensure health and safety of applicants.

Source:  VFS Global