For people who are looking to immigrate to Canada, one of the most important and vital steps is to make an appointment with the Canadian Embassy. This process may seem difficult, but by knowing the necessary steps and tips, it can be done easily. Since there is no Canadian embassy in Iran, applicants must travel to neighboring countries to submit their visa application. In this article, we will examine the steps and time required to make an appointment with the Canadian Embassy in Istanbul.
How to make an appointment with the Canadian embassy?
If we want to briefly and clearly answer the question of how to get a visa from the Canadian Embassy, we must mention two main methods:
Online appointment of the Canadian Embassy in Istanbul
If you decide to apply for a Canadian visa in person, you should note that since there is no Canadian embassy in Iran, you need to travel to one of the accredited Canadian agencies in neighboring countries. First, you must deliver the documents you need to the agency and fill out the relevant forms carefully. After completing these steps, on the date and time that has already been determined, you must go to one of the Vok centers and do the fingerprinting process.
Note that before going to the fingerprinting center, you must pay the amount related to this process and present the receipt to the agency. After completing these steps, you should wait for your visa confirmation email. This process may take some time, so patience is important.
Visit the Canadian Embassy in person to make an appointment
In this method, you first go to the VFS Global website and create an account for yourself. After creating an account, upload the necessary documents and as a result, the embassy will issue you a unique tracking code. Then, based on the country in which you want to do the fingerprinting process, you select your desired VOC office and pay the visa and fingerprinting fees online. One of the advantages of this method is that if there are defects in the documents, you will have the opportunity to correct them and you will only travel to the destination country for fingerprinting.
What people do not need fingerprinting?
- People who are less than 14 and more than 80 years old.
- Applicants who have an immigrant visa.
- Those who already reside in Canada.
- Government employees and people or diplomats
How long does the Canadian embassy take?
Considering that there is no Canadian embassy in Iran, all people who apply for a Canadian visa must travel to one of the neighboring countries and book an appointment at the embassy there. Cities such as Ankara, Istanbul, Yerevan, Dubai and Abu Dhabi are known as the main destinations for this process. After traveling to one of these destinations, you can submit your visa application to the embassy.
The length of time it takes to get a Canadian Embassy appointment depends on a number of factors, including the number of applicants and congestion. Therefore, it is not possible to estimate the exact time to receive the embassy appointment. Under normal circumstances, the time of the Canadian Embassy usually lasts between 7 and 10 working days (about 14 days).
Also, if you use the services of Farnaz Fayaz Bakhsh Immigration Institute, the process of getting a visa includes different steps; From scheduling an embassy appointment to preparing documents, translating them, doing fingerprinting, interviews and Canadian passport pickup services. This entire process can take between 1 and 3 months, so accurate and sufficient planning is particularly important in this regard.
Required documents for the time of the Canadian Embassy
You do not need many documents to book an appointment at the Canadian Embassy. In fact, at the online registration stage or during the in-person visit, you only need to provide the necessary documents. Also, when you make an appointment, you should wait for an email from the embassy. This email is usually sent by the case officer and informs you that the initial steps of checking your documents have been completed and now it is time for you to be fingerprinted. This process assures you that your documents have been preliminarily reviewed and that everything is on track.
- date of birth
- Email address
- Contact number
Canadian visa applicants must go to one of the VAC centers to be fingerprinted and provide their biometric information. Considering that there is no Canadian embassy in Iran, Iranian citizens must travel to Canada’s representative offices, known as VOC, to register biometric information and perform the fingerprinting process. These offices are located in countries such as Istanbul, Ankara, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Yerevan. In the following, we will provide a list of these centers and their respective addresses so that you can easily refer to them.
- Ankara VAC office address
Kavaklıdere Mahallesi Atatürk Bulvarı no: 154 next to TEB Bank - Istanbul VAC office address
Haciahmet Mah. Kurtulus Deresi Cad. No:29 Beyoglu-Istanbul 34440 - Dubai VAC office address
Office MO2, Mezzanine Floor, Silver Wave Building, Union National Bank Mina Road, Abu Dhabi - Abu Dhabi VAC office address
25th floor, Shining Tower, Khalidiya Street, Abu Dhabi - Yerevan VAC office address
10 Vazgen Sargsyan – Yerevan – Armenia
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