Service and Service Charge Schedule

Service Charges for Application Processing:

Services and Service Charge Schedule with effect from 02 November 2019

Important Note:

  • If you need to provide your biometrics, the biometric fee of CAD $85 (per person) / CAD $170 (for a family of 2 or more)/ CAD $255 (for a group of performing artists of 3 or more). The mode of payment for Biometrics fee will be in Demand Draft in favor of “Canadian High Commission” payable at New Delhi. Biometrics fee covers the CVAC service charge for Package Transmission, with the exception of the following instances:

    • For any subsequent submissions of passport and/or documents after the package transmission, applicants will be required to pay the Package Transmission fee every time this request is made through the VAC.
    • Applicants who submit their passport or documents at a different VAC from the one where they initially provided biometrics, Package Transmission fees will apply.
    • If no package is transmitted at the time of biometric enrolment (when the application has been submitted online), the initial package transmission is included in the fee of CAD $85 for biometric enrolment and package transmission.
  • All applicants who are submitting paper applications (with or without biometrics) will need to pay the Assisted Service – Paper Application fee
  • If you do not need to provide biometrics and you are submitting your passport, documents, or both at the VAC, the Package Transmission fee will apply.

Service Charges for Services offered at the VAC:

Service Price (Per Applicant) Amount in CAD (Including VAT) Amount in NPR * (**) (Including VAT)
Package transmission (per package)  $17.69  1433
Assisted Service – Paper Applications (per application)  $8.40 680
Self Service Workstation (per hour)  $6.53  529
Assisted Service - Online Forms (per form)  4.20  340
Photocopying (per page) $0.06 5.00
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Compliant Photography  $3.17  257
Short Message Service (SMS) (per Applicant)  $2.75  223
Printing (per page)  $0.39  32
Locker Services (per visit/per person)  $2.57  208
Assisted Service - Scanning (per page)  $0.33  26

For complete details on the Additional Services offered at the Canada Visa Application Centre please click here

Applicants intending to use the self-service workstation at the VAC are requested to carry their own USB/pen drives.

Please Note: The wait time at the self-assisted workstation will depend on the number of visitors for the day.

Please ensure you take your USB/pen drive back with you after the appointment, as it may contain important information. As per IRCC's guidelines, we are not permitted to retain any Personally Identifiable Information. If a device is left behind, a notification will be sent to you. If we do not receive a revert in two days, the device will be destroyed.

*VFS Processing Charges in Nepal should be in favor of "VF Services (Mauritius) Pte. Ltd” & have to be payable in Kathmandu, Nepal. Demand Drafts are the only acceptable mode for payment in Nepal.

Note: Any demand draft having contradicting MICR number & DD number or incorrect information shall not be acceptable.

**The exchange rate of CAD is governed by the Canadian Government.

How to make payment of Government of Canada fees.

Pay your fees online through the IRCC website

  • For any refund of fees paid to the Government of Canada, Please Click here to request a Refund

All the charges including Visa Fee are non-refundable.