Sending Passport to VAC for Canadian Visitor Visa

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The up-to-date information is available on https://visa.vfsglobal.com/usa/en/can/apply-visa under "Service charges" tab.

If it is your first recent application to Canada and paid a biometric fee (currently 85 CAD), that fee includes one package transmission fee at the same VAC.

If you applied online for a non-transit visa (i.e. you only did biometrics at the VAC and did not submit your application there), you do not have to pay the package transmission fee again if you send the passport to the same centre as your biometrics appointment.

If you send the passport to a different VAC or you have used the included transmission service (between the VAC and the visa office) once already after the biometrics, you will have to pay for the transmission, currently (April 2022) 27.62 CAD or 22.80 USD for VACs in the USA.

Additionally, citing the Covid situation (justified or not), the VACs in the USA currently forces you to use their chosen courier service which means you do not have to prepare the submission label or the return envelope. Unfortunately, the fee for two-way transmission currently stands at 91.27 CAD or 75.30 USD. Currently a 10% discount applies to this fee.

The fees can be paid by certified check or money order. Online payment is possible or even obligatory for the two-way courier fee. You can email them or chat online with them for more information.

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