Visa Application Centers in the Philippines (VACs) - VFS Global

The Canadian Embassy in Manila uses the services of the Visa Application Centers in the Philippines (VACs)  in Manila and Cebu to expedite the application process for the following types of application:

• Visitor Visa
• Study Permit
• Temporary Work Permit
• Live-in Caregiver Work Permit
• Re-entry Visa for returning students, workers or live-in caregivers
• Permanent Resident Travel Document

The new VACs, operated by VFS Global, opened last July 3, 2013.  It is now accepting Temporary Resident Applications and Travel Documents for Returning Permanent Residents. 

There's no changes in the application forms and visa processing fee.  However, VFS Global will be charging applicants for their services, such as the following:

P800 - Service Charge for Application Processing Per Applicant
P310 - Courier Delivery of Applications Per Person

VFS service charges are to be paid via demand draft only and the same should be in Philippine Peso (Php only) payable to VFS Service Phils. Pvt. Inc.

If sending your documents via courier, you must send your documents to:

Canada Visa Application Centre, 
6F Unit 608 Eco Plaza Bldg. 
Chino Roces Avenue Ext Pasong Tamo Ext 
Makati City.

or

9th Floor Keppel Center,
Unit 905, Samar Loop cor,
Cardinal Rosales Ave,
Cebu Business Park, Cebu City

For more information on how to submit Temporary Resident Applications and Travel Documents for Returning Permanent Residents via  Visa Application Centers in the Philippines (VACs) - VFS Global, simply visit "How to Submit an Application" page of the Manila Visa Office website.

For those who prefer online application, click here.

If you want Canadian Immigration Consultancy to assist you, contact us.

Ten-year multiple-entry visa | Visiting Canada

Citizneship and Immigration Canada will now be issuing a ten-year multiple-entry visa. This is good news for parents and grandparents with sponsorship applications in process. Businessmen visting canada will benefit from this too.

“More applications and higher expectations mean that Citizenship and Immigration Canada needs a more responsive and flexible processing system,” said Minister Kenney. “To achieve that, the Department is providing applicants and staff with the right tools to deliver on those expectations.”

Citizens of certain countries require a visa to come to Canada temporarily. Currently, the maximum validity period of a multiple-entry visa is five years. However, increasingly, countries are issuing passports which are valid for ten years. In light of this, CIC is changing its policy for visa issuance. Where applicants apply for multiple-entry visas, they may now be issued to the maximum validity according to the length of the passport validity (up to ten years, minus one month). [Source]

Will Filipino applicants be given 10-year multiple-entry visa too? Unlikely. The Visa Office in Manila normally gives only 2-year multiple entry visa during the time that the maximum allowed is 5 years. Another reason why it is impossible is because our passports are valid only for 5 years.