Applying for a French visa in Canada [fr]
France-Visas is a single portal with all the information you need to guide you through the process and help you every step of the way (preparing the application, entering details, submitting and tracking the application).
NB: Thursday April 4, 2024 the France-Visa online application site will be unavailable from 10am to 12pm.
Since April 24, 2018, VFS Global serves those applicants wishing to obtain a Visa for France. VFS has offices in different cities: Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa and Vancouver.
VFS Global’s mission is to provide information to applicants (call center: +1 613 927 92 66 (9 am EST to 4 pm PT) / online services VFS Global’s: info.francecanada@vfsglobal.com), meet with applicants in order to collect application files and proceed with biometrics.
These are then forwarded to the French Consulate General in Montreal for review.
Due to regulatory timeframes and the seasonal peak, the total length of the review process is currently 30 business days.
The applicant’s passport must remain with the application file during the entire process.
If applicants need to obtain their passports in an emergency, they may request it but will then have to withdraw their application in writing at the following address Info.FranceCanada@vfsglobal.com this application
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Moreover, your visa application will automatically be withdrawn should you retrieve your passport from the processing center. A new request will have to be submitted at a later date.
We strongly discourage applicants from retrieving their passports while the application process is still ongoing. Should you do so in the hope of traveling to France and completing your application there, please note that you risk being denied entry at the border.
The Visa department of the French Consulate General in Montreal processes all submitted requests but will not provide any information while the file is under review neither by phone or email.
Applicants will be informed directly by VFS Global when their passports become available for pickup at their centers.
For general information and for preparing, submitting, and tracking your application, log on to France-visas, the official website for visa application to France.
The applications submitted without all the supporting documents listed on France Visas at the pre-application stage will be rejected by the Consulate.
Applying fo a visa : the main steps
Do you need a visa ?
First use, the visa wizard to check depending on your situation, whether you need a visa and which one. It will also tell you which documents must be enclosed to your application along with the relevant fee.
Complete your application on line
Once you have confirmed that you need a visa, you can complete your application online. You will be asked to create a France-Visas account, which you will need for each step of the process.
Submit your application to the visa center
Once you have completed your online application, all you have to do is submit it to your local visa center provides you with all the necessary information on how and where to submit your application.
In Canada, Visa applications for France can be submitted in four centers :
VFS Global Center in Toronto
208 Bloor Street West
Unit 402
M5S 3B4 Toronto
Ontario
VFS Global center in Montréal
Unit 206, 2nd floor, 1010 rue Sherbrooke Ouest
Entrance on Metcalfe street
H3A 2R7 Montréal
VFS Global Center in Vancouver
580 Hornby Street Unit 440
BC V6C 2E7 Vancouver
VFS Global Center in Ottawa
2211 Riverside Drive
Unit 403
ON K1H 7X5 Ottawa
Track your visa application
Once your application is submitted track its progress, and see how and when you can collect your passport and how to prepare for your trip to France.
If you have any questions regarding your visa application, you can contact the VFS call center
(+ 1) 613 927 92 66
(From 9 a.m. Atlantic time to 4 p.m. Pacific time)
info.francecanada@vfsglobal.com
Processing time
Depending on the time of year, the deadlines for making appointments and for processing your file may vary.
Applicants are therefore asked to anticipate their visa application process by requesting an appointment approximately one month before the scheduled departure date.
France-Canada – Youth mobility agreement - students, young professionals, working holiday
The Franco-Canadian agreement aims to simplify and facilitate the administrative procedures applicable to young French nationals and young Canadian nationals (18-35 years old) who wish to stay in the country of which they are not nationals, in order to increase their knowledge of languages, culture, and society in the other country through travel, study, internship or work experience.
The agreement provides for four categories of stays:
Young professionals,
Interuniversity exchange,
Practical Internship
Working Holiday Program.
For young Canadians, the agreement applies to the territories of the European and Overseas Departments (Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Reunion, Mayotte) of the French Republic as well as the territorial collectivity of Saint- Pierre and Miquelon.
=> Check instructions to complete your applications on the France Visa website.
=> Check Frequently asked questions on this topic.