High Commission of India, Ottawa, Canada
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Visa in an Emergency situation
A Visa may be granted to those who need to travel to India in an emergency situation.
This service is usually rendered on a working day. {In cases arising out of extreme humanitarian, medical or death situations, the Visa Officer may, at his discretion, grant visa on a closed holiday - Saturday, Sunday or Gazetted holiday - also. In such cases, you will be required to produce a confirmed and paid-for air ticket showing the emergent nature of your travel and hence the necessity of visa. You may also be required to give some proof of the emergency situation. You must take a prior appointment by giving a call to 613-744-3751, 613-744-3752 or 613-744-3753. Explain the emergency situation and have a date and time fixed. It will ensure that the visa counter is specially opened to attend to you on a holiday. A list of closed holidays can be found by clicking here.}
This service has NOT been outsourced to VFS Global. You will need to come to the High Commission of India after filling in the visa form. Please carefully follow the procedure given below to ensure that you get the visa in a smooth manner.
Processing Time
It would usually take 4 to 5 hours to process the Emergency Visa case. The applications are accepted between 10:30 AM and 12:30 PM on a working day at the High Commission and the visa is issued on the same day at about 4:30 PM. If you hold a Passport other than a Canadian Passport, your request for visa in an emergency situation can take 3 to 4 days. How to apply and the fee charged After taking a print out of the Visa Application Form and affixing a photograph on it, you need to come to the High Commission of India located at 10 Springfield Road, Ottawa K1M 1C9 between 10:30 AM and 12:30 PM on a working day. This service is NOT handled by our outsourcing agents, VFS Global. The fee charged is C$ 178 for each visa. You will be required to pay this fee in cash or by bank draft in favour of High Commission of India, Ottawa.
We would be granting the Visa valid for 2 months only and double entry. Applicants having Pakistani Passport or persons of Pak origin If you, or your parents or grand parents have/had Pakistani citizenship, a different procedure is required to be followed in your case. It may not be possible to grant an Emergency Visa in such cases. Please click here for details. Please do read the General instructions by clicking here. |
The information on this website about Consular matters has been presented in a simplified and highly readable format. It cannot be the basis for a legal claim about any visa/passport service or imposition of penalty. The Consular Officer will examine each case in the light of latest guidelines/instructions of the Government on the matter and will decide the case.
