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Canada visas from Jalandhar

Where to give biometrics, what a visa application centre can and cannot do, and how to see the officer's reasons after a refusal.

VFS Global Canada visa application centre in Jalandhar

Jalandhar has its own Canada visa application centre, run by VFS Global.
Canada Visa Application CentreAman Plaza, 1st Floor310 Lajpat NagarMahavir MargNakodar Chowk Opposite to Lovely AutosJalandhar, India144001
The Jalandhar centre on VFS GlobalOpening hours and appointments, from the company that runs the centre (opens in a new tab)
IRCC's list of visa application centresOn canada.ca (opens in a new tab)

Which centre: IRCC's list of visa application centres, checked 12 October 2026.

Jalandhar address: copied from VFS Global's Jalandhar centre page (opens in a new tab), checked 12 October 2026.

Opening hours and appointments change: check them on the centre's VFS Global page before you go.

You can: give biometrics and hand in documentsFingerprints and a photo, by appointment. VFS Global lists: Application submission with biometrics, only biometric collection, passport submission and passport collection. You send your passport only after IRCC asks for it.
You cannot: get visa advice or a decisionOfficers at an IRCC office make every decision. Nobody at the centre can advise you, tell you why you were refused, or speed a decision up.
A returned passport is not the decisionThe centre sends your passport back with the decision documents. Read those, and check your IRCC account.
Biometrics can last 10 yearsTemporary residence applicants give them once every 10 years. Most permanent residence applicants give them each time they apply.

“VACs don't play a role in the decision-making process and are expressly forbidden to provide you with any visa-related advice.” IRCC, Find a visa application centre (opens in a new tab)

“You must attend the appointment for your visa application yourself. You cannot send someone in your place.” VFS Global, What happens at the centre (opens in a new tab)

General information, not advice on your case.

IRCC's reply time is IRCC's, not ours. The law gives IRCC 30 days from receiving a request to reply, and lets it extend that by sending a notice.

Send photos or PDFs in the WhatsApp chat after you order. No originals, no courier, no office visit. When IRCC's reply arrives we check it and send it to you on WhatsApp; it is also in your account.
Ask on WhatsApp (opens WhatsApp)
Opens WhatsApp with a short general message and nothing about you. Nothing is ordered until you pay the link we send.
Who we arePro Lifeset Overseas Pvt. Ltd. holds a Punjab (India) licence, No. 849/DC/PTA/PLA/LC-3/2024. It is not a Canadian licence, and we do not represent anyone to IRCC.

Decision notes: It does not send them for eTAs, temporary resident permits or humanitarian and compassionate applications. IRCC, Officer decision notes (opens in a new tab)