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Welcome to the website of the Canada Visa Application Centre (CVAC) in Peru. TT Services is the exclusive service provider for the Government of Canada, authorized to provide administrative support services to visa applicants in Peru. The Canada Visa Application Centre is operated by VFS Global on behalf of TT Visa Services Ltd (hereinafter TT Services).

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Re-opening for VAC in Lima: 11 March 2021

  • The Opening Hours of the VAC in Lima will be as follows, until further notice:

    • Business Hours: Monday – Friday: 08:00 hrs – 14:00 hrs

    The VAC will provide the following limited services until further notice.

  • Biometrics collection for Biometric Instruction Letter holders only
  • Return of decision envelopes to applicants. Your decision envelope will be returned to you via the courier service offered by the VAC. Collection of decision envelopes in-person at the VAC is not permitted until further notice. Please refer to the “Service and Service Charge Schedule” page of this website for further information on courier services offered by the VAC.
  • Permanent Resident Travel Document intake (via post/courier only). Submission of PRTD applications in person at the VAC is not permitted until further notice.
  • Submission of passport upon receipt of passport request letter from IRCC (via post/courier only) Submission of passport in person at the VAC is not permitted until further notice.
  • Self-Service Workstation (effective 16th August 2021)
  • Printing (effective 16th August 2021)
  • Assisted Service-Scanning (effective 16th August 2021)
  • Photocopying (effective 16th August 2021)
  • International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) compliant photography (effective 16th August 2021)
  • USB Drive (effective 16th August 2021)
  • SMS (effective 16th August 2021)

    • The services listed above may be subject to change at short notice due to COVID-19 measures.

    Due to COVID-19 outbreak, the VAC may be implementing additional measures to ensure health and safety of applicants.

    In compliance with local regulations it is mandatory the use of mask to enter the Visa Application Center

important information

  • Booking of appointments for enrolling your biometrics at the VAC is absolutely free of cost. No payment should be made to outside parties for the booking of your appointment. In case you are unable to book an appointment via the website, you should reach out to our Contact Centre and/or VAC directly. For more information on how to contact us, please refer to our Contact page.

    Important notice: Please be informed that the appointment scheduling service is necessary only for providing your biometric information. Please make your appointment only if have received your Biometric Instruction Letter.

  • The Canada Visa Application Centre in Lima be closed on Thursday 24 December 2020 and Thursday 31 December 2020 and will resume operations normally on Monday 04 January 2021 due to Public Holidays.
  • Important Update: New service charges come into effect on Sunday, 1 November 2020. You are advised to check for updated information on this website prior to submitting an application.

  • IMPORTANT

    Following Ministerial Instructions issued by the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada on April 9, April 29, May 19, June 9, July 1, September 29, 2020, and February 1, 2021, applicants can no longer submit an application for temporary residence in paper at the VAC. New Ministerial Instructions issued on September 1, 2021 have extended this measure until March 31, 2022 with some exemptions. Please check the IRCC website to find out more about these exemptions.

    Most applications for temporary residence must continue to be submitted online via IRCC’s website: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/immigration-citizenship.html
    If you submitted an application for temporary residence in paper to the VAC and are not eligible under one of these exemptions, your application will be returned to you.

  • IMPORTANT NOTICE:

  • One-Way courier:

    Due to the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak, all passports will only be returned using the courier services offered by the Visa Application Centers.

    The Visa Application Center is offering courier services at a discount of 10% on the courier prices listed in the pricing table on this website. This discounted rate will only be available from March 2020 until further notice.

  • Two-way courier:
    • Due to the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak, the Visa Application Centre is only accepting applications for biometrics exempt applicants via the courier service offered by the VAC. All passports will also only be returned using the courier services offered by the Visa Application Centre.

    The Visa Application Centre is offering courier services at a discount of 10% on the courier prices listed in the pricing table on this website. This discounted rate will only be available from March 2020 until further notice

    • If you submitted an application for temporary residence in paper to the VAC on or after 10 April 2020, your application will be returned to you.

  • Please note that as of 01 July 2020, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration of Canada has also lifted the suspension on the processing of temporary resident visa (visitor visa) applications. Although processing of applications has resumed, travel restrictions to Canada remain in place. For more details, visit the IRCC website.

  • For important updates regarding validity of you Biometric Instruction Letters, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19/biometrics.html

    Please note that VFS does not have information about the status of an application that has been submitted online or being processed at the Visa Office. If you require information about the status of your application, please contact IRCC directly by completing the Web Form

    Additional information can be found on IRCCs Covid-19 page https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19.html

  • Important Notice: In adherence with the Supreme Decree issued by the government that orders compulsory social isolation (quarantine), The Canada Visa Center in Lima will remain closed for the next 15 days, from Monday 16 March 2020, restoring our operations once this decree has expired. All affected appointments will be reschedule and attended as soon as possible.
  • Important Update: New service charges come into effect on Saturday, 02 November 2019. You are advised to check for updated information on this website prior to submitting an application.
  • “Booking of appointments for enrolling your biometrics at the VAC is absolutely free of cost. No payment should be made to outside parties for the booking of your appointment. In case you are unable to book an appointment via the website, you should reach out to our Contact Centre and/or VAC directly. For more information on how to contact us, please refer to our Contact page.”

    Important notice: Please be informed that the appointment scheduling service is necessary only for providing your biometric information. Please make your appointment when you consider you have all the necessary documents.
  • Effective 03 November 2018, prior appointment is mandatory for Biometric Enrolment at the Canada Visa Application Centre (CVAC) in Peru. Depending on your nationality, you may already need to give biometrics.
  • Since July 31, 2018 – applicants from Europe, Middle East and Africa
  • Starting December 31, 2018 – applicants from Asia, Asia Pacific and the Americas
  • To find out if you need to give biometrics, please visit http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/biometrics.asp
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