Canada Visitor Visa from US or India

[neeta9]

I'm on h4 EAD working in the US. I need to visit Canada for a week on business trip. So I would need a visitor visa (same as business visa).

 

I need to apply at NY Consulate of Canada and processing time says 52 days on their website.

 

I want to know if I can go to India and apply from Hyderabad Consulate. In that case what is processing time and I can come back to US if it takes lesser than 52 days.

 

Please advice.

[jairichi]

Yes, you can apply at a Canadian consulate in India.

[L1B Blanket Visa]

Hello

 

I give this advice from personal experience.

 

I applied for a Visitor Visa online on cic.gc.ca on Nov 13th 2015. CIC asked for my passport to be mailed to NY CVAC on Nov 27th 2015. Fee has to be mailed to Philadelphia.

 

I mailed my passport on Nov 30th and it was received by CVAC on Dec 3rd. I received the passports on Dec 12th 2015.

The whole process took month.

 

You may have already completed your business trip, but I still thought I should post this response here for everyone's benefit.