You hold an Indian passport and live in Ottawa or Gatineau on a PR, work or study permit — so you apply for France from Canada. The capital region has its own VFS Global France centre, and the Consulate of France in Montreal decides. One France visa opens all 27 Schengen countries — we build the file and handle VFS.
Can an Indian passport holder living in Ottawa apply for a France visa from Canada?
Yes. As an Indian national legally resident in the National Capital Region — permanent resident, or a valid work or study permit holder — you apply for your France Schengen visa in Canada, not in India. You lodge at the VFS Global centre in Ottawa (the capital region has its own), and the file is adjudicated by the Consulate General of France in Montreal, which decides all France applications in Canada. The €90 Type-C visa lets you travel across all 27 Schengen countries.
Reviewed July 2026 · Source: France-Visas (official) & VFS Global Canada, Ottawa.
Residence decides where you apply
A Schengen visa is applied for from your country of legal residence — so India’s VFS centres don’t apply to you. Ottawa has the Embassy of France and its own VFS Global centre, but the adjudicating post for all of Canada is the Consulate General of France in Montreal. The three things that trip people up:
Applying at the embassy. The Embassy of France doesn't take walk-in visa applications — intake is at VFS Global Ottawa.
Proving residence. Your PR card or permit must be valid at least three months beyond your return.
Return-intent as a non-citizen. Montreal wants to see your Canadian job, permit and home — clear reasons you return to the capital region.
The €90 consulate fee is non-refundable — a poorly framed file wastes it. Opaige builds the version Montreal approves the first time.
What Opaige does
France-primary itinerary, a clean financial narrative, documented Canadian ties and Schengen-grade insurance — every section calibrated to how the Consulate General of France in Montreal reads a file, so a 90-second review reaches one conclusion: genuine visitor who returns to Ottawa.
We book your VFS Global appointment and prepare you for the 15-minute biometrics visit.
We confirm your PR card or permit qualifies and package your proof of legal residence as the consulate expects.
We frame France as your main destination correctly, so your visa opens every Schengen country cleanly.
Front-loaded document quality so Montreal doesn't pause for more information and cost you weeks.
The €90 consulate fee and VFS service fee are paid separately at your Ottawa appointment. Opaige service fees are separate, from $199.
Paris, the Riviera, the Alps, Bordeaux — up to 90 days across all 27 Schengen states
Attestation d'accueil from your host's French mairie, assembled correctly
Paris & Lyon trade fairs, B2B, supplier visits — named agenda, company invitation
What you need
Exactly what VFS Ottawa and the Montreal consulate expect from an Indian national resident in the National Capital Region. We assemble and review every item before submission.
How it works
We check your PR card or valid work/study permit qualifies, then build the France-primary itinerary, financial narrative and Canadian-ties evidence the Montreal consulate examines.
The capital region has its own VFS Global France centre. We secure your appointment and prepare you for the biometrics visit — your passport stays with the centre until the decision.
Your application is forwarded to and decided by the Consulate General of France in Montreal. Standard processing is around 15 calendar days.
Flat fees. The service guarantee is included — if we make a review error, your service fee is refunded in full.
Forms & booking
+ supporting documents
Complete package
Same-day, hands-off
The €90 French consulate fee and the VFS service fee are paid separately — we never mark them up.
Yes. As an Indian passport holder legally resident in the National Capital Region (PR, or a valid work or study permit), you apply for your France Schengen visa in Canada, not in India. You lodge at the VFS Global centre in Ottawa, and the file is adjudicated by the Consulate General of France in Montreal, which decides all France applications in Canada.
No. Although the Embassy of France in Canada sits in Ottawa, visa intake is outsourced to VFS Global, and the adjudicating post for the whole country is the Consulate General of France in Montreal. You give biometrics at VFS Ottawa; Montreal decides.
Yes. VFS Global Ottawa serves the whole National Capital Region on both sides of the river, including Gatineau and Eastern Ontario. Everything with Opaige is online, so which side of the Ottawa River you live on makes no difference.
Yes, provided the permit is valid and remains valid for the required period beyond your trip. A valid Canadian study or work permit is accepted as proof of legal residence for the France application. We confirm your specific permit qualifies before you pay any fee.
The France Schengen fee is €90 plus the VFS service fee, paid separately at your Ottawa appointment. Opaige's flat service fee starts at $199. Standard processing is about 15 calendar days after biometrics — book at least a month before travel.
Yes. Opaige (formerly SwiftPass Immigration) is a registered company running a transparent, dashboard-based service — not an anonymous agent. Your fee is held until your application is submitted.
You live in Ottawa or Gatineau and hold an Indian passport — that's all it takes to travel Europe on one France visa. Don't gamble the €90 on a poorly framed file or a missed VFS slot. Opaige books VFS Ottawa and frames the file for Montreal. Flat $199 · 94% first-submission approval.
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