You hold an Indian passport and live in Metro Vancouver — Surrey, Burnaby, Richmond — on a PR, work or study permit, so you apply for France from Canada. You lodge at VFS Global Vancouver, 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 Vancouver apply for a France visa from Canada?
Yes. As an Indian national legally resident in British Columbia — 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 Vancouver (application prefix FCVR), 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, Vancouver.
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. In BC you give biometrics at VFS Global Vancouver, and the Consulate General of France in Montreal adjudicates. The three things that trip people up:
The VFS appointment. Peak-season (May–Aug) slots at VFS Vancouver fill fast — booking late costs you the trip.
Proving BC 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 BC.
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 British Columbia.
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 Vancouver 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 Vancouver and the Montreal consulate expect from an Indian national resident in British Columbia. 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.
France outsources intake to VFS Global in Vancouver. We secure your appointment and prepare you for the biometrics visit — your passport stays with the centre until the decision.
Your BC application (tracking prefix FCVR) 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 British Columbia (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 Vancouver, and the file is adjudicated by the Consulate General of France in Montreal, which decides all France applications in Canada.
You give biometrics at VFS Global Vancouver, but the decision is made by the Consulate General of France in Montreal — the adjudicating post for the whole country. Your BC application carries an FCVR tracking prefix. Opaige builds the file for how Montreal reviews it.
Yes. VFS Global Vancouver serves all of Metro Vancouver and British Columbia, so residents of Surrey, Burnaby, Richmond, Coquitlam and Victoria book the same Vancouver centre. Everything with Opaige is online.
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 in BC 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 Vancouver 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 Metro Vancouver 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 Vancouver and frames the file for Montreal. Flat $199 · 94% first-submission approval.
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