Can you Apply for visitor visa while visiting the US instead of at Home Country?

[kevtaz]

I am a Canadian National. My wife (Egyptian national) has a valid US Visitor Visa and will be visiting there. While in US, can she apply for a Canadian Visa paper application in LA to come to Canada? The processing time is 5 weeks compared to over 6 months from Egypt. And Egypt does not have good standing with Canada in terms of visas at the moment.

 

[kevtaz]

OK, i think i found my answer. Yes I can apply by paper

Applicants outside Canada for whom an exception to applying online applies are required to submit their TRV applications to the visa application centre (VAC) that is responsible for serving

• the country in which the applicant has been lawfully admitted
• the applicant’s country of nationality or, if the applicant is stateless, their country of habitual residence

For example, a business person from India visiting London will be able to apply for a TRV at the VAC in London, as long as they were lawfully admitted to the United Kingdom. Similarly, a Chinese student lawfully admitted to Singapore for studies will be able to apply for a Canadian study permit at the VAC in Singapore. A Brazilian national who is physically in Brazil, however, may not submit a work permit application by mail to the VAC in New York City; they must submit it in Brazil.