Yeah, I am in the same situation. My spouse received an email saying that he needs to submit his passport to New Delhi and within 30 day. When he asked VFS Dubai about submitting his passport there, they said they would send it to Abu Dhabi, so he wasn't sure whether he should submit it there. Anyways, he submitted his passport today. When I emailed VFS Dubai, here is what they said:
With reference to your email, kindly note the letter you have received specifies to Contact VFS in India or in Nepal and pay the requisite fees for the Passport Transmission Services for sending your passport to New Delhi.
As your spouse has contacted VFS Dubai, the passport will be sent to the Embassy of Canada in Abu Dhabi for processing. VFS Dubai will not send the passport to Delhi. However it is fine to submit the passport at VFS Dubai for processing.
So I hope everything works out. Do I need to change my visa office?
With reference to your email, kindly note the letter you have received specifies to Contact VFS in India or in Nepal and pay the requisite fees for the Passport Transmission Services for sending your passport to New Delhi.
As your spouse has contacted VFS Dubai, the passport will be sent to the Embassy of Canada in Abu Dhabi for processing. VFS Dubai will not send the passport to Delhi. However it is fine to submit the passport at VFS Dubai for processing.
So I hope everything works out. Do I need to change my visa office?