It's important to take note of the following information before booking an appointment:

• Your passport submission letter is valid for 30 days.
• Passport submission appointments are free of cost. Beware of anyone who asks for payments for booking an appointment slot.
• Please be very careful while uploading your details in the web form. Your appointment;

1. date and time will be allocated on a first-come-first-serve basis.
2. is non-transferable, and information once updated cannot be changed.
3. may not be entertained if the appointment letter details do not match the passport submission letter issued by IRCC.

• A passport submission letter once used to book an appointment cannot be reused.
• In case you are unable to attend your passport submission appointment at the allotted date and time, you will be blocked from requesting an appointment for 3 calendar days. After 3 calendar days, you may raise a new request which will be served on a first-come-first-serve basis.
• Owing to the high demand in India, the following requests are currently not available:

1. Request for earlier appointment dates.
2. Request for rescheduling of the appointment.
3. Request for cancellation of appointments.

• Appointment letters will be sent from an email ID with the domain name @vfshelpline.com.
• Individual appointments should be booked for each family member in all categories.
• Each applicant who requests an appointment will get a separate email with appointment details.