Website for the visa Office in Dakar

Notice to applicants under the Quebec Skilled Worker Program and the Provincial Nominee Program

As of December 1, 2011, new applications for the Quebec Skilled Worker Program and the Provincial Nominee Program must be mailed to the Centralized Intake Office in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Internet Site: www.dakar.gc.ca
Office Type: Full service centre
Service Lines: Immigrants: Yes
Visitors: Yes
Workers: Yes
Students: Yes
Responsible for Permanent resident visa applications from:

Burkina-Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea (except refugees), Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal.

NOTE: All new applications for the Federal and Quebec Skilled Worker Programs, Federal Immigrant Investor Program and Provincial Nominee Program must first be mailed to the Centralized Intake Office in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Responsible for temporary resident applications from: Burkina-Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea (except refugees), Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal.
Office Location: Embassy of Canada
Immigration Section
Rue Galliéni x Amadou Cissé Dia
Dakar
Senegal
Mailing Address: Embassy of Canada
Immigration Section
P.O. Box 3373
Dakar, Senegal
Telephone/ Facsimile Numbers: Mission Tel.: 221-33-889-4700
Mission Fax: 221-33-889-4723
Case specific enquiry: https://dmp-portal.cic.gc.ca/cicemail/intro-eng.aspx?mission=dakar
General Enquiry: dakar.immigration@international.gc.ca
Office Hours: Opening hours to schedule an appointment to submit an application and/or obtain information including instructions for paying fees (no appointment necessary):
 
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00.
 
Please note that the Visa Section is only able to serve a limited number of clients each day and it may not be possible to serve each person who comes to the Embassy. Clients are seen on a first come, first served basis, and are therefore encouraged to arrive early.
 
Opening hours for submission of visa applications (by appointment only):
 
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 8:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
 
Please note that our office will be closed on Statutory Holidays.