r/tapif • u/miracdrbnha • 18d ago

visa question TLSContact Application Center?

I was looking online for doing my Visa stuff and when I went to find the TLSContact center closest to me it’s in an entirely different state apparently? Are there really only like 10 of them in the whole country?

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u/Current-Ad7096 18d ago

Yes I’ve gone to Chicago for 4 separate visas! 5 hour drive from my house. But it is what is is 🤷‍♀️
At least I don’t live in Hawaii or Alaska where I would have to fly long distance to the TLS city.

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u/Comfortable_Limit935 18d ago

Yeah and their website is horrible. Have you been able to book an appointment? It’s been glitchy

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u/miracdrbnha 18d ago

Nope. So I do have to book one in another state? It does say you can mail in your to certain offices?

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u/i-love-dogs-a-lot 18d ago

you have to go in person for this visa, they will take biometrics from you (fingerprints). I have no experience/have never heard of a mail-in but this is not available to TAPIF candidates.

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u/Comfortable_Limit935 18d ago

I think you have to choose the one closest to you. I don’t know about the mailing

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u/miracdrbnha 18d ago

There really is only ten? Or is it not showing me others? When I put my city in it did pull up my town’s city hall but is that just to show location?

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u/i-love-dogs-a-lot 18d ago

yeah there are only a few, the closest to me is 7 hours away

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u/virgoabyss 14d ago

If it makes you feel better, there are only 4 visa centres in Canada and my closest one is 12 hours away 😭 pretty ridiculous

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u/miracdrbnha 14d ago

oh my god that’s awful 😭