The VR template is only available in the list of templates when you are creating a blueprint project (not C++). Could that be the issue for you?
It might be possible to create a blank c++ project and add the Blueprint template later using the content browser though, using the new “Add Feature” function there.
Do you work on Mac ? Cause when i tried on my mac there was no vr template… I didn’t found any information about mac OS restriction on the web, but I guessed that was the problem, so i tried on windows and it was working.