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June 17, 2021

VFS Global issues update on visa application services in India

VFS Global, the visa outsourcing and technology services company, has issued an update on visa application services in India. Due to the lockdown/curfew restrictions announced in some states, select visa applications centres are temporarily closed in certain cities

Information about visa application centers listed in the below table is as of June 9, 2021.

Note: Air travel on all routes is subject to government advisories and permissions for air travel may be independent of the visa process.

Country Visa Categories Cities
Austria C & D Visa Categories with prior approvals Delhi, Mumbai, Kochi, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru
Australia Temporarily closed
Belarus All Visa Categories Mumbai and New Delhi
 

Belgium

Short Term- Seamen, Business (Pre- Approved), Long Term – Work permit, Residence Permit and Student New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Kochi and Hyderabad
Canada Temporarily closed
China Temporarily closed
 

Croatia

Category D, Short Term – Tourist, Business, Family Visit and Emergency cases. Long Term – Work permit, Resident Permit New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Bengaluru
Cyprus Exceptional applications basis on Embassy approvals Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Kochi and Hyderabad
Czech 

Republic

Temporarily closed
 

Denmark

All short-and-long term applications as per the Embassy website New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Kochi
Dominican 

Republic

Residence, Work and Business visas New Delhi, Mumbai
Estonia C visa applications with prior approvals Kochi, Chennai, Hyderabad, 

Bengaluru and Kolkata

Finland Temporarily closed
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

France

·       Airport Transit 

·       Spouse of French/EU and Children

·       Seaman

·       Foreign citizen working in a diplomatic or consular mission, or an international organisation with headquarters or an office in France, as well as their partner and children

·       Citizen of a third country holding a long-stay visa issued for the purpose of family reunion or reunification of refugee families, beneficiaries of subsidiary protection and stateless persons (OFII family)

·       C visa applications with prior approvals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kochi, Bengaluru and Hyderabad

Georgia Temporarily closed
 

 

 

 

 

 

Germany

·       D Category (Student, Employment, Family reunion) 

·       D Visa stamping and C Visa with consulate approval

·       Family Reunion submission initiated at the Embassy and C Visa categories with prior approvals

·       D Visa stamping only for Family Reunion & Dependent Cases submitted with appointment only (North India)

 

 

 

·       Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi and Bengaluru

·       Kolkata – D visa category only

Hungary Embassy approved cases New Delhi
Iceland Embassy approved cases New Delhi
 

Italy

Student visa, Seamen visa, Business visa and any exceptional category approved by the Consulate Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi and Bengaluru
 

Ireland

 

Long Stay / Short stay and emergency cases post mission approval

Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kochi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Jalandhar, Chandigarh and Delhi
Japan Temporarily closed
Latvia Student Visa, pre-approved cases from Embassy – D visa Delhi, Mumbai, Kochi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai
 

Lebanon

 

All Visa Categories (BAU)

Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, New Delhi and Kolkata
 

 

 

Lithuania

·       Long Term Applications, Family members of EU and Lithuania citizens (C visa) 

·       Resident Permit

·       Foreigners traveling for other essential purpose (eligibility confirmed by the Embassy) (C and D visa)

 

 

 

Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad

 

Luxembourg

All D visa and C visa applications with mission approvals Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kochi, New Delhi, and Kolkata
Malta Temporarily closed
Malaysia Single Entry Visas Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad
MEA Attestation and apostille of personal and educational documents Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad
Morocco Closed
New 

Zealand

Long-stay and other categories (postal applications only) New Delhi
Nigeria Temporarily closed
Norway Temporarily closed
Poland Category D Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, New Delhi, and Kolkata
 

Portugal

D6 (Family Reunion), Seaman, Student, and Embassy approved cases Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, New Delhi, and Kolkata
 

South Africa

 

All visa categories

Mumbai, Bengaluru 

New Delhi – Opens on 10 June 2021

Kolkata – Opens on 15 June 2021

South Korea Opening on 15 June 2021 

Business, Employment, Study and Family Visitor visas

 

New Delhi and Kolkata

 

Sweden

 

All categories, with declarations only

Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, New Delhi and Kolkata
 

Switzerland

 

D Visa stamping for authorized cases only

 

All cities

 

 

Thailand

VISA TR, STV, and long-stay non- OA, non-B (employment), and medical treatment  

Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Kochi, and Hyderabad

The Netherlands Blue Carpet, Seaman, and re-entry visas Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru
 

Turkey

 

All visa categories

Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Chennai, Bengaluru, and New Delhi
 

UAE – DVPC

Online applications only for all categories except for Service / Business visas  

Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru, Delhi, and Mumbai

 

United Kingdom

 

All Visa categories

New Delhi, Jalandhar, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kochi, Hyderabad, and Chandigarh
 

Ukraine

 

All visas except tourist

Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, New Delhi, and Kolkata,
 

 

USA

 

Emergency Cases, IW Allocation for Student visa classes, H & L visa classes, and all visa classes

·       Chandigarh, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Pune, Delhi 

·       Hyderabad – Only emergency cases

Source: businesstraveller

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