Schengen visa to go fully digital: No more lengthy paperwork & traditional visa stickersThe EU is transitioning to a fully digital Schengen visa system by 2028, replacing stickers with encrypted barcodes. Applicants will comple...
01 Aug, 2025, 11.55 AM IST
Visa demand surges; here are the top international destinations Indians are visitingOutbound travel from India in 2024 shows a significant rise, with visa applications increasing by 11% year-on-year and surpassing 2019 leve...
03 Mar, 2025, 12.28 PM IST
Itinerary ready and bags packed, Indians seeking visas top pre-Covid numbersVisa applications in India from January to June have exceeded pre-pandemic levels, including a 2% rise from H1 2019 and 11% over the first ...
27 Aug, 2024, 12.06 AM IST
Visa applications in India surpass pre-pandemic volumes in first half of 2024In the first half of 2024, visa applications in India surpassed pre-pandemic levels for the first time since COVID-19, exceeding H1 2019 vo...
26 Aug, 2024, 03.59 PM IST
Visa application volume from Mumbai sees 30% YoY growth in 2023, recovers to 90% of pre-pandemic levelIn 2023, visa application volumes from Mumbai saw a 30% year-on-year growth, nearly reaching pre-pandemic levels, according to a report by ...
13 Mar, 2024, 05.26 PM IST
Apply for visas in advance: VFS Global tells travelers as demand spikesVisa application volumes from New Delhi grew by 10% YoY in 2023, reaching 82% of pre-pandemic levels. India recorded a 16% YoY increase. Po...
16 Feb, 2024, 01.33 PM IST
Looking past visa delays and rejections, Indians are on track to breaking their US & Schengen recordsThe number of visa applications in India is expected to surpass pre-pandemic levels by the end of this year. VFS Global, which manages visa...
18 Sep, 2023, 08.39 PM IST
Delay in Schengen visa issuances riles MEAThe wait for visas to Germany, Netherlands, Portugal and Greece have been of concern. Shortage of staff and subsequent delay in processing ...
20 Jul, 2022, 10.01 AM IST
Greece clearing Schengen visa backlog on fast trackBesides tourists, others planning visits to certain EU countries such as Germany, Italy and Denmark including parents of students studying ...
24 Jun, 2022, 12.12 PM IST
Wait for visas is getting even longer, say companiesA spokesperson of visa processing firm VFS Global said the company is experiencing "high volumes" of visa applications coupled with "limite...
07 Jun, 2022, 10.46 AM IST
VFS Global wins contract to provide visa, passport services for India in USThese six cities in the US include Washington DC, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Atlanta, and Houston, according to a statement.
22 Oct, 2020, 05.39 PM IST
Here's how Zubin Karkaria is taking the $500-million firm VFS Global on a new tech adventureThe Muktad period before the Parsi New Year, when families pray for the dead, saw rich pickings for young Parsi boys, including Karkaria, w...
23 Dec, 2018, 06.11 AM IST
Moving data to India will cost 3 mn euros: VFS GlobalIndia is debating a draft data protection bill that suggests personal data of Indian users held by digital and global firms be stored and p...
19 Nov, 2018, 07.05 AM IST
1.2 lakh Indians issued French Visa this year: AmbassadorMore than 1.2 lakh Indians have been issued visas in the last 10 months which is way more than 97,000 total visas issued last year, France ...
09 Nov, 2015, 07.25 PM IST
VFS Global opens new visa application centre in BangaloreVFS Global on Wednesday opened its new Schengen Visa Application Centre that would process visa applications for 16 European countries.
19 Apr, 2012, 03.25 PM IST
- Kuoni takes visa facilitation BPO model abroad
World's largest travel company Kuoni Travel Group is betting big on VFS India, a visa facilitation BPO arm it started in India.
24 Jan, 2007, 04.12 AM IST
- Kuoni takes visa facilitation BPO model abroad
World’s largest travel company Kuoni Travel Group is betting big on VFS India, a visa facilitation BPO arm it started in India. Buoyed by r...
22 Jan, 2007, 03.47 AM IST