Now, a UK visa at your door-step

Thanks to VFS Global, you won’t even need to step out of your home to get a Visa for European countries. For your convenience, this agency, to whom several countries have outsourced their visa issuance, will be sending the equipment for collecting biometric information along with a visa submission officer to your home, but for some fees of course.

The service is called "on-demand mobile visa," and has been started all over India for UK visas, while some Schengen countries like Hungary and Denmark have also given their nod to the service.

"High net worth individuals, large groups and those going for meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) have long been asking for a hassle-free experience where all the processes can be completed at a place of their choice, like their home or office," VFS Global COO (south Asia) Vinay Malhotra told TOI.

"In the initial phase, our average cost for this service (which is in addition to the regular visa fees) is £750 (about Rs 70,500 at the current exchange rate) for a group of 10 visitors. Any incremental visitor will be charged an average of £75 (Rs 7,050) additionally," he added.

There are plans to provide the visa-on-demand service for individuals as well; however, the price structure for the same is not worked out as of now.

"VFS has visa centres in 16 Indian cities. This facility will be very beneficial for those who live in towns that do not have a centre and who have to go to the city nearest to them which has the same, a process that takes one full day," Malhotra said.

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