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        DUE TO HIGH VOLUME OF POSTAL APPLICATIONS BEING RECEIVED BY INDIA VISA APPLICATION CENTER,PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PROCESSING TIME IS LONGER THAN USUAL. KINDLY ALLOW A MINIMUM OF 15 WORKING DAYS EXCLUDING THE TIME IN TRANSIT AND WEEKEND/HOLIDAYS.
We are currently experiencing technical problems with our customer relations telephone number 0207 811 3976 & our engineers are working on it. Kindly send an email to us at customerrelations@vfshelpline.com for any urgent matters. Inconvenience is deeply regretted.

PLEASE NOTE THE NEW ‘TOURIST VISA ADVISORY’ ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA FOR 2 MONTHS TRAVEL RESTRICTION TO INDIA IN OUR ‘IMPORTANT NOTICES’ SECTION OF THE WEBSITE OR CLICK HERE:

W.e.f. 01st January 2010, the new VAT rate of £17.5% will be applicable to the VFS service charges. Henceforth, the service charge with the revised VAT rate is £9.05 per visa application.

Welcome to the website of the India Visa Application Centre in the United Kingdom

In view of the legal provision all foreign nationals of Indian origin applying forIndian visa for the first time after acquiring foreign nationality are required to first renounce/surrender their Indian passport and obtain Surrender Certificate. For those Persons of Indian origin who have travelled to India before need to provide copy of their earlier Indian Visa/Old UK passport (if applying on new UK Passport) issued by the High Commission. For further details, please visit "IMPORTANT NOTICES".

Please finalize your travel arrangements only after you obtain an appropriate visa.
Please note that the validity of a visa starts from the date of issue and not the date of travel.

The India Visa Application Centre is officially authorised by the High Commission of India, London.

The visa applications will be accepted at India Visa Application Centres as per the county jurisdictions specified by the High Commission /Consulates. All applications will be assessed and adjudicated by the visa officers at the High Commission of India, London, and the Consulate General of India in Birmingham and Edinburgh in accordance with the Government of India-visa/immigration policy.


Please click the location (county) on the map, where you reside, to find out where you would need to submit your application.

All visa applicants must be present in the UK on the date of filing the application and their passports should be valid for minimum 190 days. Applicants are solely responsible for the applications they submit. Any false documents or other misrepresentation of information in support of their application will have a direct bearing on the judgment of their application by the High Commission of India and its Consulate General in the UK.

This site contains important information on the visa application process and related details. Please go through the site carefully before making a visa application.