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In 2016, BLS International was awarded a contract by Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MAEC) for global visa outsourcing, valued at €175 million. [9] Additionally, the company was contracted by the Government of Punjab, India to manage 2,147 Seva Kendras as part of an e-governance project.
Indian passports are issued at 97 passport offices located across India and at 197 Indian diplomatic missions abroad. [2] As of 12 December 2022, 7.2 percent (approximately 96 million) of Indian citizens possessed a valid passport, with Kerala having the highest number of passport holders of all Indian states. Previously, passports were not ...
An Indian passport is a passport issued by the Government of India to citizens of the Republic of India for travelling abroad. It enables the bearer to travel internationally and serves as proof of Indian citizenship as per the Passports Act (1967). [1] Front cover of the Indian Passport.
Earlier this month the government agency previously announced it would open a limited number of applications for online renewal at 1 pm ET on a first-come, first-serve basis.
The Embassy of India in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of India to the United States. It is headed by the Indian Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Mohan Kwatra. India also has consulates-general in Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, New York City, San Francisco and Seattle which are all associated with the Indian ...
The processing time for passport renewals is six to eight weeks – “a historic low,” Bitter said. “We don’t expect to have a different service standard for people who apply online versus ...
In 2003, the company acquired a UK Government contract to process visa applications from India. [6] VFS Global Mumbai, India. By 2007, the company had obtained its first global account from UK Visas and Immigration for operations in 33 countries. Within one year of gaining its account, the company's image was tarnished by a data breach which ...
Residents in India, except those exempted from a short-term visa, must apply for a visa at the Japan Visa Application Center (VFS Global) and receive an eVisa instead of a visa sticker on their passport. [179] [180]