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Between 2005 and 2007, a security flaw in the VFS Global application website for the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office resulted in many visa applications from India, Nigeria and Russia being publicly accessible. [12] Sensitive data stored in VFS's online service could be accessed by simply altering the VFS website's URL address. [12]
Visa requirements for Indian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of India. As of 2025, Indian citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 57 countries and territories, ranking the Indian passport 85th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index, [1] down from 80th ...
BLS International is a New Delhi-based company that provide visa, passport, consular, and citizen services. The company was founded in 2005 and operates in over 66 countries across five continents. The company was founded in 2005 and operates in over 66 countries across five continents.
In January 2019 the Indian government updated e-Visa rules for all eligible countries. The validity of Indian e-tourist and e-Business Visa was increased from 60 days with double entry to up-to 1 year with multiple entries. The validity count starts from the day of being granted the e-visa online and not from the day of physical entry as before ...
The Indian Post & Telecommunication Accounts and Finance Service / IP&TAFS (now known as Indian Communication Finance Service / ICFS) is a Group "A" Central Civil Services of the Union of India.
The Henley Passport index ranks passports according to the number of destinations that can be reached using a particular country's ordinary passport without the need of a prior visa ("visa-free"). [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] The survey ranks 199 passports against 227 destination [ 12 ] countries , territories , and micro-states .
As of 2011, the Chennai centre was receiving 400 to 600 visa applications per day. [13] In October 2022, the Consulate renewed pan-India visa application processing mandate with VFS Global. [ 14 ]
An electronic visa (e-Visa or eVisa) or Electronic travel authorization (or ETA) is stored in a computer and is linked to the passport number so no label, sticker, or stamp is placed in the passport before travel. The application is done over the internet, and the receipt acts as a visa, which can be printed or stored on a mobile device.