VFS Global has confirmed that its flagship Schengen Visa Application Centre in New Delhi will move from the Shivaji Stadium Metro Station complex to “VFS Global House,” 27 Kasturba Gandhi Marg, with effect from 19 January 2026. The shift, announced on 15 January, completes the firm’s plan to cluster UK, Irish, Nordic, and Schengen processing under one roof in the capital.
From next week, Indian applicants seeking visas for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, and Switzerland must submit biometrics at the new address. Courier submissions or walk-ins at the old site will be refused. Passport collection at Shivaji Stadium ends on 18 January.
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VFS says the new 35-counter facility will increase daily capacity by 40 percent and introduce a premium lounge with same-day passport courier for an additional ₹3,000—an option popular with corporate travellers facing tight project deadlines. However, travel-management companies warn that appointment slots remain scarce ahead of the European summer season, and the relocation may confuse travellers whose confirmation emails list the former venue.
Mobility teams should proactively re-issue appointment letters with the updated address, brief chauffeurs on the one-way traffic restrictions near Connaught Place, and factor in additional time for security screening and parking. Companies sponsoring long-stay (D-category) work permits should remember that such files continue to go directly to the respective embassies, not to VFS.
The relocation follows similar moves in Mumbai and Bengaluru as part of VFS Global’s “hub-and-spoke 2026” strategy, designed to modernise facilities before the EU launches its own online visa platform (ETIAS-VIS) later this year.
From next week, Indian applicants seeking visas for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, and Switzerland must submit biometrics at the new address. Courier submissions or walk-ins at the old site will be refused. Passport collection at Shivaji Stadium ends on 18 January.
VFS says the new 35-counter facility will increase daily capacity by 40 percent and introduce a premium lounge with same-day passport courier for an additional ₹3,000—an option popular with corporate travellers facing tight project deadlines. However, travel-management companies warn that appointment slots remain scarce ahead of the European summer season, and the relocation may confuse travellers whose confirmation emails list the former venue.
Mobility teams should proactively re-issue appointment letters with the updated address, brief chauffeurs on the one-way traffic restrictions near Connaught Place, and factor in additional time for security screening and parking. Companies sponsoring long-stay (D-category) work permits should remember that such files continue to go directly to the respective embassies, not to VFS.
The relocation follows similar moves in Mumbai and Bengaluru as part of VFS Global’s “hub-and-spoke 2026” strategy, designed to modernise facilities before the EU launches its own online visa platform (ETIAS-VIS) later this year.
Source: VisaHQ Global Mobility News
