Review on VFS Global in Kolkata (India)

When you want to do any visa to other country you have two options: apply for visa in the Embassy or apply for visa via visa application center. While applying via visa application center you know that you will get full consultation, your documents will be checked, but you will need to pay for visa application center services. Some visa application centers can give to you verbal warranty (if your documents will be fully complete) and even, visa application center can speed up visa getting. It is the world standards and many people use visa application centers often, and ready to pay more for service.

In Kolkata India there is a strange situation with Thai visa (maybe with others visas, but we do not have this information). You do not have the opportunity to go to The Royal Thai Consulate for Thai visa in Kolkata. For applying and getting Thai visa in Kolkata you must go to visa application center – VFS Global agency. Visa page on the website of The Royal Thai Consulate in Kolkata will direct you to VFS Global.

Our review on working VFS Global in Kolkata (India)

Visiting VFS Global in Kolkata has no advantage for you, opposite you will run into bureaucracy and not comfortable service, for which you must pay. You have no choice for getting Thai visa in Kolkata in The Thai Consulate, it is so strange, as in other countries you will have choice.

No advantages of getting Thai Tourist visa via VFS Global in Kolkata:

Visa processing via VFS Global in Kolkata takes more time, than in any Thai Embassy or Consulate. In VFS Global in Kolkata Thai Tourist visa processing is minimum 3 working days. The travel date should be minimum seven working days from the date of submission (so just count: 7 working day from submission + 3 working day for processing – it can not compare with getting Thai visa in other countries). In Laos you can get Thai Tourist visa on next working day, same in Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia. In China (Guangzhou) it will take 2 working days. And in other Thai Embassies or Consulates, usual, you can collect your Thai Tourist visa on the next working day.

The fact that you applying for Thai Tourist visa via visa application center, does not mean that VFS Global in Kolkata will help you. You must prepare all documents by yourself, make all copies and photo (nothing for free). VFS Global in Kolkata India it is just an agent, who will take your documents and money. You need to prepare and have all documents (full list) as in VFS Global in Kolkata will asked all of them.

You can’t find any of consultations in the office before applying for Thai Tourist visa in VFS Global in Kolkata. If you come to VFS Global in Kolkata, you can’t find any of free consultant only the army of guards. In any visa application center in the world you can get full information, you can get consultation before, you can ask, and expect help – and you pay money for this work.

Security regulations VFS Global in Kolkata

In VFS Global exist many security regulations and some of them looks strange in 21 centuries. You can visit VFS Global in Kolkata (and in other countries) only with plastic bag or envelope containing your application papers. You can’t take with your electronic gadgets (cameras, audio/video cassettes, compact discs, MP3, floppies, laptops, or portable music players).  What so top secret is located in visa application center that you can’t use your phone? It seems, that on the meeting with the President the security regulations will be easier. In any Embassy or Consulate you can use your phone, MP3 player and gadgets. If you can’t make photo – you will see the sign “No photo”, if you can’t speak via phone – you will see the sign. But you can use them while waiting. BUT NOT in VFS Global. You must sit 1.5 – 2 hours waiting in the queue only with your plastic bag or envelope with your paper. No games, no music..

There are disgusting conditions for storage bags in VFS Global in Kolkata

The army of guards (5-6 people) will check your bag very carefully. If you have bag like travel bag, backpack, briefcase, suitcase, or even medium size lady’s bag – You Shall Not Pass! You must leave it in the storage boxes for bags which are not lockable, they do not have locks and keys. If you have expensive things – the army of guards in VFS Global in Kolkata will not be response for them. So, if you are a tourist and was fool and take with you your laptop or camera and go to VFS Global in Kolkata just doing visa, you can’t leave them and be sure they are in safety. You can’t pass with them, but you can leave them in office of small travel agency for 200 INR (this money will not return to you) it is just business.

Why VFS Global in Kolkata has so many guards, which check your bags, but can’t watch over of them? Why in VFS Global in Kolkata, guards are checking bags and do not let you in with them? Why in VFS Global in Kolkata, storage boxes for bags are not lockable and have no locks and keys?

For which services, people must pay 210 INR charge in VFS Global in Kolkata? Not so big money, but just a question.

In any visa application center in the world (but not in VFS Global in Kolkata) we can get information, advantages, help with documents, help with applying and filling, even free copy service, verbal warranty, the ability of using phone/laptop and guarantee of safety personal bags. In any visa application center in the world (but not in VFS Global in Kolkata) you pay service charge for service, but not only for the opportunity (without alternative) to apply for visa.

Note: VFS Global in Kolkata has additional services, if you will be lucky to pass through guards 🙂

People who can’t pass (because of bags) and can’t leave their bags (because of not lockable boxes for bags) are crowded in a small hall and waiting for (partners, wives, husbands and etc.) without opportunity even to sit somewhere.

As you understood, we could not make photo in the office of VFS Global in Kolkata 🙂

Review on VFS Global in Kolkata (India)