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1 20 th November Malaysia: Please be informed that the ISC Service charge has been revised to INR 2290/- due to increase in the service tax from 14% to 14.5% as per directives from the Indian Government. The above fees will be applicable with effect from 23 rd November 2015 across the ISC centers in Chennai, New Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad. For any further information, please contact the ISC Center Managers New User Pay Services for UK Walk - in without an appointment Customers who need to travel urgently or who can t book an appointment for their preferred date or time, can pay extra to get a walk in appointment. This service is also available for those who turn up late for their appointments. If the applicant have already applied online and booked an appointment then they must cancel any existing appointments before using this service. FEE: INR 2537 per applicant Digital Assist This service provides customers with assistance in filling out the visa application form. Staff will read out the questions on the form, and will record the answers verbatim on behalf of the customer. Customers will need to provide an id for registration on the portal in order to manage their application and will need to answer all the questions on the form in order to apply. Staff will not be able to answer questions on an applicant s behalf or fill in questions based on assumptions. FEE: INR 400 per applicant. Group appointment booking Customers travelling in a group can use this service to ensure the whole group

2 can apply at the same visa application centre at a particular time and day. This optional service is extended to all groups including tour operators, large families, conferences etc. There is no restriction on the minimum size of the group. For making a group appointment please your request to groupappointments.uksouth@vfshelpline.com FEE: INR 500 per applicant Please go through the website for more information UK : Priority Visa service criteria expands in South India The UK has expanded the priority visa service offered in South India from 3 August 2015.Long term student (T4 ) customers applying through UK Visa Application Centre in Hyderabad,Cochin and Chennai will now be able to apply under the priority visa category.please note that this is an optional service available for a fee of 120 above the visa fee and any other applicable fee..read more at user pay services

3 DVPC: Please note our visa fees for some categories (highlighted in grey) is being revised owning to the implementation of the Swachh Bharat Cess & the subsequent increase in the service tax from 14% to 14.5%. The new visa fee table is as below :

4 In our constant endeavour to enhance the customer experience, we are pleased to announce the DVPC special turnaround time offer till 31 st December 15. The details of the offer are as given below :

5 For more details on the above offer, please contact the local DVPC office or call the DVPC National helpline number at /

6 Sr.no France Notice On the below dates France Hyderabad will be closed, Only pass back, enquiries and re-submissions will be Accepted. 1 Friday 13 th February 2 Friday 27 th February 3 Friday 13 th March 4 Tuesday 31th March 5 Wednesday 15 th April 6 Thursday 30 th April 7 Friday 15 th May 8 Monday 29 th May 9 Monday 15 th June 10 Tuesday 30 th June 11 Wednesday 15 th July 12 Friday 31th July 13 Friday 14 th August 14 Monday 31th August 15 Tuesday 15 th September 16 Wednesday 30 September 17 Thursday 15 th October 18 Friday 30 th October 19 Friday 13 th November 20 Monday 30 th November 21 Tuesday 15 th December 22 Thursday 31th December Priority Visa Service in Bangalore UK mission: Priority Visa is available for all categories in Bangalore except for settlement cases. The Schengen states consulates will not accept:

7 1. Handwritten or not machine readable Indian passports issued after 01/04/2010; 2. Indian passports that contain a manual entry (observation) made after 01/04/2010 where the biographical data (including name place and date of birth and sex) of the passport holder were changed. Therefore please be informed that the above mentioned rule will come into effect immediately. Value added( Optional) services offered at our centers in South India for different missions. Value added Optional Mi ssi on s UK Ma lay sia Th ail an d Irel an d Ca na da Au str Services Chennai Bangalore Hyderabad Cochin, Priority VISA, Photocopy, Internet Kiosk, photobooth, Premium, Super Priority VISA, Passport pass back, Courier Photocopy, Photo booth, Photocopy, Internet Kiosk, photobooth, Premium Kiosk, Photo booth,, Premium lounge,, Priority VISA, Photocopy, Internet Kiosk, photobooth, Premium,Passport pass back, Photocopy, photobooth Photocopy, photobooth, Photocopy, Internet Kiosk, photobooth, Premium Kiosk,, Premium lounge,, Priority VISA, Photocopy, Internet Kiosk, photobooth,passport pass back, Priority VISA,Int ernet Kiosk,Pa ssport pass back Pu du ch err y Tri va nd ru m, courier Courier Courier, Photocopy, Internet Kiosk, photobooth Kiosk,, Witness, Internet Kiosk,

8 ali a Bel giu m Ge rm an y Fra nc e Ital y De nm ark Au stri a Sw iss Gr ee ce Po rtu gal Sw ed en Ne the rla nd s Witness Document, Kiosk, Photo booth, courier,, Premium courier,, Premium, Premium courier,,, Premium lounge, Courier Witness Document, Kiosk, Photo booth, courier,, Premium courier,, Premium, Premium courier,,, Premium lounge, Courier Document, Kiosk, Photo booth, courier, courier, Witness Docume nt Courier Courier Co uri er Co uri er S,C ou rie r Co uri er S,C ou rie r S,C ou rie r

9 Sp ain Slo ve nia Lu xe mb ou rg Ma lta Au stri a Hu ng ary Cr oat ia No rw ay So ut h Afr ica Vie tna m,,, Premium Photobooth, Photobooth,, Form filling, Kiosk, Kiosk,,,, Premium Photobooth, Photobooth,, Form filling,, Photobooth, Photobooth,,, Printing Sms, Sms, S,C ou rie r S Kiosk, Kiosk, S, Co uri er, Form Filling, Photobooth, Photocopy, Form Filling, Photobooth, Photocopy UK -USER PAY SERVICE: PASSPORT PASS BACK SERVICE

10 Advantages of Passport Pass back Service are as follows: 1. Applicant can retain the Original passport after submitting application in VFS. 2. a. For non-settlement applications: The applicants have to submit passport before the 20 th working day after submission. b. For settlement applications: Applicant will be notified by VFS that you are required to submit your application once the Entry Clearance Officer has assessed your application. Applicant will have 4 weeks to submit your passport from that date. 3. The applicant can use the passport to process other country Visa during this period. 4. The application will not be stopped and will be in process during this period 5. The applicants who are not having sufficient empty pages in passport can also avail this service and later he can submit the new passport. 6. During the process the applicant will be getting call for non-settlement applications i.e. on the 10th working day after submission, you will be notified by VFS that you are required to submit your application by the 20th working day after submission. Passport Pass-back Passport Pass-back is a user-pay service that enables customers at the point of application to retain their passport for the majority of the application processing period. Customers applying for visit, employment or student visas will need to submit their passports within 10 days of applying. Those customers applying under the settlement route will need to submit their passports within 4 weeks of notification. The Passport Pass-back service will cost INR 4200 per applicant Eligibility This service is open to applicants who wish to apply in any visa category. However, there are the following exceptions where the applicant will not be eligible for Passport Pass-back: Applicants who qualify and pay supplementary fees for Super Priority Visa (SPV), Priority Visa (PV) or Business Express Programme (BEP). How do I apply: Applicants are required to complete an online application form and book an appointment at the Visa Application Centre (VAC). If the applicant wishes to pay for this service, they can notify the VAC staff on arrival or pay online at VFS payment gateway prior to arriving at the VAC. Applicants can choose to use the service at the VAC (at an extra cost) or submit their own copies of the passports that meet the following criteria:

11 A copy of the entire passport in either colour or black and white, on white paper min 60 gsm, photocopied 600 dpi minimum, actual size without any reduction or magnification, and orientated in landscape. If applicants choose to submit their own copies, the VFS staff will check the copy of the entire passport against the original Passport to ensure it is a true and accurate copy. When the application has been submitted and all appropriate fees have been paid, a barcode sticker will be placed on the cover of the passport and the passport will then be returned to the applicant. The applicant will need to sign that they accept the terms of the service on payment of the service and agree not to remove the barcode which has been placed on the passport.