Many people are eagerly awaiting the reopening of VFS Visa Application Centres in India. Good News is that, many centres have resumed operations in most parts of India. However, their operating hours are limited and subjected to the local lock down restrictions. Below is a quick update on the Centres for European Countries that are open since September.
| Sl. No. | Country | Visa Application Centre | Applications Accepted for | Date of Resumption of Operations |
| 1 | Netherlands | South Mumbai/ Hyderabad | Blue carpet (seaman) and re-entry visas | 21 September |
| 2 | Netherlands |  Kolkata | Limited category long and short stay | 21 September |
| 3 | Netherlands | New Delhi | Passport Collection Services | 21 September |
| 4 | Austria | South Mumbai | Student, visitor and work visa | 21 September |
| 5 | Austria | Bengaluru/ Chennai/ Hyderabad/ Kochi | Limited long stay category | 21 September |
| 6 | Austria | New Delhi | Passport Collection Services | 21 September |
| 7 | Ukraine | Hyderabad/ Mumbai | Business Visit (invitation minimum 90 days), Official Visit, Official Observer, Diplomatic Consular Missions and International Organizations, Spouse, Family Reunion with Foreigners, Study Visa, Work Visa, Private Visit | 21 September |
| 8 | Denmark | Mumbai | D visa applications | 21 September |
| 9 | Denmark | Kolkata/ Bengaluru/ Chennai/ Hyderabad | Limited long stay category | 21 September |
| 10 | Denmark | New Delhi | Long stay visa | 21 September |
| 11 | Denmark | Kochi | Limited short stay category | 21 September |
| 12 | Norway | Bengaluru/ Chennai/ New Delhi/ Hyderabad | Limited long stay category | 21 September |
| 13 | Germany | Â Kolkata | Â limited applications for Transit Visas (C-Visa), Seafarers (C-Visa), Scholarship holders/PhD/Post-Doc Studies/Scientists (D-Visa) | 17 September |
| 14 | United Kingdom | Ahmedabad/ Bengaluru (Global Tech Park only)/ Chennai/ Chandigarh/ Jalandhar/ Kochi/ Kolkata/ Mumbai (Mahalaxmi only)/ New Delhi (Shivaji Metro Stadium only)/ Pune | Phased resumption of Services | 16 September |
| 15 | Luxembourg | Kolkata | Limited category long stay | 16 September |
| 16 | Luxembourg | Mumbai | Limited Category ‘D’ visa | 16 September |
| 17 | Luxembourg | New Delhi/ Hyderabad/ Chennai | Type D Visa | 31 July |
| 18 | Luxembourg | Bengaluru/ Kochi | Type D Visa | 3 August |
| 19 | Croatia | South Mumbai | Work permits, urgent travels, and limited other categories | 16 September |
| 20 | Croatia | Kolkata | Limited category long and short stay | 16 September |
| 21 | Croatia | Bengaluru | Exceptional case applications | 16 September |
| 22 | Croatia | Chennai/ Hyderabad/ New Delhi | Limited long stay category | 16 September |
| 23 | Latvia | South Mumbai | Student visa | 21 September |
| 24 | Latvia | Kochi/ Bengaluru/ Chennai/ Hyderabad | Limited category long stay | 16 September |
| 25 | Latvia | New Delhi | Passport Collection Services | 16 September |
| 26 | Switzerland | Chennai/ Hyderabad/ Kochi | Limited category long stay | 16 September |
| 27 | Switzerland | Bengaluru | Exceptional case applications | 16 September |
| 28 | Poland | South Mumbai | D Visa Category | 16 September |
| 29 | Poland | New Delhi | Limited category long stay | 16 September |
| 30 | Lithuania | South Mumbai | Student Visa | 18 September |
| 31 | Lithuania | Bengaluru/ Chennai/ Hyderabad/ Kolkata/ New Delhi | Limited category long stay | 16 September |
| 32 | Estonia | Bengaluru/ Chennai/ Hyderabad/ Kochi | Limited category long stay and short stay | 16 September |
| 33 | Estonia | New Delhi | Limited category long stay | 16 September |
| 34 | Italy | Kolkata | Limited category long stay | 14 September |
| 35 | Italy | Chennai/ Hyderabad/ Kochi/ | Limited category long stay | 14 September |
| 36 | Italy | Bengaluru | Limited category | 14 September |
| 37 | Italy | South Mumbai | Re-entry, seamen, student and emergency visa | 14 September |
| 38 | Italy | New Delhi | Re-entry visa | 14 September |
| 39 | Czech Republic | Mumbai/ Kolkata | Czech and EU family members Entry in the interest of the Czech Republic International transport workers Diplomats and Officials of International organisations Seasonal workers For employment in health and social services only in urgent emergencies For employment – food production workers only For employment – qualified workers only (if the conditions of these Programs ‘The High qualified worker’ and ‘the key and scientific workers’ are met) | 8 September |
| 40 | Czech Republic | Bengaluru/ Chennai/ Hyderabad/ Kochi | Long term category | 4 September |
| 41 | Czech Republic | New Delhi | Passport passback services. | 4 September |
| 42 | Portugal | South Mumbai | D (long stay) and E Temporary stay visa | 7 September |
| 43 | Norway | Kolkata/ Bengaluru/ Chennai/ Hyderabad/ Kochi | Limited category long stay | 3 September |
| 44 | Norway | Mumbai | Limited Category ‘D’ visa | 3 September |
| 45 | France | South Mumbai/ Bengaluru/ Hyderabad | Student D visa category (long stay) | 2 September |
| 46 | France | Kolkata | Student C and D visa | 2 September |
| 47 | France | Chennai/ Kochi | Student and stay visa applications for spouses of French citizen and EU D visas | 2 September |
| 48 | France | New Delhi | Student visa | 2 September |
Operating days and hours may vary for each centre. It is best to contact them for further queries & clarifications.
Source: VFS Global Website
