To schedule an appointment, please email VFS between 8:00 and 15:00, Monday – Friday. You should make an appointment for each individual applying for a visa, apart from children under 5 years of age.
To apply at New Delhi, Jalandhar or Chandigarh please send an email to ukappointmentnorth@vfshelpline.com
To apply at Mumbai (north and south), Ahmedabad or Pune please send an email to ukappointmentwest@vfshelpline.com
To apply at Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad or Cochin please send an email to ukappointmentsouth@vfshelpline.com
To apply at Kolkata please send an email to ukappointmenteast@vfshelpline.com
What to include in your email
Name and surname of the applicant
Passport number
Visa category
Visa application centre you would like to attend
Preferred date and time (Please provide 3 options)
VFS will send you an email by the end of the day confirming your appointment. You need to print this out and bring it with you to the visa application centre. You should reach the visa application centre 5 minutes before your appointment time.
New arrangements for student visa applications at the visa application centres in North India. With effect from 30 November 2009, all customers who wish to submit student visa applications at the visa application centres in New Delhi, Chandigarh and Jalandhar are required to make a prior appointment. These arrangements have been introduced to improve the visa service and reduce waiting times for all customers. To make an appointment, please email ukappointmentnorth@vfshelpline.com (for further information about appointments please refer to “scheduling an appointment” on this website). Please email only if your course begins on or before 15 February 2010 and you hold a valid Visa Letter.
When you request an appointment: please specify which visa application centre you wish to visit; you must send a scanned copy of your Visa Letter with your request and the appointment must be made in the name of the applicant who will attend the visa application centre to submit the application. It is not possible for appointment details to be changed once made or for another person to attend the visa application centre. Please note it is not possible to obtain an appointment by visiting or telephoning the visa application centres.
It is important that the student visa application form is completed fully and all documents are assembled before the applicant attends the visa application centre by appointment. Applicants will be permitted to enter the visa application centre only if they possess the completed visa application form, passport, the visa fee and other supporting documents.
At the moment please do not request an appointment if your course starts after 15 February 2010. We will announce when further appointments are available.