List of locations that have changed commercial partner
Updated 20 November 2024
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This is a list of locations where the commercial partner operating visa application centres has changed from TLScontact to VFS Global.
Check details of these changes and how they may affect your visa application.
| Location | Date VFS Global started operating visa application centres |
|---|---|
| Albania | 4 December 2024 |
| Algeria | 22 October 2024 |
| Angola | 19 November 2024 |
| Armenia | 14 January 2025 |
| Austria | 4 December 2024 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 December 2024 |
| Belarus | 4 December 2024 |
| Belgium | 3 September 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 December 2024 |
| Botswana | 19 November 2024 |
| Bulgaria | 4 December 2024 |
| Cameroon | 19 November 2024 |
| Croatia | 4 December 2024 |
| Cyprus (North) | 5 November 2024 |
| Cyprus (South) | 4 December 2024 |
| Czech Republic | 4 December 2024 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 22 October 2024 |
| Denmark | 4 December 2024 |
| Egypt | 19 November 2024 |
| Estonia | 4 December 2024 |
| Ethiopia | 19 November 2024 |
| Finland | 14 January 2025 |
| France | 5 November 2024 |
| Gabon | 22 October 2024 |
| Gambia | 22 October 2024 |
| Georgia | 14 January 2025 |
| Germany | 4 December 2024 |
| Ghana | 22 October 2024 |
| Greece | 14 January 2025 |
| Hungary | 14 January 2025 |
| Iceland | 14 January 2025 |
| Iraq | 5 November 2024 |
| Ireland | 4 December 2024 |
| Israel | 5 November 2024 |
| Italy | 4 December 2024 |
| Ivory Coast | 22 October 2024 |
| Jordan | 5 November 2024 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 November 2024 |
| Kenya | 22 October 2024 |
| Kosovo | 14 January 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5 November 2024 |
| Latvia | 14 January 2025 |
| Lebanon | 5 November 2024 |
| Lithuania | 14 January 2025 |
| Madagascar | 22 October 2024 |
| Malawi | 19 November 2024 |
| Malta | 14 January 2025 |
| Mauritius | 22 October 2024 |
| Moldova | 14 January 2025 |
| Montenegro | 14 January 2025 |
| Morocco | 22 October 2024 |
| Mozambique | 19 November 2024 |
| Namibia | 19 November 2024 |
| Netherlands | 4 December 2024 |
| Nigeria | 19 November 2024 |
| North Macedonia | 14 January 2025 |
| Norway | 14 January 2025 |
| Occupied Palestinian Territories | 5 November 2024 |
| Poland | 14 January 2025 |
| Portugal | 14 January 2025 |
| Romania | 14 January 2025 |
| Russia | 4 December 2024 |
| Rwanda | 19 November 2024 |
| Senegal | 19 November 2024 |
| Serbia | 4 December 2024 |
| Seychelles | 22 October 2024 |
| Sierra Leone | 19 November 2024 |
| Slovenia | 14 January 2025 |
| South Africa | 22 October 2024 |
| Spain | 4 December 2024 |
| Sweden | 14 January 2025 |
| Switzerland | 4 December 2024 |
| Tanzania | 19 November 2024 |
| Tajikistan | 5 November 2024 |
| Tunisia | 22 October 2024 |
| Turkey | 5 November 2024 |
| Turkmenistan | 19 November 2024 |
| Uganda | 19 November 2024 |
| Ukraine | 5 November 2024 |
| Uzbekistan | 5 November 2024 |
| Zambia | 19 November 2024 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 November 2024 |