Centre goes live with visa application submission services for Belgium and Ukraine

VFS Global announced the opening of a brand new Joint Visa Application Centre in the capital city of Baghdad in Iraq, offering enhanced convenience to the residents of Iraq.

In a statement, VFS Global, the world’s largest outsourcing and technology services specialist for diplomatic missions worldwide, said the new centre in Baghdad offers visa application services for Belgium and Ukraine with plans to add visa application submission services to more countries over the coming months.

The new Joint Visa Application Centre, which has ample space to accommodate the rising number of visa applicants in Iraq, was officially inaugurated by Mr. Oleg Berezin, Consul General to the Embassy of Ukraine in Iraq.  

Commenting at the inauguration of the new centre in Baghdad, Mr. Vinay Malhotra, Regional Group COO - Middle East, South Asia & China, VFS Global, said: “Visa applicants will find the new centre a cutting-edge facility offering services all under one roof, with an aim to better cater to applicants’ needs and comfort. Currently the centre provides seamless visa submission services to travellers applying for visas to Belgium and Ukraine.” 

Baghdad is the second city after Erbil in Iraq where VFS Global currently provides visa application processing services. In Erbil, VFS Global currently facilitates visa processing services for 10 countries – Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Turkey and Ukraine.

The Baghdad Joint Visa Application Centre is managed by professionals trained to provide secure and time-efficient processing of entry permit requirements in a friendly ambience to ensure an enhanced customer experience. The new centre also offers Premium Lounge services for a more personalised visa application submission process.

The new centre in Baghdad is centrally located on 4th Street, Al-Yarmuk Qr., Jordan Intersection, Baghdad. Residents can visit the dedicated country specific VFS Global websites accessible via www.vfsglobal.com for details on the visa application procedures to each country.

About VFS Global
VFS Global is the world's largest outsourcing and technology services specialist for governments and diplomatic missions worldwide. VFS Global, headquartered in Dubai, UAE, has Swiss parentage and is a portfolio company of EQT, a leading global private equity firm headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

With 2776 Application Centres, operations in 141 countries across five continents and over 184 million applications processed as on 31 October 2018, VFS Global is the trusted partner of 62 client governments. For more information please visit www.vfsglobal.com 

Media Contact
Sukanya Chakraborty, VFS Global
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