VFS Global

I am trying to register for a Croatia visa appointment through the VFS Global online appointment system in the Philippines, but I am unable to complete the registration because the email verification and account creation are not working properly. I am using a Gmail address to register and I am sure ...

On April 10, 2026, I scheduled an appointment through VFS Global Ankara for a Netherlands short-term business visa application for June 10, 2026, and paid approximately $45 for this service. Just two days after booking, it became certain that I would be assigned to work during those dates due to a j...

On May 2, 2026, at 5:43 PM, I received an SMS allegedly from VFS Global stating: “591072 is the OTP for registration to your VFS Global application. Valid for 5 mins. Please do not share with anyone. B136.” The message indicated that a registration verification code had been sent for a VFS Global ap...

I applied for a Norway visa through VFS Global at the Istanbul/Turkey center in June 2026 and have been facing serious issues with their appointment system. When I log into the system, there are never any available appointments, and when I try to check repeatedly, system-based restrictions are impos...

For about one week, I have been unable to access my VFS Global visa application account from Istanbul. It is literally impossible to log in and manage my application, and this situation is completely unacceptable for a company entrusted with such a critical process. During this entire period, I have...

I applied for a UK visa through VFS Global in Accra and have been trying to pay for the priority visa service since yesterday. Each time I attempt to make the payment, the system keeps declining my payment, even though there are sufficient funds and no amount has been deducted from my account. I tri...

I am writing to report a persistent problem I have been facing for a week while trying to book a UK tourist visa appointment through the VFS Global website for the Tel Aviv center in Israel. Each time I attempt to access the online booking system, the website does not load and I am unable to proceed...

I scheduled an appointment for a tourist visa through the VFS Global France Ankara office on March 31, 2026, and completed the payment on the same day. However, since my residence address is in İzmir, I was later informed that I could not proceed with the application through the Ankara office due t...

On March 29, 2026, at approximately 3:09 AM, I received an SMS on my personal mobile phone number—which I actively use—apparently sent through VFS Global systems. The message stated: “xxxxxxx is the OTP for registration to your VFS Global application. Valid for 5 mins. Please do not share with anyon...

I am writing regarding a problem I experienced today, 22 March 2026, with the VFS Global website while trying to book a UK visa appointment from Houston, Texas, USA. The website has been down, and I have been unable to make an appointment for my own UK visa application. Because of this outage, I can...

I am trying to create an account on the VFS Global online system in order to schedule a visa appointment for travel from Bangladesh to Australia. However, I am unable to complete the registration process because the “Register” button does not work, even though I enter all of my information and passw...

For about two weeks, I have been trying to schedule an appointment through VFS Global for a France visa, but I have been unable to proceed in the system at all. Even though I have tried every city and visa center one by one, either no available appointment dates appear or the system keeps giving er...

For approximately the past three months, I have been trying multiple times a day to book Bulgaria Schengen visa appointments through the VFS Global Turkey portal for Bulgaria (Edirne application center). However, I constantly encounter either “system error” messages or “no appointments available” no...

About three months ago, we applied through VFS Global in Ankara for a Netherlands family visit visa and were placed on a waiting list. At the end of the three months, we received an email stating that we could book an appointment within 48 hours. However, when we logged into the system to schedule t...

I have been trying to apply for a Netherlands Schengen visa through VFS Global, but I keep encountering 401 and 500 error messages on the appointment selection screen. This problem occurs regardless of which city or VFS center I choose, so I am unable to proceed with booking any appointment at all. ...

I was managing my U.S. tourist visa process from Canada when I discovered that my visa appointment account appears to have been hacked. My email address and password were compromised, and when I now try to log in to the U.S. visa appointment system, my previous account and application no longer appe...

I am trying to book an individual appointment for a Netherlands visa through VFS Global in Istanbul, but for approximately one week, I have been experiencing a serious system access problem. When I log into the website with my username and try to check appointment availability, the system blocks my ...

I have been trying for a long time to book a Poland D-type Erasmus visa appointment through the VFS Global Ankara application center, but for weeks I have been unable to find any available appointment slots in the system. On one occasion, even though I managed to catch an available slot at the exact...

Approximately three weeks ago, I started trying to book an appointment through VFS Global for a Polish visa for my Erasmus program, but I have not been able to find any available slots. Despite checking regularly, the system consistently shows no appointments, which is putting my Erasmus plans at se...

For about two months I have been trying to get an appointment through VFS Global for a France visa from both Istanbul and Izmir application centers, but due to constant system errors I have not been able to finalize any appointment. The system repeatedly shows different errors such as “account block...

I applied for a Switzerland Schengen tourist visa through VFS Global Ankara and would like to formally report serious systemic and technical issues I experienced during the appointment booking process. After being placed on the waiting list for two days, I received an email stating that I could book...

I have been trying to get an online appointment for a short-term tourist Schengen visa for France via VFS Global Istanbul for about the last three months, but I constantly encounter system errors and cannot create an appointment. Almost every time I try, I receive a different warning and cannot comp...

I am writing regarding the premium home delivery service I purchased for my father’s US visa/passport through VFS Global Ankara US Visa Center. When I paid for the premium delivery service about a month ago, during the US visa appointment process, I provided our address but later noticed that the ap...