Tracking a VFS Global application
VFS Global is a private company. Governments hire it to collect applications, fingerprints and passports. It does not decide your visa, and it cannot speed up the decision. The government does that.
Who uses VFS, in their own words
- UK visa application centres are run by commercial partners on behalf of UK Visas and Immigration. gov.uk · read
- Between September 2024 and January 2025, the UK's partner changed from TLScontact to VFS Global in some locations. gov.uk · read
- Netherlands: In the UK, applications go through the Netherlands' contractor VFS Global. netherlandsworldwide.nl · read
- Italy: In London, appointments are managed only by Italy's contractor VFS Global. conslondra.esteri.it · read
- Portugal: In the UK, Portugal's contractor is VFS Global, in London, Manchester and Edinburgh. vistos.mne.gov.pt · read
- Austria: In the UK, Austria's contractor VFS receives applications. bmeia.gv.at · read
- Sweden: In the UK, VFS Global is the only contractor Sweden authorises for Schengen visa applications. swedenabroad.se · read
- Denmark: In the UK, Denmark's contractor VFS Global runs the visa application centres. um.dk · read
- Norway: In the UK, applications go through Norway's contractor VFS Global. norway.no · read
The tracking link differs by country and is on each VFS country page, which the government's own visa page links to. We do not link to VFS directly, so that a lookalike cannot borrow our link.
The decision itself: official status trackers.
Last checked 4 October 2026. Not legal advice. What changed