If you are new to the India visa application process, then you have a few alternative solutions to make your application. The two main ways include either directly applying to VFS, or you can use an India visa agency such as rapid visas. Both offer added advantages, however before deciding which route to take you must assess your own situation. You need to think about the following:

How much time frame you have

If you have a short time frame, i.e around 3 days before you leave, then you will need to obtain your India visa in the quickest and most reliable way possible. The options include either using a India visa agency and have them check through the India visa application and process them accordingly and accurately. Rapid visas will take your application down to the embassy as soon as they receive the application if you have selected a 3 day service. If you want to use VFS then you must personally make 2 trips, once to drop the India visa application of, and another time to pick the application when you are ready.

Where are you based

If you are not located near London, or near a major city where there is a VFS office then you will need to send your India visa application to either an agency or VFS. If sending it to VFS, then you must create your application electronically on line, and send your India visa applications by royal mail special delivery to the VFS centres. You must recognise which India visa centre you must send it to. If there are more than 4 India visa applications, then you must send 2 pre paid special delivery envelopes for return. Also if there are inaccuracies regarding the form, then VFS will simply send the documentation back. If using an India visa agency, then you can send your India visa application to us at rapid visas. The benefits include using a hand written India visa form instead of inputting your details electronically. Additional to that, we will process your India visa application in 8 workings days on our standard service, and VFS will do it at a minimum of 15 to 20 days. Also if there are any errors on your forms, we call you to correct them over phone ensuring there are no delays in your India visa application.

Using an agency allows India visa applicants to send their applications from any part of the country as well, and they can save the time and hassle by making their longest journey to the post office. VFS makes you send your India visa forms to different centres depending on where you live.

Who uses India visa agencies

• Applicants that want to ensure they are issued their India visa first time.
• Applicants that don't want to make several trips to an application centre, who basically don't want to spend too much time travelling for their India visa.
• Applicants that want convenience, reliability and professionalism.

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