VFS Global Wins Contract to Provide Germany Visa Services in 14 Countries in Asia Pacific

DUBAI,United Arab Emirates,Oct. 29,2018 --

• VFS Global has served Government of Germany for 13 years,since 2005

VFS Global has been awarded the Regional Contract to provide Germany visa services in the Asia Pacific region,by the Government of Germany's Federal Foreign Office. As per this new contract,VFS Global will operate Germany Visa Application Centres in 36 new locations across 14 countries.

Residents of Brunei,Fiji,Cambodia,Laos,Malaysia,Mongolia,Myanmar,Papua New Guinea,Singapore,Vietnam,Indonesia,Philippines,P.R. China and Thailand will soon be able to apply for Germany visas through VFS Global.

VFS Global is expected to start operations in the new Visa Application Centres during the first quarter of 2019. The People's Republic of China alone will see the addition of centres in 15 cities,further strengthening access to Germany's visa services across the country.

In addition to these facilities,VFS Global will also offer a Mobile Biometric Service in 24 locations throughout the region. The Mobile Biometric Service enables applicants to submit their documents and biometric information from a location of their choice,e.g. from their home or office,eliminating the need to visit a Visa Application Centre.

Said Zubin Karkaria,Chief Executive Officer,VFS Global Group,"We are grateful to the client governments who have shown their faith in our ability to maintain the highest levels of excellence in visa services. With the new contract,Germany visa applicants across 14 countries in Asia Pacific can enjoy streamlined and efficient visa services at VFS Global centres and avail of innovative services like the 'doorstep' visa service."

Chris Dix,Head - Business Development,VFS Global,remarked,"VFS Global currently operates 59 Germany Visa Application Centres across 16 countries - this new contract will take the total number of countries which have centres operated by VFS Global to 30. We are confident that applicants in the new countries of operation will appreciate the better accessibility and convenience of the visa services offered."

Meanwhile,in August and September,VFS Global has signed new contracts with seven other client governments to provide visa services in various regions,reaffirming its position as a market leader in the visa application outsourcing business.

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 2763 Application Centres,operations in 141 countries across five continents and over 182 million applications processed as on 30 September 2018,VFS Global is the trusted partner of 61 client governments.

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