— Awarded international contract by the Republic of Slovenia to serve the new customer government in Egypt, China, India, Russia and Ukraine; additionally commenced operations in six Indian cities
— Enlarged organization together with the Government of Bulgaria; given international visa outsourcing contract by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bulgaria; and began operations in Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Ukraine
— Honoured with coveted awards internationally under several groups including Leadership, Innovation, Quality Management, Information Technology, and Greatest Company. Few of these awards were TAAI Award for Capgemini Leadership Award for Innovation Leadership in Invention; three International Awards from World Quality Congress, and Bloomberg – UTV Dream Company of the Year Award
— International operations certified ISO 9001:2008 for Quality Management System and ISO 27001:2005 for Information Security Management System
— Recognized first operations in the USA; found India Passport Application Centers in 5 cities
— Advanced biometric solution found for the Home Office – UK Visas & Immigration (previously UK Border Agency); UK visa mobile biometric practices held in Ivory Coast, Malaysia, India and Kazakhstan
— Acquired contract for New Zealand visa services in The Republic of Korea, Japan, South Africa, Taiwan, Indonesia, Turkey and UAE
— Added fresh customers: Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia
— Reached one million visa applications at the Finland Visa Application Center in St. Petersburg, Russia
*Visa Application Centers
#Accumulative amounts since beginning, in million (m)
Customer Authorities – 37
*VACs – 526
States of Operation – 63
# Programs – 41.09m
Workers – 2404
2011
Client Authorities – 34
*VACs – 409
States of Operation – 48
# Programs – 29.63m
Workers – 1927
2010
Client Authorities – 28
*VACs – 337
States of Operation – 45
# Programs – 21.00m
Workers – 1850
2009
Client Authorities – 25
*VACs – 282
States of Operation – 42
# Programs – 13.94m
Workers – 1826
2008
Client Authorities – 19
*VACs – 192
States of Operation – 37
# Programs – 8.15m
Workers – 1590
2007
Client Authorities – 11
*VACs – 101
States of Operation – 11
# Programs – 2.44m
Workers – 597
2004 05
Client Government – 1
*VACs – 3
State of Operation – 1
# Programs – 0.15m
Workers – 46
2001
— Established visa application services for the US Consulate in Mumbai, in India’s western cities — Mumbai, Ahmadabad and Pune
*Visa Application Centers
#Accumulative amounts since beginning, in million (m)
— Employee Value Proposition
Employee Value Proposition
A Fellowship of Successes
VFS Global’s Employee Value Proposition (EVP) represents our core values and dedication towards our workers. Our EVP has been created in a collaborative and centered way with all the involvement of individuals from across our organisation to make certain inclusivity.
Success driven by functionality
We value and observe our workers’ accomplishments and success, ensuring transparency and equity in acknowledgement and benefit procedure
Work-life balance that is wholesome
We ensure an optimum work-life balance strike, while preserving powerful concentrate on organization aims
Institutionalized value established culture
We offer friendly, open and lively culture incorporated with a solid value system along with a work environment that is conducive
Nurture the Leaders of tomorrow
We develop future leaders from inside the organization and provide unparalleled chances for career progress throughout the world
Enabled Authorization
We encourage our workers to independence on the job and influence flexibility while providing constructive managerial support to investigate and overcome new challenges.
Awards & Recognition
Through time, VFS Global updated its procedures to please its customers and has constantly reinvented. Its attempts haven’t been . Now, with a host of awards to its credit, VFS Global is true among the very most recognized suppliers of technology and outsourcing services to authorities.
— Special Commendation for Golden Peacock Environment Management Award, 2014
With the Special Commendation for Golden Peacock Environment, VFS Global was felicitated during the 16th World Congress on Ecosystem Management. The organization has executed procedures and environment friendly work practices among which optimizing energy use, canceling 2672 tonnes of carbon dioxide through societal outreach endeavors including knowledge drives and investment in carbon canceling jobs and volunteering attempts, are the major contributors to this acknowledgement.
VFS Global is the sole business from the service industry winning a Special Commendation award among contemporaries that are top players in the production sector. This makes the honour momentous for the business
— HP IT Invention Award honour for Major IT transformation project, 2014
VFS Global’s IT function’s job pertaining to Major IT transformation has been felicitated by Hewlett Packard (HP) with the HP IT Invention Award With this, VFS Global’s move from being companies of a traditional IT model to proponents of an “as-a-service”, consumption-established IT model, stands admitted.
— ASD Gold Service Provider Award by the street and Transport Authority (RTA), Dubai, 2014
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) one of the biggest government departments in Dubai, recognised the services supplied by VFS Global, with all the esteemed ASD (Government Service Department) Gold Service Provider Award. VFS Global’s par excellence service rendered in the managing of the RTA workers’ Schengen visa applications was hailed as being contributory to this triumph.
— Al Nasr Sports Club honour, 2014
The winners of the GCC Club Cup, the Al Nasr football team, presented a particular letter thanking VFS Global for the extraordinary services rendered to nations such as Australia and the United Kingdom in the management of the players’ Schengen visa applications, throughout all of this past year. This felicitation took place at the VFS Global Visa Application Center in Wafi Mall, Dubai.
— Service Provider of the Year prize: Asian Voice Political and Public Life Awards
VFS Global won the esteemed “Service Provider of the Year” prize. The award, presented at the 8th annual Asian Voice Political and Public Life Awards held in 2014, recognises the firm’s exemplary service to the general public for consular and visa services on behalf of High Commission of India in the United Kingdom and its various consulates.
— IMC IT Award 2013 for superiority in use of Information Technology
VFS Global won the esteemed IMC (Indian Merchant Chamber) IT Award 2013 for the superiority in use of Information Technology. The business has won this award under “End Users of IT in Large Business Class” for execution of SAP and enterprise portal using SharePoint around the world. This farther reaffirms the firm’s leadership position in driving business excellence through the integration of information technology (IT) into its business operation.
— TAAI Appreciation Award for a Decade of Exceptional Service to Indian Travel & Tourism Business: Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) Annual Awards 2013
VFS Global won the esteemed TAAI Appreciation Award for a Decade of Exceptional Service to Indian Travel & Tourism Business in acknowledgement of the firm’s leadership position in the outsourced visa and consular services marketplace and its strong focus on offering advanced services which improve the entire visa application encounter for travel agents along with visa applicants. The award also recognises the significant part in easing travel and tourism VFS Global plays.
— Journey Entrepreneur of the Decade Prize — the First International Convention of Enterprising Travel Agents Association (ETAA) – 2013
The Enterprising Travel Agents Association (ETAA), conferred the Journey Entrepreneur of the Decade Award on Mr Zubin Karkaria, CEO, VFS Global Group, to honour excellence, innovation and contribution to the business, during its first international convention held in Dubai in 2013.
— Second Best Job of the year 2013 for ELVIS — the Project Management Association of Finland
The Project Management Association of Finland has, a breakthrough invention by VFS Global developed in partnership with and for the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland, given ELVIS the second greatest job of the year 2013.
— Greatest Network Security Execution Award: Fortinet Network Security Awards, 2013
VFS Global has been given the esteemed Best Network Security Implementation – 2013 award under the Fortinet Network Security Awards recognising the firm’s leadership position in executing the network security controls that are efficient and incorporated with other networking managements across VFS Global.
— Dubai Quality Appreciation Award for the exceptional dedication to pursuing excellence in 2012: 18th Company Excellence Awards by the Dubai Department of Economic Development held in 2013
VFS Global has been given the prestigious Dubai Quality Appreciation Award recognising the organization as a role model organisation for its business excellence through the use of good practices and soundly-based strategies which are deployed systematically and are constantly measured and reviewed. The award was presented in the appreciation class of Dubai Quality Award (DQA).
— TAAI Appreciation Award for Leadership in Innovation in the Visa Outsourcing Business: Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) Annual Awards 2012
VFS Global won the esteemed TAAI Appreciation Award for Leadership in Innovation in the Visa Outsourcing Business in acknowledgement of the firm’s leadership position in the visa and consular services outsourcing marketplace and its strong focus on developing advanced alternatives to improve its service offering for the advantage of its own customer authorities as well as their visa applicants.
— Capgemini Leadership Award for Innovation: NASSCOM India Leadership Forum 2012
