Between January and June this year, the UK was one of the top three countries for foreign tourist arrivals, contributing 9.82% of the total.

VFS Global announced on Tuesday that demand for the “Visa at Your Doorstep” service has significantly increased, driven by a growing number of UK tourists opting for India as a travel destination.

Increase in UK Tourists Visiting India

Recent statistics from the Ministry of Tourism reveal that the UK ranked among the top three source countries for foreign tourist arrivals, contributing 9.82% of the total between January and June this year. This comes as overall foreign tourist arrivals to India saw an increase of approximately 64% compared to previous years.

Anirudh Singh, COO for the Europe and CIS region at VFS Global, noted a substantial increase in demand for the ‘Visa at Your Doorstep’ (VAYD) service recently. VFS Global, a technology services provider for governments and diplomatic missions, including the Indian mission in the UK, is behind this popular service.”

“With the rising demand for convenient and personalized services, our VAYD service is ideally suited to meet this growing need,” he said. “Our staff, equipped with mobile kits for biometric capture, visit applicants at their preferred locations—be it their workplace, hotel, or home. This seamless and convenient approach greatly enhances the travel experience, enabling travellers to focus on their plans rather than getting bogged down by administrative paperwork.”

Recently, when UK-based South Shore Productions planned their visit to India for a documentary on England cricket legend Freddie Flintoff, they chose to use the VAYD service.

“We used the Visa at Your Doorstep service for a group of 14 of our staff ahead of a trip to India,” said a company spokesperson. “VFS Global staff came to our office to handle the visa processing, saving our team from having to visit the visa office in person, which was very convenient. The passports were returned with the visas promptly.”

The service is designed to enable applicants to complete the Indian visa application process at their location, eliminating the need to visit a VFS Global visa center in UK cities like London. It serves as a time-saving solution for businesses and production companies that need to apply for visas for multiple individuals at once.

VFS Global also offers an optional form-filling service to ensure that applications are not rejected due to missing key details, aiming to make the travel process from the UK to India as smooth as possible.

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