VFS Global

I have been trying for a long time to book a Poland D-type Erasmus visa appointment through the VFS Global Ankara application center, but for weeks I have been unable to find any available appointment slots in the system. On one occasion, even though I managed to catch an available slot at the exact...

Approximately three weeks ago, I started trying to book an appointment through VFS Global for a Polish visa for my Erasmus program, but I have not been able to find any available slots. Despite checking regularly, the system consistently shows no appointments, which is putting my Erasmus plans at se...

For about two months I have been trying to get an appointment through VFS Global for a France visa from both Istanbul and Izmir application centers, but due to constant system errors I have not been able to finalize any appointment. The system repeatedly shows different errors such as “account block...

I applied for a Switzerland Schengen tourist visa through VFS Global Ankara and would like to formally report serious systemic and technical issues I experienced during the appointment booking process. After being placed on the waiting list for two days, I received an email stating that I could book...

I have been trying to get an online appointment for a short-term tourist Schengen visa for France via VFS Global Istanbul for about the last three months, but I constantly encounter system errors and cannot create an appointment. Almost every time I try, I receive a different warning and cannot comp...

I am writing regarding the premium home delivery service I purchased for my father’s US visa/passport through VFS Global Ankara US Visa Center. When I paid for the premium delivery service about a month ago, during the US visa appointment process, I provided our address but later noticed that the ap...

On 10/12/2025 at 14:15 I had a visa appointment through VFS Global Gaziantep for the Netherlands Consulate, booked under the category “Short Term Other”. When I was making the appointment, there was no clear explanation in the system that this category was intended only for married or retired applic...

I registered on the waiting list of VFS Global Turkey for a Switzerland visa at the Istanbul center and have been waiting for more than a month without receiving any concrete information about my appointment date. I applied on 2 November with the intention of visiting Switzerland, and my trip is sch...

I've been logging into the online appointment system 40-50 times a day, including weekends, for about a month to apply for a tourist visa from the VFS Global Netherlands Istanbul visa application center. However, I haven't seen any appointment openings during this time, and because I log in so frequ...

On November 3, 2025, I completed the DS-160 form and paid ₺8,140 through VFS Global for a U.S. B1 tourist visa application. However, when I log into the system, I continuously encounter the message “No time slots are available,” making it impossible to schedule an appointment. I have repeatedly trie...

My name is Donatus A*** M***. I applied for admission to the University of Coimbra in Portugal and was accepted into the Engineering Department. For over a month now, I have been trying to book an appointment with VFS regarding my visa process, but it keeps saying there are no available appointment ...

My U.S. visa application was approved during my interview at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara on October 2, 2025. Before the interview, I selected the Premium Delivery (home address delivery) option, but the payment failed due to a system error. After the interview, I successfully completed the payment (I...

We applied for a Polish student visa through VFS Global Istanbul. All our documents were complete — in fact, we even submitted more than required. Despite this, our first application was rejected on the grounds that “there are reasonable doubts as to the credibility of your statements regarding the ...

On October 9, 2025, at 01:46 AM, I received a text message from VFS Global stating, “426695 is the OTP for registration to your VFS Global application. Valid for 5 mins. Please do not share with anyone. B076.” However, I never made any application through VFS Global and have never shared any persona...

I have been trying for several days to book an appointment for an Austrian visa through VFS Global Izmir, but the system constantly shows “no available appointments”, and I can’t find any open time slots at all. I also see that many others have been unable to get appointments for months, and this si...

My passport, which has already been approved with a visa, has been waiting at the VFS Ankara office for the past five days. Although the shipment has been prepared, my passport still hasn’t been handed over to the courier company. Because of this delay, we’re experiencing a serious inconvenience, an...

I submitted my Poland student visa application through VFS Global Ankara. However, for the past two days, when I try to check my application status on the system, I keep getting the error message “no records found.” My application number is PLAN/180925/0004/01. I called VFS Global customer service ...

I've been trying to get an appointment in Bulgaria through VFS Global. I've been trying for weeks and finally found a waiting list in Gaziantep and have been on it. I receive emails 6-8 times a day claiming there are available appointments at any given time, but when I log in, they say there are no ...

For the past three months, I have been trying to secure a Netherlands visa appointment through the VFS Global Istanbul application center, but it has been impossible. Every single day, I log into the system multiple times, yet no appointments ever appear. Many of my friends and colleagues are facing...

On September 19, 2025, I booked an appointment for a Bulgarian tourist visa at the VFS Global Ankara application center. Since there was no availability in my region, I scheduled in Ankara and paid a total of ₺3,792.61 including extra service fees. My payment transaction number is 25262mead0501**63 ...

For nearly one month, I have been trying to book a Bulgarian visa appointment through the VFS Global Bulgaria online portal. However, every single time I attempt to proceed—even before reaching the payment step—I receive an error stating “your account is locked”, and the system automatically logs me...

For the past three months, I have been trying to secure a Netherlands visa appointment through the VFS Global Istanbul application center, but it has been impossible. Every single day, I log into the system multiple times, yet no appointments ever appear. Many of my friends and colleagues are facing...

I am experiencing a serious problem with VFS Global’s Bulgaria visa application system in Istanbul. The appointment system, which opens only once a week, constantly crashes, and despite numerous attempts I have been unable to secure an appointment. During my last attempt, the system even displayed a...