Mangalore: Dubai Visa Application Processing Centre Begins Functioning in City
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (SP)
Mangalore, Jun 28: The Dubai government and Emirates Airlines have jointly extended the facility of accepting Dubai visa applications to the city. VFS Global, which provides consular services and has presence across the globe, will be handling the work of accepting these applications in the city, as the work has been outsourced to it.
The Dubai Visa Processing Centre (DVPC) of VFS Global has become functional at the second floor of Manasa Towers building on M G Road in the city with effect from June 27. This office will receive and process Dubai visa applications from people residing in western Karnataka. The applications will then be scrutinized by the department of naturalization and residency Dubai (DNRD) as before.
The salient features of the new office are that there will not be any restrictions on the number of visa applications being routed through the travel agents or tour organizers. The visa applications will be processed within a short period of three to four days. The office has also been equipped with a unit that responds to emails from the applicants, and a helpline too is being operated from there.
The visa applications are accepted at this centre between 9.30 am and 5.30 pm on all days between Monday and Friday, and 9.30 am to 1.30 pm on Saturdays.
Jeet Sahni, vice-president of the company, said that this is the second DVPC centre opened by VFS Global in Karnataka, the only other centre being in Bangalore. Those interested in submitting their visa applications may contact the office through lifeline, +91 2267203232 or through email dvpcinfoixe@dubaivisa.net.