<p>Passport related services for Indian nationals in the US have been outsourced to a subsidiary of a Switzerland-headquartered company, the Indian Embassy here has said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Outsourcing of passport related services – like issuing of new passports, renewal – has been given to VFS Global, which would begin its services from April 16.<br /><br />VFS Global is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Kuoni Group, a public-listed company headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.<br /><br />Passport related services have been outsourced at the Indian Embassy in Washington and its five Consulates in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Houston and the newly opened at Atlanta.<br />The outsourced agency is setting up a website http://www.vfsglobal.com/india/usa, the Indian Embassy said in a notice posted on its website, according to which VFS Global has also established a call centre.<br /><br />The call center and website will be functional with effect from April 9.<br />However, the Embassy notice did not give details of the fee an applicant would have to pay as a result of outsourcing of the passport services.</p>
<p>Passport related services for Indian nationals in the US have been outsourced to a subsidiary of a Switzerland-headquartered company, the Indian Embassy here has said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Outsourcing of passport related services – like issuing of new passports, renewal – has been given to VFS Global, which would begin its services from April 16.<br /><br />VFS Global is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Kuoni Group, a public-listed company headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.<br /><br />Passport related services have been outsourced at the Indian Embassy in Washington and its five Consulates in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Houston and the newly opened at Atlanta.<br />The outsourced agency is setting up a website http://www.vfsglobal.com/india/usa, the Indian Embassy said in a notice posted on its website, according to which VFS Global has also established a call centre.<br /><br />The call center and website will be functional with effect from April 9.<br />However, the Embassy notice did not give details of the fee an applicant would have to pay as a result of outsourcing of the passport services.</p>