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1 day ago · Sri Lanka's new government, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has initiated a forensic audit into a visa outsourcing contract with Indian and Dubai-based firms. The move follows a Supreme Court order to remand the immigration controller for failing to implement an order on electronic tourist visas. The previous visa system has been reinstated.
Oct 7, 2021 · October 07, 2021. London – Blackstone (NYSE: BX), EQT and the Kuoni and Hugentobler Foundation (“KHF”) today announce that funds managed by Blackstone Capital Partners (“Blackstone”) have signed a definitive agreement with EQT VII fund (“EQT Private Equity”) and KHF to acquire a majority stake in VFS Global (the “Company”).
1 day ago · A forensic audit has been ordered on Indian firms GBS Technology and IVS Global FZCO along with VFS Global which were in April awarded the multimillion-dollar contract as a technology partner to process the visa applications of foreigners, Vijitha Herath, Public Security Minister said. Click here to connect with us on WhatsApp
Oct 8, 2021 · Blackstone has acquired VFS Global, the world’s largest visa processing service provider, from Swedish private equity (PE) firm EQT Infrastructure in a $1.1-billion deal, pinning hopes on global travel rebound.
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Feb 20, 2024 · A post-pandemic trend seen across sectors is a shift towards premiumisation, including the visa domain. VFS Global saw a five-fold increase in its Visa at Your Doorstep bookings in 2023 compared to 2019. And Jairath expects the demand for premium services to continue.
1 day ago · Sri Lanka's Supreme Court in August ordered immigration authorities to revert to the online platform that was used prior to the award to VFS. "The visa facility provided by the VFS Global has ...
Sep 7, 2022 · How VFS Global transformed visa processing. Many of us would have used VFS Global ’s visa services, not realising that it was conceptualised by Indian businessman Zubin Jal Karkaria, and that it ...
