Abu Dhabi: The Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands in Abu Dhabi has launched a new Visa Application Centre in Abu Dhabi.
Applicants can visit the centre in Abu Dhabi, managed by VFS Global, to submit visa applications and enrol for biometrics.
The new centre, formally inaugurated on Monday by Frank J.M. Mollen, Ambassador of the Netherlands to the UAE, offers applicants streamlined visa application services managed by the centre’s specialised staff.
Abu Dhabi is the second city in the UAE, after Dubai, from where applicants can apply for a visa to the Netherlands. The centre is centrally located at Level 25, Shining Tower, Mubarak Bin Mohammad Street, adjacent to Khalidiya Mall. Services at this location began on February 14.
VFS Global serves a total of 22 client governments in Abu Dhabi, and has operated visa processing services in the city since 2004.
Mollen said: “My colleagues and I are very happy that the visa applications are now managed by VFS Global, in close cooperation with the embassy. The Netherlands have an outstanding relationship with VFS Global in many countries, and I am very confident visa applicants will be as satisfied with the VFS Global’s service in Abu Dhabi as they are in other locations.”
Vinay Malhotra, COO for Middle East and South Asia at VFS Global, said: “Our time-honoured partnership of over 10 years with our esteemed client government [of] the Kingdom of The Netherlands, is reflective of the trust they have bestowed on us through this successful relationship. We are privileged to further extend our services to two centres in the UAE, and remain committed to providing comprehensive end-to-end visa services for applicants travelling to the Netherlands”.
VFS Global has partnered with the government of the Netherlands since 2006, and serves the client in 33 countries from 71 visa application centres globally.
The key features of the centre include staff with local language capability to handle queries and applications, an automated queue system, secure handling of passports, documents and personal information, doorstep delivery of passport, and a premium lounge for personalised and comfortable service
More information is available on www.vfsglobal.com/Netherlands/UAE/
VFS Global is responsible only for accepting applications, which will continue to be assessed and processed by the Netherlands embassy.
