Austria visa processing time from Mumbai: about 13 days right now
Austria visas from VFS Mumbai are taking about 13 days right now. Most passports from applications made on 6–8 Oct 2026 are now out. People who applied 1½ to 3 months ago waited about 7 days (median), 9 in 10 within 15 days.
Based on 1,988 passports we've seen dispatched by BlueDart · Updated
Anyone waiting for a Schengen visa from India who wants to see how fast the embassies are returning passports. We show overall progress from courier data. We can't show the decision or status of your own application; for that, use VFS tracking or contact the embassy.
From BlueDart's public tracking. VFS sends passports back by BlueDart, and each shipment carries the applicant's VFS reference number, which follows a fixed pattern (country, city, application date and serial). We check references in that pattern on BlueDart's tracking page several times a day, so every passport listed here is a real, dispatched shipment. You can check any of them yourself with "Verify on BlueDart".
Several times a day. Austria updates at 11:30 AM, 6 PM, 12 AM, 1 AM and 3:30 AM IST, Tuesday to Saturday. Most new dispatches appear after midnight, when the courier picks up the day's passports. Couriers don't pick up passports at weekends, so on Sunday it updates only at 6 PM and on Monday not at all; Monday's passports appear from 12 AM that night.
Usually because the day isn't over: most of a day's passports appear in the 12 AM update, after the courier picks them up. Some days really are quiet, for example around a holiday or when the embassy sends fewer passports back. If your own passport was dispatched and still isn't here the next morning, tell us with your reference number.
It's the latest application date for which about 70% of a typical day's passports have been dispatched. Some people who applied on or before that date are still waiting, so it isn't a cutoff.
Your reference number contains your application date. For example, NLDBLR170826004901 means Netherlands (NLD), Bangalore (BLR), applied 17 Aug 2026 (170826), serial 0049, first person on the file (01). Under "By application date", tap your date's bar to see every passport dispatched from that day. Switch to Boxes to see which serial numbers haven't been seen yet.
Each box is one application, numbered by the 4 digits after the date in the reference number. Green means at least one passport on it has been dispatched. "Not seen yet" is a number below the highest one dispatched that we haven't seen: that application may still be with the embassy, collected in person, withdrawn, or the number may never have been used. "Possible on a busy day" (dashed) is a number above the highest one seen, up to how many applications the centre takes on a busy day, so it may not exist at all.
The embassy doesn't work strictly in date order, and each day's applications go out over several weeks. So later dates moving doesn't mean yours was skipped. See what applicants found →
In calendar days, weekends and holidays included, from the day you applied at VFS. Under the EU visa rules the embassy should decide within 15 days, and can take up to 45 in individual cases. Applicants report that embassies rarely answer questions about an application before day 45. Answers from applicants at the 45-day mark →
Usually, yes. Many applicants see EES turn OK a day or two before VFS or the courier shows anything. Check with dates inside your planned trip: outside your visa's dates it shows Not OK even when you have one.
Not on its own. Applicants here have received approved visas while EES still showed Not OK, and others saw it turn OK only the day after their passport was dispatched. The decision is in your passport, so wait for it. Read what applicants saw with EES →
It depends where you collect it. Passports collected in person at VFS Delhi never go by courier, so they can't show up here. If you collect at another centre, your passport is sent there by courier, so it usually shows up.
It happens rarely, usually when the courier record is missing or late. If that's you, with your reference number and we'll look into it.
No. VisaTrackr is an independent, free tool. We're not connected to VFS Global, any embassy or any courier company.
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🙌 Helpers of the week (10–17 Oct) Thank you to the people who took time to help others this week: 1. Krish walked Rushil through the EES check step by step: which dates to enter, where the passport number goes, and what OK can and can't tell you View comment → 2. HK shared the Dutch embassy's phone number and how the call works once 45 days have passed: they raise a signal, and you call again if nothing comes within 10 days View comment → 3. random_pelican shared the NetherlandsWorldwide number, and that they can't do anything before 45 calendar days View comment → 4. Aayush kept Swiss applicants posted: EES turned OK one day, and the passport was dispatched the next View comment → 5. DS got a Swiss visa while EES still said NOT OK, a reminder that NOT OK doesn't always mean a refusal View comment → 6. NM came back with a full timeline: a multi-entry visa after 46 days, no email from VFS, and a reminder that waits close to 45 days are normal right now View comment → 7. SD found that EES showed NOT OK with no dates entered, and OK once the arrival date was filled in View comment → 8. Divya explained that you can email VFS to switch from courier to self-collection (about ₹850), which is usually faster View comment → 9. daisy told a worried group that she applied on 4 Sep from VFS Mumbai with no travel history, and got her visa on 3 Oct View comment → When you're anxious about your passport, a reply from someone who's been through it means a lot. 🙏
I have submitted file on August 5th at Hyderabad vfs and my travel dates has also started still I haven't received any decision, so can I know when can I expect my decision and is there any chances for my approval
My travelling is on 19th october is there any chance to get my visa
When you applied?
Those who applied after me received their passport I applied on 17th and it shows under process since then
still waiting
Any update?
Applied on 17 th Aug in Bangalore no updates yet
Not sure how they are processing the Visa.. my flight is today and i ll hv to cancel it.. applied on 25th aug..
Any update ?
I got my visa for 60 days single entry applied on 9 th sept from ccu. EES status is not worked for me as it still showing not ok. I guess ees only help when your trip date is very near or it givw positive sign before dispatch but dont take it as negative sign at all
Is it a tourist visa? Did your travel date pass before receiving passport?
Yes i applied for short stay / tourist/ student visa , no my dates are ik jan2027
Is there a way to get statistics of portugal visa applications submitted at Goa embassy and from Pune City?
My passport shows dispatched today! But with my application had my husband and infant passport, that is not showing up here nor it’s showing on blue dart as dispatched . Anyone faces this earlier ? Travel date is 21st oct
my wait ends here ! Its good tool, reduces some of your anxiety Thanks
Applied on 4th Sep, Almost 39 days
Applied on 10th sept , almost 34 days
Guys did anyone vfs status changed today?
Did it change for anyone?
Not yet for me at least. 7th sep batch. Flight on 16th oct.
They are hardly moving 10th sept applications Anyone who is waiting for it?
Wait bro minimum 10-15 days more Relax your results will come soon
Mine is 11th sept it's also not processing since last few days, my travel is nearing
I applied netherlands visa on sep 15th banglore. No update so far. Anyone who applied on 15th received?
What does it mean when the EES turns from NOT OK to OK?! Does it mean they’re processing our application? No message from bludart and no email from VFS either. I’m not sure what the change in status from NOT OK to OK means…pls advice.
Ideally it means, that your passport is valid for entering the Schengen area for the dates you have checked. Means the visa is approved. But in the same site it says we should not rely on this information alone for visa decision. It is not 100% accurate still. There are some cases (very few) it shows OK and visa was not granted.
VFS status says my passport is dispatched but here it's not showing
@VisaTrackr how i can check corrier tracking
On which email can we mail the swiss consulate for queries?
We applied at VFS chennai for italy visa, tourist C type on 14th september, thats 27-28 days. when can we expect?
24th Sept application. Switzerland. Travel date was marked as 2nd Oct. Visa in transit now.
Did you check your EES?
Applied on the same date ..travel date is 14 th Oct..still showing as under process... Is your EES okay?
If i am asked for additional documents like latest salary slips till for last 3 month again (september was not submitted earlier as my application was in september), are there more chances of rejection?
Why aren't passports showing of 14th sept but only after and before that day ...we have a travel on 14th oct but our visas havent come yet
Vfs status dispatched via courier on 09/10/2026.. but on courier tracking says Records Not Found..
22/09/26 eec also got ok
Sorry it’s ees*
Has anyone's status got changed to dispatch on VFS Today?
@SS_AA, does it show dispatched as of 09/10/20206 or 08/10/2026?
SS_AA what was your coupon number?
Austria visa processing from Mumbai
Austria processes Schengen visas from India at a moderate pace. Vienna is the primary destination for both business and tourism. The Austrian embassy is known for efficient processing during off-peak months, though summer travel season brings longer wait times.
Austria Schengen Visa Processing Time from Mumbai, India
Applications at VFS Mumbai are waiting about 13 days right now, about the same as the Austria average across India (13 days). That makes it number 13, counting from the quickest, of the 17 Austria centres with enough recent data. We've seen 1,988 passports returned from VFS Mumbai since 26 Jun 2026, 18% of all the Austria passports we track. Most of them left on Thursdays and Fridays. The latest dispatch we saw was on 19 Oct 2026, and the newest application date with a passport out is 13 Oct 2026.
Every number here comes from BlueDart courier dispatches: when the embassy finishes an application, the passport goes back through BlueDart, and we check those shipments several times a day.
Want to compare processing speeds across VFS centres? Compare all cities for Austria or view the all-India aggregate.