Switzerland visa processing time from Jalandhar: about 19 days right now
Switzerland visas from VFS Jalandhar are taking about 19 days right now. Most passports from applications made on 30 Sept – 5 Oct 2026 are now out. People who applied 1½ to 3 months ago waited about 10 days (median), 9 in 10 within 17 days.
Based on 874 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. Switzerland 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. 🙏
Applied to Netherlands visa from Chennai on 10 September reached embassy on 14. Journey date was 10 October then postponed to 29 October. Still not sure if passport would turn up before that 😅
I applied for my Netherlands Schengen visa at VFS Bangalore on 10 September 2026, and my application reached the Embassy on 14 September 2026. However, I have not received any updates on my application so far, and my intended travel date of 9 October 2026 has already passed. Could you please let me know the current status of my application and advise me on what I should do next?
@DD hoping will get this week, what about you
@MM sure I will inform you
I applied for my visa to Netherlands on 7th sep from Hyderabad. This past Friday the EES status turned to OK. My travel dates while applying were, oct 11-nov 17. I missed my older flight. Just want to understand is it safe to book a flight for this Friday early hours? Also, tentatively, what would be my visa start date? I see it's given for 45 days.
dont put any
@NS thank you
Hi I applied on Sep 09 at Bangalore so far didn’t get updates almost 36 days passed why this much time taking ?
As per current trend you may get the update in this week.
Hope so
The whole efforts of the @VisaTrackr is amazing ,finally my wait is over our visa are out for delivery applied from Blr on 9th Sept.All the best
Bro what is showing in EES?
Hi Netherlands - ViSA My family submitted application at VFS on 10th of September and it reached Delhi on 14th of September and their travel date is Oct 22nd we still didn't receive the update - status remains same application has been dispatched to dutch embassy in new Delhi and your application will be further processed at ministry of foreign affairs in Netherlands. Should I calculate total days from time of application submission at VFS or from time it reached Delhi
I have calculated from time it reached embassy, new delhi. It took exact 25 days.
Today, I applied for a Schengen visa at VFS Pune. What is the approval timeline for Pune? In how many days can I expect my approval?
Anyone who applied on Sept 25th for Switzerland, got EES update yet? Or dispatch message?
Hi SS, yesterday i got EES update. My passport is dispatched today.
This is my first Schengen visa, I have applied for Switzerland on 9th Oct from Pune, will the EES status update happen for me too? Or it just works for people who have already been to Schengen region and have their information fed to the system?
Hey, My EES turned OK today evening and VFS status also says application is processed & dispatched but bluedart tracking is not showing any record. By when can I expect to get a tracking link?
Yes i got email and message both Processed application ref no has being dispatched via courier on 14/10/2026. - VFS Global
Hi Aman! Most of us did not receive any update from bluedart either. But if it says dispatched you will get it today. Try tracking in bluedart with ref no (not way bill). Ref no will be your application number without the slashes “/“
I applied netherlands visa on sep 15th banglore. No update so far. Anyone who applied on 15th received?
Anyone applied on 10th sept from blr and got their passports back?
I applied for my Netherlands Schengen visa at VFS Delhi on 16 September 2026, and my application reached the Embassy on 17 September 2026. However, I have not received any updates on my application so far, and my intended travel date of 25 October 2026 has already nearby. Could you please let me know the current status of my application and advise me on what I should do next?
Anyone got mail or ees update related to visa dispatch today?
How can you track through EES? Can someone please guide me?
Checked on VFS site around 5 pm but there is no email yet
Hi, if anyone has recieved their visa for netherlands from vfs delhi (applied on 1st,2nd september) can you share your status? If it was rejected or not? My travel dates were 1-10 oct and i applied on 1st september, really worried if they will reject it as my travel dates have passed so any help is appreciated
they may not reject - you may still get the visa. Several people whose travel date has passed have got their visa's. Mine has not come- I applied at VFS Bangalore on Aug 28 - and reached embassy on 31st Aug.
1 September file received in embassy still not get any reply
Had submitted my application on 28th aug for Netherlands and today finally I got back my passport with the visa stamped. Haven't checked the EES status as of now. Thanks to this place as it helped me know that I wasn't the only one who was worried. Its just the system and the processing which is slow. All the best to everyone who have been waiting for their visas.
that is great!
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Hi , My passport dispatched yesterday but in blue dart I am getting this status.Load On Hold;Space Constraint In Net Veh Can anyone let me know what does this means . Also will be there a delay
Has anyone's status got updated?
Aslam whats your coupon Number?
NLD/BLR/310826/0024
Looking for suggestions - I applied on 2nd September, it still says under process and on here, it says "not seen yet". But does that mean that the embassy hasn't looked at our file yet? My box isn't green. My travel date is 10th September. Today is 9th. Does it make sense to wait to see the verdict or should I shift the travel date to next week (19th). Would I even get it then? How likely is rejection for a frequent traveller with no prior rejections or issues?
Hi Divya, not seen yet means that we have not seen your reference on Bluedart. 10th is tomorrow and if you haven't got message from VFS you should think of rescheduling. You can wait till midnight.
If you have flights booked, check the change/cancellation policy first. If changes must be made 24 hours before departure, I'd move the dates now. If you can modify closer to departure, you could wait until around 12:15 AM to see if your passport is dispatched and check your EES status. If you're able to travel later without major impact, moving the dates is the safer option.
If we get msg that passport is dispatched is it ok if EES says not ok When they usually update EES site?
I didnt get any msg for 10th sept application , but I am just asking
Can you pleas share EES site where i can check the status
Switzerland visa processing from Jalandhar
Switzerland processes Schengen visas from India with generally good turnaround times. Zurich, Geneva, and the Swiss Alps are popular destinations. The Swiss embassy is known for thorough but efficient processing, and applications with strong financial documentation tend to move quickly.
Switzerland Schengen Visa Processing Time from Jalandhar, India
Applications at VFS Jalandhar are waiting about 19 days right now, about the same as the Switzerland average across India (19 days). That makes it number 11, counting from the quickest, of the 14 Switzerland centres with enough recent data. We've seen 874 passports returned from VFS Jalandhar since 29 Jun 2026, 2% of all the Switzerland passports we track. Most of them left on Tuesdays and Fridays. The latest dispatch we saw was on 19 Oct 2026, and the newest application date with a passport out is 14 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 Switzerland or view the all-India aggregate.