France visa processing time from Delhi: about 10 days right now
France visas from VFS Delhi are taking about 10 days right now. Most passports from applications made on 9–13 Oct 2026 are now out. People who applied 1½ to 3 months ago waited about 4 days (median), 9 in 10 within 7 days.
Based on 10,369 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. France 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, Chennai or Kolkata 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 😅
Does the Consular Office process business visas separately from tourist visas? I applied on 6 October and hoping to attend and speak in a conference 21-23 October. I am aware it's a very tight turnaround time (I was invited quite late), but is it impossible?
Hello! Today (Thursday) was my VFS appointment for France visa (New Delhi), what is the expected timeline for my file to reach the embassy? My travel date is 12th Nov, will I hear back from them by then?
Do you have any travel history before?
Nope
I APPLIES VISA ON 17TH SEPT. 21ST SEPT I RECEVIED INFO THAT IT HAS BEEN SUB,ITTED TO EMBASSY. MY TRAVEL DATE IS 31ST OCT. NO UPDATE TILL YET. ITS WORRYING ME. HOW CAN I TRACK ?
This site is great to check if your visa is dispatched and where the processing has reached. Or else keep checking EES status every working day at 9pm. VFS won't give any update.
We are in same bote i applied on 18th sep and my travel date is 29th oct....I think you will surely get the visa but it's may cut 2 cut...best of luck
Is the embassy closed on Monday?
I don't think so. As per Netherlands embassy site. It's a holiday on Tuesday. Link:
I just got a mail from VFS saying my application is in Transit from Embassy to Application centre. EES still shows not okay. Should I be worried? Is my visa rejected?
Does EES get updated before the dispatch?
Hi everyone application date - 28th September, EES change to ok on 13th October. Got passport today with approved visa for 90 days. Thank a lot to @visatrackr for this portal. Thanks everyone and best wishes for your visa..
I don’t know if there’s some glitch with site or some issue with my internet. I can’t see update of 14th Oct.. Daily it goes around 12:00am.
Hi VS, you are right. I am checking whether VFS has not updated shipments or there is an issue in the site.
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
Big thanks to the website owner for this helpful platform! Sharing my Netherlands visit visa (not tourist) timelines: Dad (Hyderabad): Applied 1 Sept → Dispatched 12 Oct → Received 14 Oct. Sister (Bangalore): Applied 31 Aug → Dispatched 9 Oct → Received 12 Oct. Notes: * EES and VFS trackers were unreliable in our case. * Both visas were granted even after our planned travel dates had passed. Hope this helps others waiting. Good luck! 🤞
My application was submitted on 18 sept. Haven't got the passport yet.
Hi bhunit. travel-europe.europa.eu Check on this website enter ur passport number and your traveling date. If your application says ok, then it means your application is approved. That what's people say on this platform. Not sure whether it's 100 approved or not If your application is no processed it says not Ok
Thank you for the information. Does it work for long stay visa?
Why does the site say that it will update at 3pm and then 6pm - we are waiting eagerly but it’s not getting updated. Now the time has moved to 12am. Why isn’t it updating?
We all are in the same boat. And this site is the closest to as accurate as it can get. They are doing god’s work what VFS or the embassy should be doing. Of course there could be few errors but we get a bird’s eye view of what’s going on.
Hi LK, we update several times a day, but Blue Dart collects passports from VFS only at night, so the big jump shows after the night run. Daytime runs mostly fill in older dates and family members' passports. On accuracy: is something specific looking wrong? Every date comes from Blue Dart's public tracking, and many people saw their dispatch here before VFS told them. See reviews Thanks Krish, that means a lot!
Has anyone had their EES status turn OK from NOT OK but still their visas have not been dispatched or updated or processed?
When does this site gets updated
Every night around 12 to 1 am
EES okay today , application date -28th September switzerland
Mostly today bruh or by tomorrow for sure
My travel date is in December
I also applied for the Dutch visa from Pune my application was on 10th sept in VFS, and application reached to Embassy on 14th it's been 33 days still no update, it is showing application under review that's it!
Hey , any update so far on mail or vfs site @aditya
Hi Aditya , any update received so far?
Our France Schengen visa application is still under processing at the embassy. We applied on September 24 at VFS Kolkata, but there have been no further updates. Our travel dates are October 18th - 28th October and we’re getting worried. Has anyone who applied around the same time received their visa or had a status update?
We also applied on Sep 24 for France from Kolkata. No update yet. Our travel date is in 1st week of November. Fingers crossed.
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What does ‘possible on a busy day’ mean?
The amount of applications for that particular day
Will it show more dispatches for Oct 9? I see only 22 as of now. Can the number increase?
France visa processing from Delhi
France receives one of the highest volumes of Schengen visa applications from India. Processing times can vary significantly between seasons, with summer and Christmas holiday periods seeing the longest queues. Paris remains the top destination, followed by Nice, Lyon, and the French Riviera.
France Schengen Visa Processing Time from Delhi, India
Applications at VFS Delhi are waiting about 10 days right now, about the same as the France average across India (10 days). That makes it number 2, counting from the quickest, of the 7 France centres with enough recent data. We've seen 10,369 passports returned from VFS Delhi since 23 Jun 2026, 85% of all the France passports we track. Most of them left on Mondays and Thursdays. The latest dispatch we saw was on 19 Oct 2026, and the newest application date with a passport out is 15 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 France or view the all-India aggregate.