Iceland visa processing time from Delhi: about 5 days right now
Iceland visas from VFS Delhi are taking about 5 days right now. Most passports from applications made on 14 Oct 2026 are now out. People who applied 1½ to 3 months ago waited about 11 days (median), 9 in 10 within 14 days.
Based on 38 passports we've seen dispatched by BlueDart, only 12 of them old enough to count, so treat it as a rough guide · 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. Iceland updates at 11:30 AM, 6 PM, 12 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 submitted my son and my file on 28 sep biomtric it’s visit family freind case so I mentioned my travel date 22 oct to 5 nov it’s 17 days has been done
Any update yet?
I have applied on 30th September for netherlands visa. I have travel date on 30th oct will i be able to get the visa by then.
It's little bit risky.... generally they take 38 to 43 days as i start traking from last month...mine also passed 30 days but no update yet
Is the embassy closed on Monday?
I don't think so. As per Netherlands embassy site. It's a holiday on Tuesday. Link:
Just want to share this awesome news with the gang. Finally I see my EES ok sometime back. Just curious, when can I expect my passport? My flights is this Sunday.
Hey congrats, when did you apply
On 7th Sep from Hyderabad, reached Delhi on 10th, just seen this status sometime back. Also, my intended travel was 11th Oct, rescheduled to 18th Oct. lol.
I applied for netherlands visa via vfsglobal chennai on 21st september. My passport was dispatched to the dutch embassy in new delhi on 23rd september. I have recieved no update since then. When will I get my visa. My travel date is in early november. Whom to contact? PLEASE HELP!!!!!!! :((((((((( :@
When should I expect my visa? How do I check the EES status When I try to tack via vfs, it keeps saying invalid inputs Is there any other way to check?
Why applications submit through jalandhar vfs taking long vfs work is just to forward documents to embassy not decision making ,then why the wait is long for Jalandhar
gave my biometric and documents on 30th Sept, still waiting, had to delay my onward travel got the same swiss schengen last time in 8 calendar days, its been 15 today this time around, still no passport
Hi Anmol, I got message today that my passport is dispatched. My application date was 28th September. So may be this week you will get the update.
VFS just emailed: your application is processed and in transit from the New Delhi Embassy to the VFS Operation Center. Lets see when i can go pick it up
Update: the 14 Oct Netherlands passports have come They were late on Blue Dart. They weren't showing at our 1 AM check (finished 1:07 AM), and Blue Dart showed them before our 3:30 AM run, which found 310 Netherlands passports dispatched on 14 Oct: Delhi 92, Hyderabad 50, Bangalore 46, Mumbai 41, Chennai 23, Ahmedabad 14, Pune 12, Jalandhar 11, Kochi 9, Lucknow 5, Kolkata 4, Chandigarh 3. Most are from applications made 31 Aug – 4 Sept. All Netherlands city pages are up to date now.
Oh kolkata.... Show some mercy to France applications. 21 days passed.
Can anyone please check my ref no status? I applied on 25 sept and it reached to the embassy on 29th sept Since then the website is broken it says invalid inputs Ref no : NLD/BLR/250926/0043/01
Hey krish, the website still says invalid input to me and when i refresh it , it still says capta error Can you please explain me how to check it correctly and also can you please check the current status? Really thankful for your help 🙏🏻
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.
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! 🤞
This is so annoying applications before me and after me have been sent back, mine is still stuck from 31st august. So helpless with this process. Don't even know what basis this is happening.
Any change in the vfs application status for today? Anyone?
Applied on 16th September from Mumbai under the Orange Carpet programme (the one that’s supposed to fast-track your visa), with travel scheduled for 11th October. Guess they forgot what the Orange Carpet was for!
Same here. I applied for orange carpet and travel date has passed. They dispatched today. Let's see if I get the visa approved or rejected.
I see in the tracker it is dispatched, VFS doesn’t bother to inform.
is any one got dispach / tracking status today for netherlands and what is usuall time of there dispach
We applied for our Netherlands visa on 4th September, and our planned travel was today. Unfortunately, even after 35 days, we have received no update on the application, so we had to cancel our journey. We are now considering withdrawing the application, but even that does not guarantee an immediate return of our passports. Has anyone faced a similar situation or can suggest what would be the best course of action at this stage?
I'd suggest waiting. I submitted on 2nd, and the travel date was yesterday. I've heard that they will actively trying to do it before 45 days mark. I shifted it to 10th which is 2 days after 45 days. You've waited all this while so why not a little more? Unless you want to go somewhere that doesn't require a visa. Vfs said they can get you the passport within 48 hrs or less if you withdraw
I mean I shifted it to 20th*
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!
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
Will the visa still be issued if the travel date has passed? Do they ask for updated flight and hotel reservations?
they still issue it, in most cases they don't ask for new details
Iceland visa processing from Delhi
Iceland is a niche but growing destination for Indian travellers. The Northern Lights, Blue Lagoon, and dramatic landscapes attract tourists year-round. Processing volumes are low, which often means faster turnaround times from the embassy.
Iceland Schengen Visa Processing Time from Delhi, India
Applications at VFS Delhi are waiting about 5 days right now, about the same as the Iceland average across India (5 days). That makes it the quickest of the 4 Iceland centres with enough recent data. We've seen 38 passports returned from VFS Delhi since 26 Aug 2026, 26% of all the Iceland passports we track. Most of them left on Wednesdays and Fridays. The latest dispatch we saw was on 16 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 Iceland or view the all-India aggregate.