Portugal visa processing time from Chennai: about 14 days right now
Portugal visas from VFS Chennai are taking about 14 days right now. Most passports from applications made on 5–7 Oct 2026 are now out. People who applied 1½ to 3 months ago waited about 12 days (median), 9 in 10 within 23 days.
Based on 415 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. Portugal 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 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 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
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 ?
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
A frustrating journey has come to an end after 30 days for a business visa!! The longest VISA processing time I have ever witnessed.. Hope Netherlands will rectify this in future... BTW thank you @VisaTracker team for the platform...
5 of us applied on 4 September and our travel is on 4 October night. Our status is still showing that the application is under processing, and we are extremely worried because of the 2 October holiday and the weekend. Been speaking with Embassy in New Delhi and VFS, but both are of no use. Suggest how to proceed
Finally only one of our passports got dispatched through bluedart on 14th Sep, rest 4 applications no progress yet, but ESS shows OKAY for us and for the passport that got dispatched today too.
@VisaTrackr Got my passport delivered now to my house. My serial number is 23 from 4 Sep applications, but strangely not updated anywhere yet, neither here nor on the VFS website, only ESS turned okay
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?
Oh kolkata.... Show some mercy to France applications. 21 days passed.
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
I applied for a Polish Type D work visa through VFS Delhi on September 15th; today marks the completion of 29 calendar days and 20 working days. My application status still shows as "under process."
Hi . I just checked my passport has been dispatched . It took them precisely 44 days . I just check the EES for both myself & my daughter , it says OK. So it means that visa is approved? Thats for sure na? Big big thanks to @visa trackr for all that you are doing. Huge respect. Pls if someone can clarify on the EES status, would appreciate.
Yes ideally if it shows OK in EES, your visa is approved. However the site itself says that you cannot rely on the result as to your visa approval. Apparently there have been very few instances where it was erroneous. It pretty much means it is approved but not “officially” communicated by them to you.
Anyone applied on 10th sept as a tourist visa and got their passports back
Ok pls let me know if you receive any update @VS Have you applied as a tourist?
@ NV, not tourist. Mine is visiting family. How about urs?
I had submitted my malta study visa at 28 sep at vfs delhi my application no is MFT/DEL/280926/0003/01. Currently showing dispatched to cvu malta from 6 oct approx when I get my passport back?
On which email can we mail the swiss consulate for queries?
Did anyone from Delhi got their Netherlands visa update today? Please let me know. My date of application was 1st September.
Any idea what time of the day the message appears about the processing of the visa through vfs?
Evening
After 6 pm
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?
Applied on 23 sept VFS Mumbai. By when can I expect? travel mid nov
45 D you can consider on an avg
Portugal visa processing from Chennai
Portugal has become increasingly popular among Indian travellers, with Lisbon and Porto as top destinations. The Portuguese embassy tends to have longer processing times — among the slowest in the Schengen zone from India. Summer is peak season, and applicants should plan well ahead, especially from May to August.
Portugal Schengen Visa Processing Time from Chennai, India
Applications at VFS Chennai are waiting about 14 days right now, 11 days less than the Portugal average across India (25 days). That makes it number 4, counting from the quickest, of the 9 Portugal centres with enough recent data. We've seen 415 passports returned from VFS Chennai since 1 Jul 2026, 6% of all the Portugal passports we track. Most of them left on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The latest dispatch we saw was on 19 Oct 2026, and the newest application date with a passport out is 7 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 Portugal or view the all-India aggregate.