The ink on my application hasn’t even dried, yet the fees were taken with lightning speed. It is distinctively painful to receive absolute silence in return, especially when every plan depends on it. With the dark clouds of fraud allegations gathering over VFS—serious enough for criminal talk—I fear my passport is lost in a void of corruption rather than just a pile of paperwork. Has anyone managed to break through this wall of silence, or are we all just waiting for a resolution that might never come?
Realizing this is not just about technical glitches or standard delays… so FYI.
I maintain a composed stance, though this situation is testing my resolve.
To the point:
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Yes, many people are experiencing the same silence—slow responses, no status updates, and fees taken immediately.
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VFS is a logistics provider, not a decision-maker. Once your passport is with the consulate, VFS often genuinely has no update to give.
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Fraud allegations or scalping issues don’t change individual case handling—they rarely acknowledge or resolve complaints case-by-case.
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Most people who “break the silence” do so only by:
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waiting for the embassy’s processing timeline to end, or
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escalating directly to the embassy (when allowed), not VFS.
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Reality check: this is usually delay and opacity, not proof of corruption. Unfortunately, waiting is the norm, not the exception.