Indian Visa Office London

[Dee Sa]

last year the Indian visa office was near London Wall, but having looked today its Paddington with instructions how to get there. Is that the only visa office now when did they close the other one ?

[Zacs-Master]

The High Commission of India, London and Consulate General of India, Birmingham and Edinburgh have outsourced their visa services to the external service provider M/S VF Worldwide Holdings Ltd. could be the reason.

[Buenchico]

To confirm Z-M's information:

"The High Commission of India, London and Consulate General of India, Birmingham and Edinburgh have outsourced their visa services to the external service provider M/S VF Worldwide Holdings Ltd. All applicants, other than those seeking Emergency Visas or those holding UN/Diplomatic/Official passports, are required to fill the valid online visa application form through the authorized website (www.indianvisaonline.gov.in) and lodge their applications with our sole service partner M/S VF Worldwide Holdings Ltd. For more information please visit http://in.vfsglobal.co.uk. High Commission of India and the Consulates will not be responsible for transactions made with any other websites or agents"
https://www.hcilondon.in/pages.php?id=28

The Indian High Commission have only been using VFS Global since 1 March last year. Other countries (such as Russia) have used their services for far longer, so they're a well-respected organisation.

See also:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/asia/india/articles/Tourist-visa-applications-to-India-what-you-need-to-know/

There are visa centres in Goswell Road (EC1) and Hounslow as well as Paddington.There are also 11 other centres in the UK:
http://www.vfsglobal.com/India/UK/contact_us.html#1