VFS Global - Los Angeles

"My travel dates are fast approaching and I still havent heard back from VFS on where my passport is. I keep calling their call centre and write on twitter but no help. I hope there was a direct number to this office location who would help with the exact status on my passport. Its been 26 days now but status on application tracking still says " embassy has reviewed application and passport is ready for collection" I am not local so cannot even go in person to that office. If I have to cancel my trip because of their inefficiency then it would absolutely suck. Very disappointed."

"I applied for a visa to France through VFS. It was very hard to find appointments at any of the locations but I finally found one here at Los Angeles. There was barely any wait time when I showed up to my appointment, staff was courteous and helpful, even catching a mistake in a date and allowing me to resubmit the document right after the appointment. They were very knowledgeable and ensured my application was set up for success. They told me I'd get my passport back in 2-4 weeks but I got it in just 1 week. Very impressed with VFS France and the French embassy. One negative thing is they don't have a contact phone number. You have to email them and wait up to 48h for a response."

"I submitted my passport for visa stamping along with appropriate vac fees. I got a reply that the fees were missing. I sent the fees again through another carrier. They again replied that the fees are missing. I provided proof of payments and shipping details it’s been weeks i still haven’t heard back. Their online contact center does not even have direct way of communication with the actual office. I’m extremely concerned about my passport and unresponsive of the vfs center"

"I submitted my student visa application to the UK on January 11, paid about $500 for the application and then around $1100 for the health fee. This is for the year long visa. Then I went on the VFS website and made a biometrics appointment for January 13. I paid for the student package which was $95 online and then an additional $45 in person. I uploaded all my document ahead of time. Once I was seen my appointment took about 10 minutes. I was told it could take up to 15 business days for my passport to be ready with my visa. I received a call today saying my visa was ready and I went to pick it up. So only took a week from my biometrics appointment. I also have an American passport and it was for a student visa which is why it probably was quick. Mark and the other staff (sorry I didn’t ask their name) at the location were very knowledgeable and patient! Overall I am very happy with the service and I would recommend."

"Edited— 2/25/2020 I got my stamped passport in 3 days. That was some speedy service. ......................…….............. Came here for Canadian Temporary Visa passport submission. Visited without an appointment on a weekday. Took only 15 mins and I was out. The building has an underground parking, not sure of the parking charges. I parked on the le doux rd, there are parking meters with ample space and charged 75 cents for an hour. You will be screened when you enter. They have 2 counters inside. The processing fee for the Canadian visa comes out to be 20$ approx. if you want the passport to be delivered then an additional 34$. If not you can collect it from the same location when it is ready. Once submitted they will provide you the link for the tracking alongside and tracking id for your application."