- Organised a three-day complimentary Visa At Your Doorstep camp at the campus of Amity University, Noida
- Efforts aimed at assisting athletes in representing India at the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023
VFS Global, the world’s largest outsourcing and technology services specialist for governments and diplomatic missions, has assisted a delegation of 282 athletes and coaches from the Special Olympics Bharat with seamless Germany visa application submission.
The three-day Visa At Your Doorstep camp organised by VFS Global at the campus of Amity University, Noida, was aimed at helping these athletes with intellectual disabilities in representing India at the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023, scheduled to be held from 17 to 25 June 2023. To ensure that all the 282 athletes and coaches complete their visa application submission on time, VFS Global organised mobile biometric kits and team and the staff worked 20 hours a day for three days.
“We are overwhelmed by the dedicated service rendered by VFS Global officials at the Special Olympics Bharat sports camp held recently in preparation of the Berlin games. The time and patience with which they ensured that all the delegates’ visa process was completed is unprecedented and we would like to express our sincere gratitude to them. We feel proud to have esteemed institutions such as VFS Global in joining us in our endeavours of promoting inclusion of persons with Intellectual Disabilities,” said Dr. Mallika Nadda, Chairperson, Special Olympics Bharat.
Special Olympics Bharat is a National Sports Federation also registered under the Indian Trust Act 1882 in 2001 and is accredited by Special Olympics International to conduct Special Olympics Programs in India.
To acknowledge their efforts, all VFS Global team members were facilitated by Dr. Nadda at the Amity University campus on 28 April 2023.
“It was an honour and privilege to be part of the sporting journey of these athletes from the Special Olympics Bharat. As an organisation which was conceptualised and launched in India and was one of the earliest ‘Made in India’ companies, we always strive towards promoting efforts which help people in representing our country and making us proud. We wish these athletes all the very best for the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023,” said Prabuddha Sen, Chief Operating Officer-South Asia, VFS Global.
VFS Global introduced its Visa At Your Doorstep services in 2016, offering applicants an at-home solution to the complete visa application process, including end-to-end professional guidance and biometric enrolment, from a location of choice. Currently, VFS Global offers doorstep visa services on behalf of 16 governments in India – Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Slovenia, Switzerland, and UK.
