If you urgently need your passport
Read about what to do if you suddenly urgently need your passport during the processing of your visa application.
Please follow the below process if you suddenly urgently need your passport, whilst your visa application is being processed.
Send an email to [email protected] where you include all of the following information:
- ApplyVisa ID, full name and passport number
- Why you urgently need your passport
- Please specify that it is only the return of the passport (and not the entire application that you wish to withdraw).
The Embassy will then send you an email to confirm returning your passport to VFS.
Once a decision has been reached on your visa application, the Embassy will either:
- If your visa is granted: The Embassy will request that you return your passport via VFS in order to have your visa sticker affixed in your passport (Please note that it is your responsibility to arrange with VFS how to get your passport back).
OR
- If your visa is refused: The Embassy will send the decision letter directly to you at the email you have provided in your application.