Where did you submit your visa application?
If you received a code during your application, you can use it to track the status of your application online.
Follow the steps below:
- Go to the track & trace system.
- Select the country where you submitted your application and your language.
- Click ‘Submit’.
- Enter your tracking number (the code on the card).
- Click ‘Submit’ to view the status of your application.
If you did not receive a code during your application, you cannot track the status of your application online.
If you submitted your application at a VFS Global centre, you can check the status of your application on the VFS Global website.
Follow the steps below:
- Go to the VFS Global website.
- Select the country you applied from and the country you are going to.
- Click ‘Take me to the website’.
- Select the ‘Track your application’ tab and then click on ‘track your visa application status online’.
- Fill in the reference number you received when you submitted your application and your last name.
- Click ‘Submit’ to view the status of your application.
If you signed up for SMS Alerts from VFS Global, you will receive a text message about your application status.
If you submitted your application at a TLScontact centre, you can track the status of your application on the TLScontact website.
Follow the steps below:
- Go to the TLScontact website.
- At the bottom of the page select the country you are a resident of and the country you are going to.
- Click ‘Go’.
- Select the visa application centre where you submitted your application.
- Log in using your email address and password to view the status of your application.
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Contact
If you have any questions about the status of your application, contact the place where you submitted your application.
- Contact VFS Global
- Contact TLScontact
- Contact Netherlands Worldwide (for applications submitted at a Dutch embassy or consulate-general)