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CENTER FOR VISA APPLICATIONS TO EUROPE LAUNCHED
The new joint Belgium, Germany and Italy Visa Application Center was inaugurated in Da Nang city on March 22. The centre is located at the ACB Building in Phuoc Ninh ward of the city’s Hai Chau district. Applicants in central Viet Nam no longer have to travel to either Ha Noi or Ho Chi Minh City to apply for visas.
The representative of the Embassy of Belgium said that the number of applications for Schengen visas in Viet Nam has increased significantly in recent years, due to the outstanding economic development of Viet Nam, the need for business travel, and an increase in tourism.
The center is expected to facilitate visa applications to Belgium, Germany and Italy by people in Da Nang and surrounding areas.
In addition, it center will provide information on visa procedures and other services such as application status announcement via text message, translation and delivery.
The opening of a new Visa Application Center in Da Nang also aims to improve service quality.
More information on services provided by the centre can be found at the website: https://www.vfsglobal.com/Belgium/Vietnam/ (English) or https://www.vfsglobal.com/Belgium/Vietnam/Vietnamese/index.html (Vietnamese).
The visa application center in Da Nang will officially begin operations from March 25.
Source: VGP
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