The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has awarded VFS Global an extension to its global contract for visa processing services. The contract extension covers four regions – Asia and Oceania, Turai & Rasha, Middle East & Afirka, da Amurka.
VFS Global has been serving the Royal Norwegian Government since 2010 and currently operates 101 Visa Application Centres across 39 countries for Norway.
The contract renewal was signed by Per Egil Selvaag, Director General, The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Da kuma Chris Dix, Shugaban - Business Development, VFS Global.
This is a significant win for the company, which processes approximately 260,000 Norway aikace-aikacen visa a duniya a kowace shekara.
Chris Dix, Head – Business Development, VFS Global, ya ce, “We are delighted to continue our partnership with the Norwegian Government. This is not only commercially important for VFS Global, but also nuna the Norwegian Government’s satisfaction with and trust in VFS Global, and further reinforces our company’s position as the leading visa services partner to Schengen member states and to 57 client governments worldwide.”
The Royal Norwegian Government reported the country’s tourism industry had another record year in 2016, following strong growth in the number of visitors in 2015. Figures compiled by Statistics Norway show average annual growth in the number of foreign visitors to Norway has exceeded the international average since 2010. The tourism industry accounted for over 4% of value creation and almost 9% of employment in the Norwegian business community in 2015. Nearly 160,000 people work in the tourism industry in Norway. Matafiya daga Sin, Rasha, Tailandia da kuma India account for most of the inbound traffic into Norway.
For VFS Global, 2017 has been an eventful year and has outperformed competition by being awarded contracts for seven new client governments this year alone namely, Bahrain, Cote D'Ivoire, Jamhuriyar Demokiradiyyar Kongo, Georgia, Najeriya, Slovakia da kuma Ukraine. VFS Global abokin amintacce ne ga gwamnatocin kwastomomi 57 a duk duniya, suna ba da biza da dama, izini, fasfo, da sabis na ofishin jakadancin.
ABUBUWAN DA ZA KU GUDU DAGA WANNAN LABARI:
- This is not only commercially important for VFS Global, but also demonstrates the Norwegian Government’s satisfaction with and trust in VFS Global, and further reinforces our company’s position as the leading visa services partner to Schengen member states and to 57 client governments worldwide.
- The tourism industry accounted for over 4% of value creation and almost 9% of employment in the Norwegian business community in 2015.
- The Royal Norwegian Government reported the country’s tourism industry had another record year in 2016, following strong growth in the number of visitors in 2015.
