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VFS Global

Company


Owners:
Blackstone Group
For September 2023

Owners

VFS Globe is a company that operates visa services. As of March 2019, it operates in almost 140 countries.

Business in Russia

LLC "ViEf Services" is a Russian subsidiary. However, from the "Russian" here, it seems, only Cyrillic in the name. To understand the ownership structure of VFS Global, that ViEf Services is not a task for the faint of heart. The roots and branches of this tree go to Switzerland, then to the UK, or then to the tax harbors of Cyprus, the Islands of Jersey and the UAE.

As of March 2019, ViEf Services LLC has an agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for visa services to Russian diplomatic missions in 24 key countries around the world, from Canada to South Korea. Moreover, ViEf Services is also a clear leader in the domestic visa services market: in Russia, its visa centers operate for issuing visas to almost 30 countries. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, this company occupies more than 50% of the market for outsourcing visa services for entry/exit from Russia.