Visa application volume from Kolkata reaches 85% of pre-pandemic level

The visa application volume from Kolkata has reached 85 per cent of the pre-pandemic level as travellers from here give vent to ‘revenge travel’ made easier by the re-opening up of borders and easing of COVID restrictions, said Prabuddha Sen, Chief Operating Officer (South Asia) of VFS Global. He said thatthe volume showed a 160 per cent rise in 2022 as compared to 2021.