Senior Global Business Visa Consultant
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Job Summary
Role: Senior Global Business Visa Consultant
Mode: Remote
Important Note- Look for immediate joiners - 20-days notice period
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Global Business Visa Consultant to manage high-volume multi- jurisdictional business visa applications for global enterprise clients.
This is a hands-on delivery role for someone who understands the operational realities of global business travel: embassy systems VFS portals appointment scarcity document scrutiny urgent escalations and executive travellers with immovable deadlines.
The role requires deep practical experience handling India- US- and Europe-filed applications with the confidence to engage directly with embassies consulates and visa centres when issues arise.
Key Responsibilities
End-to-End Business Visa Processing
- Manage end-to-end business visa applications across multiple jurisdictions including:
o India-filed applications (VFS embassy-led consulate-led)
o US-filed applications (consular processing interview scheduling documentation)
Europe / Schengen business visas and national visas
- Prepare review and validate application documentation to embassy standards ensuring accuracy consistency and compliance.
High-Volume Case Management
- Handle high application volumes simultaneously without compromising quality or turnaround times.
- Prioritise urgent executive and time-sensitive cases effectively.
- Track case status across multiple systems and proactively manage delays or bottlenecks.
VFS & Embassy Operations Expertise
- Actively manage VFS appointment systems including:
o Appointment monitoring
o Rebooking and slot optimisation
o Understanding centre-specific quirks and constraints
- Liaise directly with embassies consulates and visa application centres to:
Resolve stuck or delayed applications
o Clarify documentation or procedural issues
o Escalate critical business-impact cases where appropriate
Escalations & Stakeholder Management
- Handle complex escalations calmly and professionally including:
Missed travel deadlines
Last-minute document issues
o Rejections refusals or additional scrutiny
- Communicate clearly with internal stakeholders travellers and client contacts on:
Risks
o Timelines
o Required actions
- Maintain confidence and control in high-pressure situations.
Compliance & Risk Awareness
- Apply strong knowledge of business visitor rules permissible activities and short-term work restrictions across jurisdictions.
- Flag potential compliance risks proactively (misclassification inappropriate activities visa misuse).
- Ensure consistent documentation standards aligned with immigration and border control expectations.
Process Discipline & Continuous Improvement
- Follow defined SOPs while adapting pragmatically to real-world embassy behaviour.
- Identify recurring issues system failures or process gaps and feed insights back to improve workflows.
- Maintain clean case notes audit trails and supporting documentation.
Required Experience
Must-Have
- 5-10 years of hands-on experience in business visa processing (not immigration advisory only).
- Direct demonstrable experience with:
India-filed visa applications
o US consular visa processes
European / Schengen business visas
- Strong operational knowledge of VFS Global systems and appointment booking mechanics.
- Proven experience managing high-volume visa caseloads.
- Comfortable contacting embassies consulates and visa centres directly.
Strongly Preferred
- Experience supporting enterprise or large multinational clients.
- Exposure to tech consulting or professional services travel patterns.
- Experience working across multiple time zones and with offshore/onshore teams.
- Familiarity with business travel compliance frameworks and traveller screening.
Skills & Attributes
- Exceptionally organised under pressure
- Calm assertive and solutions-oriented
- Excellent Communicator
- Detail-obsessed (embassies notice everything)
- Comfortable pushing back when documentation or timelines are unrealistic
- Confident dealing with senior stakeholders and urgent escalations
- Practical not theoretical – understands how visas actually get issued
Key Skills
- Business Consulting
- Cognos
- Power BI
- Business Analysis
- Visio
- TFS
- SAP BW 4HANA
- Business requirements
- Strategic Planning
- Management Consulting
- SDLC
- Data Analysis Skills
