Actually, VFS are off. Truth be told. If they open VFS on November 1. They will have only 45 days to give final decision+PPR+Stamping for both September and January intake students as there will be a long holiday in December.
It seems this is not gonna be possible. So they will prioritize the Fall applicants and Stamp their Visa first. Then they will start stamping the January intake students password and this might take January or even February. But students might get their final decision from the last week of November and the first week of December. But all depend on VFS reopening.
So, hope VFS resume their operations from November 1.