Consular Contact Information

Consulate General of the United States of America
Gemini Circle
220 Anna Salai
Chennai 600 006
Tel. 91-44-2811-2000 or 2857-4000
Fax. 91- 44 2811-2020

For recorded information about visas, call any of the following telephone numbers: -- 91 44 2811-2030;-- 91 44 2811-2031

You may also call our Consular Section Customer Service Unit between the hours of 8:15am and 5:00pm: 91 44 2811-2060 or 2857-4242

We would appreciate callers restricting their calls to urgent (i.e., life and death) matters.

Due to the heavy volume of faxes, E-mails and letters, routine correspondence regarding visa applications (i.e., Mr./Mrs X will be applying for a visa) will not be answered.

Section 222(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act considers information concerning visa applications confidential and will be discussed only with the applicant or the applicant's legal representative.

For expedited/emergency appointments:

If you would like to request an emergency or expedited appointment, please send an e-mail to ChennaiNIV@state.gov, including "Expedited/Emergency Appointment Request" on the subject line. This will help us to reply to you more expediently. Please limit such requests to legitimate emergency situations or urgent travel requirements. Unfortunately, requests for expedited appointment for routine or tourist travel cannot be accommodated at this time.

About pending passports:

If you have not received your passport within 5 working days of your visa appointment, please send an e-mail to ChennaiNIV@state.gov, including ‘Pending Passport for More Than 5 Days’ on the subject line. This will allow us to identify the nature of your request more easily, and will result in a faster response.

For any inquiry not addressed on this web site, please contact us by e-mail.

ChennaiNIV@state.gov
NONIMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATIONS
Including tourists (B2), business persons (B1), students (F1), specialty workers (H1B), etc. who will be in the U.S. for a specific period.

ChennaiIV@state.gov
IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATIONS
For inquiries regarding long-term resident visas.

ChennaiAF@state.gov
FRAUD
Please inform us if you have information about obtaining visas by fraud. Be as specific as possible. All information will be kept confidential.

ChennaiCS@state.gov
AMERICAN CITIZEN SERVICES
Contact the ACS Unit for all non-visa-related inquiries involving American citizens