Important Announcement

Soon most visitors to the United States will no longer have to fill out a Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record upon arriving at a U.S. air or sea port of entry.  For more information about the I-94 Automation Program please see Customs and Border Protection’s Fact Sheet (PDF: 93.8 KB)

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On 11^th March, Mission India launched a pilot program in Chennai for single day appointment scheduling for Blanket L visa applicants.  This means that applicants can visit the Offsite Facilitation Center (OFC) and Consulate in the same day.  The program is currently only available in Chennai for Blanket L visa applicants and their families traveling with them on L visas.  In order to make same day appointments possible, Consulate interviews need to be scheduled after 10:00 on the same day and OFC appointments must be scheduled in the morning from 08:00-10:00.  Applicants will not be able to schedule both appointments closer than two hours apart in order to allow adequate time for them to get from the OFC to the Consulate entrance.  To apply for single day appointments, your company will still use the normal website at www.ustraveldocs.com/in.  This program is another way in which we look to provide better customer service and promote legitimate business travel to the United States. 

Important Announcement

If you wish to schedule visa appointments for any day after September 26, 2012, please visit our new website at www.ustraveldocs.com/in.

Welcome to Visa Services!

The U.S. Consulate General, Chennai processes applications for both nonimmigrant and immigrant visas to the United States.

Nonimmigrant visas are for people visiting the U.S. temporarily for tourism, business, education, medical treatment, or petition-based employment.  The type of visa required depends on your purpose of travel.   

Immigrant visas are for applicants planning to permanently relocate to the United States.

Location

The U.S. Consulate General, Chennai is located on Gemini Circle at the intersection of Anna Salai and Cathedral Road. Applicants with visa appointments should report to the Anna Salai entrance.

U.S. Consulate General Chennai
Gemini Circle, No. 220 Anna Salai
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600006

The U.S. Embassy, New Delhi provides consular services in the states of Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, and the country of Bhutan.  If you are not in the Delhi Consular district, find your nearest consulate below.


Consular Districts

The U.S. Embassy, New Delhi provides consular services in the states of Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, and the country of Bhutan.  If you are not in the Delhi Consular district, find your nearest consulate below.

Chennai
The Consulate General in Chennai provides consular services for the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, and the Union Territories of Lakshadweep islands, Pondicherry, and the Union Territories of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. 

Hyderabad
The Consulate General in Hyderabad provides consular services for the state of Andhra Pradesh. 

Kolkata
The Consulate General in Kolkata provides consular services for the states of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Meghalaya, Orissa, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, and Assam.

Mumbai
The Consulate General in Mumbai provides consular services for the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and the Union Territories of Daman and Diu, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. 

Bangalore (Virtual Consulate, does not process visas)