Consular Contact Information

Consulate General of the United States of America

Gemini Circle
220 Anna Salai
Chennai 600 006
Tel. 91-44-2811-2000
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

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 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