Whether you will be staying in India for a few days or a few years, the U.S. Embassy is here to help. We provide services to Americans in the Indian states of Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal, and the country of Bhutan. If you are not in the Delhi Consular district, click here to find your nearest U.S. Consulate.
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Location and hours:
Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., except on holidays.
No appointment necessary, except for filing a Report of Birth Abroad/passport application for your baby born in India. Please contact us to schedule an appointment for your baby.
Please note: Mobile phones and other electronic devices are not permitted inside the Embassy. We recommend you leave such devices at home on the day of your visit. If you are carrying your phone with you, you will be required to leave it in a separate area of the Embassy.
The U.S. Embassy is located on Shantipath in the Chanakyapuri area of New Delhi. The Consular entrance is Gate 6 (also called "Visa Gate") on Andre Malraux Marg, between Nyaya Marg and Shantipath. See the pinpointed location on the map below.
Contact us:
By Mail: American Citizen Services Unit
U.S. Embassy
Shantipath
Chanakyapuri
New Delhi 110021
By e-mail: acsnd@state.gov
By Telephone: 2419-8000, and ask for American Citizen Services.
If you are calling from within India, but outside Delhi, first dial 011-.
If you are calling from the United States, first dial 011-91-11-.
If you are calling outside of normal business hours and there is an emergency involving a U.S. citizen, ask for the "duty officer."
By Fax: 2419-8407.
For visa related inquiries:
If you are an American citizen who wishes to obtain information about a nonimmigrant visa case (e.g., tourist visa, student visa, etc.), please write to nivnd@state.gov .
If you are an American citizen who wishes to obtain information about an immigrant visa case, please write to ivnd@state.gov.
If you are an American citizen interesting in filing an immigrant visa petition for an alien spouse or immediate relative in India, please write to cis.ndi@dhs.gov. More information on services provided by U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (part of the Department of Homeland Security) is available at http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov/uscis.html.
Outside the Delhi area? Find your local Consulate:
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. Please see http://mumbai.usconsulate.gov.
The Consulate General in Kolkata provides consular services for the states of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Meghalaya, Orissa, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Assam, and the Union Territories of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Please see http://kolkata.usconsulate.gov.
The Consulate General in Chennai provides consular services for the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, and the Union Territories of Lakshadweep islands and Pondicherry. Please see http://chennai.usconsulate.gov.
The Consulate General in Hyderabad provides consular services for the state of Andhra Pradesh. Please see http://hyderabad.usconsulate.gov.
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