visa services

English-speaking applicants can now apply at the U.S. Embassy, New Delhi or the U.S. Consulates in Chennai or Mumbai (December 4, 2006)

In an effort to improve service, nonimmigrant visa applicants who speak fluent English now have the option to apply for a nonimmigrant visa at the U.S. Embassy, New Delhi or the U.S. Consulates in Chennai or Mumbai. Applicants who wish to take advantage of this option should book their appointment online through VFS (http://www.vfs-usa.co.in).

If you are a resident of India, you are required to select your current ‘State of Residence’ where you have been residing for the past six months or longer. Later in the process, when you are scheduling your interview, you may see calendars offering dates at more than one post.  If you are a fluent English speaker and have not been previously refused a visa, you may select an interview date from any post shown.  If you are not fluent in English or were previously denied a visa, you must select a date only from the post covering the area where you reside.  Applicants denied a visa can only seek to have the decision reviewed by reapplying at the post where the denial occurred.