Consulate General of the United States in Chennai, India

Address

Contact

Phone

• +91 44 2857 4000
• +91 44 2811 2000

Fax

+91 44 2811 2020

Email

chennaic@state.gov

Website

in.usembassy.gov/chennai ↗

Facebook

www.facebook.com/chennai.usconsulate ↗

Instagram

www.instagram.com/usconsulatechennai ↗

Twitter

x.com/USAndChennai ↗

Office hours

Closed: Saturday, Sunday

Visa

If you hold an Indian passport, you are required to apply for a paper visa to enter the United States.

• Nonimmigrant Visas Business/Tourist visa Work visa Student visa Exchange visitor visa Transit/Ship crew visa Religious worker visa Domestic employee visa Journalist and media visa Treaty traders and treaty investors visa
• Business/Tourist visa
• Work visa
• Student visa
• Exchange visitor visa
• Transit/Ship crew visa
• Religious worker visa
• Domestic employee visa
• Journalist and media visa
• Treaty traders and treaty investors visa
• Immigrant Visas Family-based immigration Fiancé(e) visa (K-1) Religious workers visa Employment-based immigration Diversity visa (DV) Returning resident visa (SB-1)
• Family-based immigration
• Fiancé(e) visa (K-1)
• Religious workers visa
• Employment-based immigration
• Diversity visa (DV)
• Returning resident visa (SB-1)

Holidays observed

• November 24Guru Nanak Jayanti
• November 26Thanksgiving Day
• December 25Christmas Day

Nearby landmarks

• Thousand Lights Mosque 0.52 km away
  Historic mosque with multiple domes and minarets.
• Valluvar Kottam 1.03 km away
  Monument honoring poet Thiruvalluvar.
• Government Museum 2.04 km away
  Museum with diverse art and archaeological exhibits.
• Kapaleeshwarar Temple 2.89 km away
  Ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.
• San Thome Basilica 3.60 km away
  Neo-Gothic basilica housing St. Thomas' tomb.
• Marina Beach 3.42 km away
  Longest urban beach in India.
• Chennai International Airport (MAA) 11.26 km away