India & USA Official Links

INDIAN EMBASSY & COUNSLATES IN USA

Taranjit Singh Sandhu

Indian Ambassador Washington, DC

Address

Chancery

2107 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Telephone: (202) 939-7000 – Fax: (202) 265-4351
Working Days: Monday- Friday
Embassy Hours: 930 AM – 600 PM EST
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Consular Wing

2536 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington DC, 20008.
On Visa matters (202) 939 9888, Email: visa.washington@mea.gov.in
On OCI and PIO matters (202) 939 9889/9835 Email: fsoci.washington@mea.gov.in
On Passport and Miscellaneous Services (202) 939 9880
Email: cons1.washington@mea.gov.in Fax: (202) 387-6946
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Contact the Commercial Representative
Contact Details
For trade related queries
Ms. Ritu Priya
Commerce Wing, Email: com3.washington@mea.gov. in

Consular Services Timings

Applications for consular services (like issue of diplomatic visas and Miscellaneous Services like Attestation of documents, Power of Attorney, etc.,) are accepted at the Consular Wing of the Embassy of India at 2536 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20008 on any working day (except Embassy Holidays) between 10.00 AM – 12.30 PM. The documents are also delivered only between 10:00 am and 12:30 pm on working days (except Embassy Holidays). This time schedule does not apply to services where prior approval is required from the authorities in India.

Directions:

Mr. Amit Kumar

Consulate General, Chicago
www.cgichicago.gov.in

 Address: 455 N. City Front Plaza Drive, (NBC Tower Building), Suite # 850 Chicago, IL, 60611, United States.
Tel:  (312) 595-0405, (312) 595-0406
Fax: (312) 595-0416 (General), (312) 595-0418 (Consular and passport)

Hours: Monday to Friday: 9:00 am – 5:30 pm

Consular Jurisdiction: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

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Directions:

Dr. T.V. Nagendra

Consulate General, San Francisco

Address540 Arguello Boulevard, San Francisco CA 94118, United States.
Tel (415) 668-0662, (415) 668-0683
Fax (415) 668-9764, (415) 668-2073
Email info@indianconsulate-sf.org
Hours Monday to Friday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Consular Jurisdiction Alaska, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
Website Office website
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Directions:

Mr. Aseem R. Mahajan

Consulate General, Houston

Address: Consulate General of India, Houston 4300 Scotland Street, Houston, TX 77007
Telephone: 713-626-2148
Fax: 713-627-2034
Email: enquiriescgi@swbell.net
Hours: Monday to Friday: 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
Consular Jurisdiction: Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, and Nebraska.
Website: Office website
Social Links: Facebook
Directions:

Mr. Randhir Jaiswal

Consul General of India, New York

Address 3 East 64th Street, New York, NY 10065
Telephone  347-721-9243
Fax   917-815-7066
Emergency Contact No 713-626-2149
Email cg.newyork@mea.gov.in
Website www.cgihouston.org
Hours Monday to Friday: 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
Consular Jurisdiction    Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont

Directions:

Dr. Swati Kulkarni

Consul General of India, Atlanta

Address 5549 Glenridge Drive NE, Atlanta, GA-30342
Telephone 404-549-8358
Fax (678) 935-7054, (678) 905-9591
Email  atlanta@mea.gov.in passport@indianconsulateatlanta.org
Hours Monday to Friday: 9:30 – 5:30 pm
Consular Jurisdiction   Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee & US Virgin Islands Consulate General of India, Atlanta, United States of America
Website Office website
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Directions:

US EMBASSY & COUNSLATES IN INDIA

US EMBASSY NEW  DELHI

Address: Shanti path, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi – 110021
Phone: 011-91-11-2419-8000

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EMBASSY

Directions:

CONSULATE GENERAL HYDERABAD

Address: Paigah Palace
1-8-323, Chiran Fort Lane
Begumpet, Secunderabad 500 003
Phone: 040 4033 8300
For Consular Services, please call:
+91 120 4844644
+91 22 62011000
Callers from USA should direct their
telephone inquiries to:+1-703-520-2239.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONSULATE

Directions:

CONSULATE GENERAL KOLKATA

Address: 5/1, Ho Chi Minh Sarani,
Kolkata – 700071
West Bengal, India.
Phone: 91-33-6827-2400
Fax: 91-33-2288-1616/0356

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONSULATE

Directions:

CONSULATE GENERAL CHENNAI

Address: Gemini Circle
Chennai 600 006
Phone: (91 44) 2857-4000
(91 44) 2811-2000
Fax: (91 44) 2811-2020

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONSULATE

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NON-IMMIGRANT VISAS

For travel to the United States on a temporary basis, including tourism, temporary employment, study, and exchange.

IMMIGRANT VISAS

For foreign citizens who want to live permanently in the United States.

NATIONAL HOLIDAYS

 

  • New Year Day
    Friday, January 1
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day
    Monday, January 18
  • Washington’s Birthday / Presidents’ Day
    Monday, February 15
  • Memorial Day
    Monday, May 31
  • Independence Day (observed)
    Monday, July 05
  • Labor Day
    Monday, September 06
  • Columbus Day
    Monday, October 11
  • Veterans Day
    Thursday, November 11
  • Thanksgiving Day
    Thursday, November 25
  • Christmas Day
    Friday, December

 

  • Makar Sankranti (for Ahmedabad USCS only)
    Thursday, January 14
  • Pongal / Sankranti (Chennai, Hyderabad)
    Thursday, January 14
  • Republic Day
    Tuesday, January 26
  • Saraswati Puja (Kolkata)
    Tuesday, February 16
  • Holi (Delhi, Mumbai)
    Monday, March 29
  • Good Friday
    Friday, April 02
  • Ugadi (Hyderabad)
    Tuesday, April 13
  • Tamil New Year’s Day / Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s Birthday (Chennai)
    Wednesday, April 14
  • Id ul Fitr / Ramzan (not applicable for Ahmedabad USCS)
    Friday, May 14
  • Id ul Zaha (Delhi, Hyderabad)
    Wednesday, July 21
  • Vinayakar Chaturthi / Ganesh Chaturthi (Mumbai, Chennai)
    Friday, September 10
  • Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday (observed)
    Friday, October 01
  • Durga Puja (Astami) (Kolkata)
    Wednesday, October 13
  • Ayutha Pooja / Durga Puja (Nabami) (Kolkata, Chennai)
    Thursday, October 14
  • Dussehra / Durga Puja (Dasami) (Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad)
    Friday, October 15
  • Karnataka Rajyotsava Day (for USCS Bengaluru only)
    Monday, November 01
  • Diwali / Deepavali / Laxmi Pujan / Kali Puja
    Thursday, November 04
  • Guru Nanak's Birthday (Delhi, Mumbai)
    Friday, November 19

Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of India

भारत गणराज्य मे संयुक्त राज्य अमरीका के राजदूत

The United States Ambassador to India is the chief diplomatic representative of United States in India. The U.S. Ambassador office is situated at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi.

US EMBASSY

U.S. Embassy in New Delhi Chiefs of Mission to India

Seal of the United States Department of State

 

Kenneth Juster

Since November 23, 2017 Incumbenta

Style  His Excellency
Appointer The President with the Advice & Consent of the Senate
Inaugural Holder George R. Merrell as Chargé d Affaires ad interim
Formation November 1, 1946
Website in.usembassy.gov

U.S. Ambassadors to the Republic of India (1950-present)

Henry F. Grady

California, April 10, 1947- July 1, 1947

Loy W. Henderson

Colorado, July 14, 1948-Nov 19, 1948
Feb 24, 1950,
Foreign Service officer

Loy W. Henderson

Foreign Service officer, Feb 24, 1950, Sept 21, 1951 Reaccredited when India became a republic; presented new credentials Feb 24, 1950; left post Sep 21, 1951 commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Mar 2, 1949. Also accredited to Nepal; resident at New Delhi.

John Sherman Cooper

Kentucky, February 4, 1955-April 9, 1955, Left post, April 23, 1956

Ellsworth Bunker

VermontNov 28, 1956, March 4, 1957, Left India, March 23, 1961

John Kenneth Galbraith

Massachusetts March 29, 1961, April 18, 1961, Left post, Jul 12, 1963

Chester Bowles

Connecticut, May 3, 1963, July 19, 1963, Left post, April 21, 1969

Kenneth B. Keating

New York, May 1, 1969, July 2, 1969, Left post, July 26, 1972

Daniel P. Moynihan

New York, Feb 8, 1973, Feb 28, 1973, Left post, January 7, 1975

Robert F. Goheen

New Jersey, April 26, 1977, May 26, 1977, Left post, Dec 10, 1980

Harry G. Barnes, Jr.

Maryland, Oct 1, 1981, Nov 17, 1981, Left post, June 27, 1985

John R. Hubbard

California, November 22, 1988,
Left post December 27, 1988.

William Clark, Jr.

District of Columbia Oct 10, 1989, Dec 22, 1989, Left post, July 2, 1992

Thomas R. Pickering

New Jersey, April 6, 1992, Aug 14, 1992, Left post, March 23, 1993

Frank G. Wisner

District of Columbia, June 9, 1994, August 2, 1994, Left post, July 12, 1997

Richard Frank Celeste

Ohio, Nov 10, 1997, Nov 28, 1997, Left post April 25, 2001

Robert Black will

Kansas, July 12, 2001, Sept 14, 2001, Left post July 31, 2003

David Campbell Mulford

Illinois, Dec 12, 2003, Feb 23, 2004, Left post February 2009

Timothy J. Roemer

Indiana, July 23, 2009, August 11, 2009, Left post June 30, 2011

Albert Peter Burleigh

California, June 2011, Left post 2012

Nancy Jo Powell

Iowa, February 7, 2012, April 19, 2012, March 31, 2014

Kathleen Stephens

Arizona, May 22, 2014

Richard Verma

Pennsylvania, Dec 12, 2014, Jan 16, 2015, Jan 20, 2017. First US Ambassador to India of Indian origin.

Mary Kay Carlson

Arkansas, January 21, 2017, November 15, 2017