Immigration

United States: U.S. Consulate in Chennai Cancels Nonimmigrant Visa Appointments Through December 7

Nonimmigrant visa applicants with appointments scheduled for December 5-7, 2016 must reschedule through the Consulate's online appointment system. The Consulate expects to resume visa appointments on December 8.

The U.S. Consulate in Chennai has cancelled nonimmigrant visa appointments scheduled for December 5-7, 2016. Nonimmigrant visa applicants affected by the cancellations are being contacted by email and asked to reschedule their appointments through the Consulate's online appointment system.

The Consulate will be operating with reduced staff through December 7, but expects to resume full operations on December 8.


Consular operations were suspended due to the death of the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

This alert is for informational purposes only.

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